jakarta.ejb.LocalHome Maven / Gradle / Ivy
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package jakarta.ejb;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
/**
* Declares the local home or adapted local home interface for a session bean.
*
* Clients written to the enterprise bean 2.1 and earlier client view depend upon the existence of a home and component
* interface. A session bean written to the enterprise bean 3.x API may be adapted to such earlier preexisting client
* view interfaces.
*
* The session bean designates the local home interface to be adapted by using the LocalHome annotation on
* the bean class. The corresponding local component interface need not be explicitly specified, as it is derived from
* the return type of local home interface's create method signature.
*
*
* Session beans written to the EJB 3.0 and later APIs do not otherwise make use of local home interfaces.
*
* @see Init
* @see RemoteHome
* @since EJB 3.0
*/
@Target({ ElementType.TYPE })
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface LocalHome {
/**
* The local home interface.
*
* @return a {@link java.lang.Class} object.
*/
Class value();
}