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package javax.ejb;
/**
* The EntityContext interface provides an instance with access to
* the container-provided runtime context of an entity enterprise Bean
* instance. The container passes the EntityContext interface to an entity
* enterprise Bean instance after the instance has been created.
*
* The EntityContext interface remains associated with the instance for the
* lifetime of the instance. Note that the information that the instance
* obtains using the EntityContext interface (such as the result of the
* getPrimaryKey() method) may change, as the container assigns the instance
* to different EJB objects during the instance's life cycle.
*/
public interface EntityContext extends EJBContext {
/**
* Obtain a reference to the EJB local object that is currently associated with the instance.
*
* An instance of an entity enterprise Bean can call this method only when the instance is associated
* with an EJB local object identity, i.e. in the ejbActivate, ejbPassivate, ejbPostCreate, ejbRemove, ejbLoad,
* ejbStore, and business methods.
*
* An instance can use this method, for example, when it wants to pass a reference to itself in a
* method argument or result.
*
* @return The EJB local object currently associated with the instance.
* @exception java.lang.IllegalStateException - if the instance invokes this method while the instance
* is in a state that does not allow the instance to invoke this method, or if the instance does not have
* a local interface.
*/
public EJBLocalObject getEJBLocalObject() throws IllegalStateException;
/**
* Obtain a reference to the EJB object that is currently associated with the instance.
*
* An instance of an entity enterprise Bean can call this method only when the instance is associated
* with an EJB object identity, i.e. in the ejbActivate, ejbPassivate, ejbPostCreate, ejbRemove, ejbLoad,
* ejbStore, and business methods.
*
* An instance can use this method, for example, when it wants to pass a reference to itself in a method
* argument or result.
*
* @return The EJB object currently associated with the instance.
* @exception java.lang.IllegalStateException - Thrown if the instance invokes this method while the instance
* is in a state that does not allow the instance to invoke this method, or if the instance does not have a
* remote interface.
*/
public EJBObject getEJBObject() throws IllegalStateException;
/**
* Obtain the primary key of the EJB object that is currently associated with this instance.
*
* An instance of an entity enterprise Bean can call this method only when the instance is associated
* with an EJB object identity, i.e. in the ejbActivate, ejbPassivate, ejbPostCreate, ejbRemove, ejbLoad,
* ejbStore, and business methods.
*
* Note: The result of this method is that same as the result of getEJBObject().getPrimaryKey().
*
* @return The primary key currently associated with the instance.
* @exception java.lang.IllegalStateException - Thrown if the instance invokes this method while the
* instance is in a state that does not allow the instance to invoke this method.
*/
public Object getPrimaryKey() throws IllegalStateException;
}