org.springframework.ejb.support
Interface SmartSessionBean

All Superinterfaces:

EnterpriseBean, Serializable, SessionBean

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractSessionBean, AbstractStatefulSessionBean, AbstractStatelessSessionBean

public interface SmartSessionBean
extends SessionBean

Interface to be implemented by Session Beans that want to expose important state to cooperating classes.

Implemented by Spring's AbstractSessionBean class and hence by all of Spring's specific Session Bean support classes, such as AbstractStatelessSessionBean and AbstractStatefulSessionBean.

Since:

1.2

Author:

Juergen Hoeller

See Also:

AbstractStatelessSessionBean, AbstractStatefulSessionBean

Method Summary

SessionContext

getSessionContext() Return the SessionContext that was passed to the Session Bean by the EJB container.

Methods inherited from interface javax.ejb.SessionBean

ejbActivate, ejbPassivate, ejbRemove, setSessionContext

Method Detail

getSessionContext

SessionContext getSessionContext()

Return the SessionContext that was passed to the Session Bean by the EJB container. Can be used by cooperating infrastructure code to get access to the user credentials, for example.