HFB p.369 q.10

[Vince Hon]

HFB p.369 q.10
What is true for a CMP bean in the ready state ?

A. Its ejbLoad() can be called directly after ejbStore.
B. Its ejbStore() can be called directly after a business method.
C. One of its business methods can be called directly after ejbStore.
D. None of the above.

Ans: A, B, C.

I understand why A, B, C are correct. I get the ans in HFB p.352 and p. 356. However, the explanation of the book is:

The point is: load, store and biz methods can be called by the Container in any order

Why in any order ?
Is it mean that following situation will happen ?
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Client called biz methods
ejbLoad()
ejbStore() //store called /*before*/ bizMethods
bizMethods()
//may called ejbPassivate() ...
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The above seq is different on book p. 352

[Chengwei Lee]

Hi Vince,

Check out the EJB 2.0 specifications, page 169, 3rd bullet point. It is stated that business methods can be invoked 0 or more times while ejbLoad & ejbStore can be arbitrarily mixed with the invocations of business methods.

Hope this helps.