StringBuffer as an EJB parameter

[Ewandro Araujo]

I created an EJB using a StringBuffer parameter.
When I debug my app (using JBuilder and Weblogic 6.1) I can see my StringBuffer contents at the EJB/Server side but my StringBuffer variable at client side (when the method returns) has nothing inside.
Thanks for any help

[Kyle Brown]

Can you show us the client code? One thing to remember is that EJBs work in a pass-by-value way, not pass by reference. So, something like this client code:
StringBuffer foo = new StringBuffer();
myEJB.doSomethingWith(foo);
won't affect the value of foo at all -- that's because what is sent to the EJB is a copy of foo (due to the serialization and deserialization of the parameters).
Kyle
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[Ewandro Araujo]

Thanks a lot.
Was exctly this problem...pass-by-value way.
Cheers
Ewandro