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package javax.ejb;
/**
* The EJBMetaData interface allows a client to obtain the enterprise Bean's
* meta-data information.
*
* The meta-data is intended for development tools used for
* building applications that use deployed enterprise Beans, and for clients
* using a scripting language to access the enterprise Bean.
*
*
Note that the EJBMetaData is not a remote interface. The class that
* implements this interface (this class is typically generated by container
* tools) must be serializable, and must be a valid RMI/IDL value type.
*/
public interface EJBMetaData {
/**
* Obtain the remote home interface of the enterprise Bean.
*
* @return the remote home interface of the enterprise Bean.
*/
EJBHome getEJBHome();
/**
* Obtain the Class object for the enterprise Bean's remote home interface.
* @return the Class object for the enterprise Bean's remote home interface.
*/
Class getHomeInterfaceClass();
/**
* Obtain the Class object for the enterprise Bean's remote interface.
*
* @return the Class object for the enterprise Bean's remote interface.
*/
Class getRemoteInterfaceClass();
/**
* Obtain the Class object for the enterprise Bean's primary key class.
*
* @return the Class object for the enterprise Bean's primary key class.
*/
Class getPrimaryKeyClass();
/**
* Test if the enterprise Bean's type is "session".
*
* @return True if the type of the enterprise Bean is session bean.
*/
boolean isSession();
/**
* Test if the enterprise Bean's type is "stateless session".
*
* @return True if the type of the enterprise Bean is stateless
* session.
*/
boolean isStatelessSession();
}