(see also relational databases; object-oriented databases)
access by web componenets using JDBC, Web Components and EJB
container-managed fields, synchronizing to, Using ejbLoad() and ejbStore( ) in container-managed beans
direct access vs. entity beans, Entity Beans
entities, adding to (bean-managed persistence), The ejbCreate( ) Method, The ejbCreate( ) Method
indexing objects, different methods for, EJB 1.1: Undefined primary keys
primary keys as pointers to, Classes and Interfaces
rollback/commit control in updating, Transaction Propagation
in three-tier distributed object architecture, Distributed Objects
updates (stateful session beans), Transactional Stateful Session Beans

DataSource resource factory, declaring, EJB 1.1: Deploying the Bean-Managed Ship Bean

Date, using as primary key, Specifying Primary Keys

DCOM (see under Microsoft)

debugger, IDE with, Setting Up Your Java IDE

declarations, named methods in deployment descirptor, Named method declarations

declarative transactional management, Declarative Transaction Management, Transaction Propagation

declared data types, actual data types vs., Java RMI Return Types, Parameters, and Exceptions

declared fields, bean class, CabinBean: The Bean Class

dependent classes

defining for stateless session bean, Dependent classes: The CreditCard and Check classes
entity beans vs., Dependent classes: The CreditCard and Check classes
passing by value, TravelAgent: The remote interface

dependent objects

passing by value, Passing Objects by Value, Entity Objects
validation rules in, Validation Rules in Dependent Objects, Validation Rules in Dependent Objects

deployment, Deploying a bean

entity beans, Deploying the Cabin Bean, EJB 1.0 deployment tools

EJB 1.0 deployment tools, EJB 1.0 deployment tools
EJB 1.1 deployment tools, Deploying the Cabin Bean

javax.ejb.deployment package, EJB 1.0 deployment tools, Package: javax.ejb.deployment (EJB 1.0 Only), SessionDescriptor

session beans, Deploying the TravelAgent Bean

deployment descriptors

bean-managed entity bean (EJB 1.0), EJB 1.0: Deploying the Bean-Managed Ship Bean

container-managed entity beans

EJB 1.0, EJB 1.0: Deploying the ShipBean, EJB 1.0: Deploying the ShipBean
EJB 1.1, EJB 1.1: Deploying the ShipBean

EJB Version 1.0, EJB 1.0: Deployment descriptors, EJB 1.0: Deployment descriptors, EJB 1.0: The Deployment Descriptor, cabin.jar: The JAR File

EJB Version 1.1, EJB 1.1: Deployment descriptors, EJB 1.1: Deployment descriptors

isolation levels, assigning (EJB 1.0), EJB 1.0: Controlling isolation levels

JAR files, packaging in, Deployment Descriptors and JAR Files, Deployment Descriptors and JAR Files

properties in, ProcessPaymentBean: The bean class

session beans (EJB 1.0), EJB 1.0: The TravelAgent Beans’ Deployment Descriptor, EJB 1.0: The TravelAgent Beans’ Deployment Descriptor

stateful session beans

EJB 1.0, EJB 1.0: The TravelAgent deployment descriptor, EJB 1.0: The TravelAgent deployment descriptor
timeouts, excluding in EJB 1.1, Session Beans

stateless session bean (EJB 1.0), EJB 1.0: The ProcessPayment bean’s deployment descriptor, EJB 1.0: The ProcessPayment bean’s deployment descriptor

transaction attributes, setting (EJB 1.0), EJB 1.0: Setting a transaction attribute

XML-based, What Is an XML Deployment Descriptor?, The client-jar File, XML Deployment Descriptors

bean-managed entity bean, EJB 1.1: Deploying the Bean-Managed Ship Bean
complete example, The Contents of a Deployment Descriptor
document body, The Descriptor’s Body
EJB references, declaring, TravelAgentBean: The bean class
entity bean, creating for, CabinBean: The Bean Class, EJB 1.0: The Deployment Descriptor
headers, The Document Header
method-permission element, EJB 1.1: Role-driven access control
primkey-field element, Single-field key
resources, connection to, EJB 1.1: Using JDBC in EJB
security roles, EJB 1.1: Role-driven access control
Servlets and Java Server Pages (JSP), packaging, Java 2, Enterprise Edition
session beans, EJB 1.1: TravelAgent Bean’s Deployment Descriptor, EJB 1.1: TravelAgent Bean’s Deployment Descriptor
stateful session beans, EJB 1.1: The TravelAgent deployment descriptor, EJB 1.1: The TravelAgent deployment descriptor
stateless session bean, EJB 1.1: The ProcessPayment bean’s deployment descriptor
transaction attributes, Transaction Attributes

DeploymentDescriptor class, EJB 1.0: Deployment descriptors

access control setting in, EJB 1.0: Method-driven access control
defining, EJB 1.0: Deployment descriptors
EJB API, DeploymentDescriptor

describing bean assembly, Describing Bean Assembly, The ejb-jar File

description element, The Descriptor’s Body

in env-ref element, References to Other Beans
in security-role element of assembly-descriptor, Specifying Security Roles and Method Permissions
in method element, Identifying Specific Methods
in resource-ref element, References to External Resources
in security-role-ref element, Security Roles
in session or entity element, Session and Entity Beans

deserialization, Primary key

(see also object serialization)
primary key, Primary key

design strategies, Design Strategies, Avoid Chaining Stateful Session Beans

bean adapters, Bean Adapters, Bean Adapters
chaining in stateful session beans, avoiding, Avoid Chaining Stateful Session Beans
common interface, implementing, Implementing a Common Interface, The Business Interface Alternative
entity bean relationships, Entity Bean Relationships, Native Java persistence
entity beans, not using, When Entity Beans Are Not an Option, Direct access with object-to-relational mapping tools
hash codes in compound primary keys, Hash Codes in Compound Primary Keys, Well-Distributed Versus Unique Hash Codes
object-to-relational mapping tools, Object-to-Relational Mapping Tools
passing objects by value, Passing Objects by Value, Entity Objects
session beans, improving performance with, Improved Performance with Session Beans, Implementing lists as ResultSets

direct database access

object-to-relational mapping, Direct access with object-to-relational mapping tools
servers supporting session beans only, Direct database access with JDBC

directory services, Locating Beans with JNDI

(see also JNDI)
JNDI drivers for, Locating Beans with JNDI
naming and directory services, distributed objects, Naming, Naming

directory structure

entity bean, Cabin: The Remote Interface
organizing beans in, EJB 1.0: The Deployment Descriptor
session bean, Developing a Session Bean

dirty reads, Dirty, Repeatable, and Phantom Reads, Dirty reads

display-name element, The Descriptor’s Body

session or entity element, Session and Entity Beans

distributed component servers (see CTMs)

distributed object systems

HTTP supporting access from anonymous clients, Web Components and EJB
RMI vs. RPC, TP Monitors
sharing distributed objects among clients, Concurrency
Titan Cruises example, Titan Cruises: An Imaginary Business

distributed objects, Distributed Objects, Distributed Objects, Distributed Objects

architecture for, Distributed Object Architectures, Rolling Your Own Distributed Object
in CTMs, CTMs: The Hybrid of ORBs and TP Monitors
CTMs, providing system-level functionality for, Analogies to Relational Databases
implementing manually (example), Rolling Your Own Distributed Object, Rolling Your Own Distributed Object
location transparency, Rolling Your Own Distributed Object
naming and directory services, Naming, Naming
ORBs and, Object Request Brokers

distributed transactions (2-PC), Transaction Propagation

!DOCTYPE element, EJB 1.1: Deployment descriptors, EJB 1.1: The Deployment Descriptor

Document Type Definition (see DTD)

Does Not Exist state, Does Not Exist

stateful session beans, Does Not Exist

stateless session beans, Does Not Exist

transition from Method-Ready Pool to, Transitioning out of the Method-Ready Pool: The death of a stateless bean instance

doGet( ) (Servlet), Servlets

doPost( ) (HttpServlet), Servlets

drivers, JNDI, Locating Beans with JNDI

DTD (Document Type Definition), What Is an XML Deployment Descriptor?

XML-based deployment descriptors, EJB 1.1: Deployment descriptors

elements in, EJB 1.1: Deployment descriptors

duplicate records, handling in EJB, Why use a Reservation entity bean?

DuplicateKeyException, Why use a Reservation entity bean?, Application exceptions

EJB API, DuplicateKeyException

durability of transactions, ACID Transactions, Is the TravelAgent Bean Durable?

E

e-commerce

firewall problems, overcoming with HTTP, Web Components and EJB
web components, providing platform for, Web Components and EJB

EAR files (see Enterprise Archive files)

EJB (Enterprise JavaBeans), EJB and CORBA CTMs, Benefits of a Standard Server-Side Component Model

API, The Enterprise JavaBeans API, SessionDescriptor

javax.ejb package, Package: javax.ejb, Package: javax.ejb
javax.ejb.deployment package, Package: javax.ejb.deployment (EJB 1.0 Only), SessionDescriptor

architecture, Architectural Overview, Summary

client view, Distributed Objects, The Client View, Inside the Handle

client-side API, The EJB Client-Side API, Inside the Handle

CTMs, choosing for, CTMs: The Hybrid of ORBs and TP Monitors

declarative transactional management, Declarative Transaction Management, Transaction Propagation

definitions of, Enterprise JavaBeans: Defined

deployment descriptors, EJB 1.0 deployment tools

(see also deployment descriptors)
Version 1.0, EJB 1.0: Deployment descriptors, EJB 1.0: Deployment descriptors
Version 1.1, EJB 1.1: Deployment descriptors, EJB 1.1: Deployment descriptors

design strategies, Design Strategies, Avoid Chaining Stateful Session Beans

duplicate records, Why use a Reservation entity bean?

implementation independence, Introduction

isolation levels, EJB 1.0 transaction isolation control

J2EE specification for interaction with web components, Web Components and EJB, Future Enhancements

JAR files, contents of, The ejb-jar File

Java Transaction API (JTA), Explicit Transaction Management

JavaBeans vs., Component Models

packages, downloading from Sun Java site, Setting Up Your Java IDE

primary services

cuncurrency, Concurrency, Reentrance
distributed objects, Distributed Objects, Distributed Objects
naming service, Naming, Naming
persistence, Persistence, Legacy persistence
security, Security, What’s Next?
transactions, Transactions

resource management, Resource Management and the Primary Services, The Activation Mechanism

server transaction management, Transaction Propagation

server-side component model, benefits of, Benefits of a Standard Server-Side Component Model

Version 1.1, new features in, New Features in EJB 1.1, Looking Ahead to EJB 2.0

web components and, Web Components and EJB, Web Components and EJB

EJB DTD (Document Type Definition)

elements in, EJB 1.1: Deployment descriptors
structuring XML deployment descriptors, EJB 1.1: Deployment descriptors

EJB object, The Unseen Pieces, The EJB object

bean entity, associating with, The EntityContext
concurrent access to, Concurrency

ejb-class element, EJB 1.1: Deployment descriptors, Session and Entity Beans

ejb-client-jar element, The Descriptor’s Body

ejb-jar element, EJB 1.1: Deployment descriptors, EJB 1.1: The Deployment Descriptor

nesting other elements within, The Descriptor’s Body

ejb-jar file, The ejb-jar File

ejb-jar.xml file, EJB 1.1: Packaging the Cabin bean

ejb-link element, References to Other Beans

ejb-name element, EJB 1.1: Deployment descriptors, EJB 1.1: Setting a transaction attribute, Describing Beans, Session and Entity Beans, Specifying a Bean’s Transactional Attributes

in method element, Identifying Specific Methods

ejb-ref element, EJB 1.1: TravelAgent Bean’s Deployment Descriptor, Session and Entity Beans

defining bean name in ENC, TravelAgentBean: The bean class

ejb-ref-name element, EJB 1.1: TravelAgent Bean’s Deployment Descriptor

in env-ref element, References to Other Beans

ejb-ref-type element, EJB 1.1: TravelAgent Bean’s Deployment Descriptor

in env-ref element, References to Other Beans

EJB-to-CORBA mapping, Distributed Objects

ejb10-properties subcontext, EJB 1.1: EJBContext

ejbActivate( ), The Activation Mechanism, Transitioning from the Pooled state to the Ready State via activation, Passivated State

(see also activation)

EJBContext interface, The Bean-Container Contract, Overview of state transitions, Environment Entries

defining (EJB 1.0), EJB 1.0: EJBContext, EJB 1.0: EJBContext
defining (EJB 1.1), EJB 1.1: EJBContext, EJB 1.1: EJBContext
EJB API, EJBContext
rollback methods, EJBContext Rollback Methods
stateless session beans, EJB 1.1: EJBContext
UserTransaction object, obtaining, Transaction Propagation in Bean-Managed Transactions

ejbCreate( ), CabinBean: The Bean Class

adding entity to database, The ejbCreate( ) Method, The ejbCreate( ) Method
bean class, stateful session beans, TravelAgentBean: The bean class
bean instance creation, sequence of events, ejbCreate() and ejbPostCreate( ) sequence of events
container-managed entity beans, The Create Methods, ejbCreate( )
create( ), matching in home interface, Creating and finding beans
stateless session beans, Transitioning to the Method-Ready Pool

EJBException, ejbFind( ) Methods

in bean-managed persistence, Making the ShipBean a Bean-Managed Entity
checked subsystem exceptions, wrapping, Exception Handling
EJB callback methods and, The ejbLoad( ) and ejbStore( ) Methods
Version 1.1, EJBException (1.1)

ejbFind( ), ejbFind( ) Methods

(see also find methods)
entity beans with bean-managed persistence, ejbFind( ) Methods, ejbFind( ) Methods

EJBHome interface, The Unseen Pieces, The EJB home, Deploying a bean, CabinHome: The Home Interface, EJB 1.1 and 1.0: The Java RMI Programming Model, The Home Interface, Getting the EJBHome, EJBHome

(see also home interface)
for EJB 1.1, The Home Interface
locating reference to with JNDI, Naming
reference to, EJB 1.1: TravelAgentBean, EJB 1.0: TravelAgentBean
stateless session bean, ProcessPaymentHome: The home interface
transactional attributes for remove methods, Specifying a Bean’s Transactional Attributes

ejbLoad( ), The Bean-Container Contract, Using ejbLoad() and ejbStore( ) in container-managed beans, The ejbLoad( ) and ejbStore( ) Methods, Transitioning from the Pooled state to the Ready State via activation

bean-managed persistence, use in, The ejbLoad( ) and ejbStore( ) Methods, The ejbLoad( ) and ejbStore( ) Methods
Ready state and, Life in the Ready State

EJBMetaData interface, EJB 1.1: Explicit narrowing using PortableRemoteObject, Bean metadata

EJB API, EJBMetaData
session beans, ProcessPaymentHome: The home interface

EJBObject interface, EJB 1.1 and 1.0: The Java RMI Programming Model

defining, client-side API, EJBObject, Handle, and Primary Key, Inside the Handle
disassociating instances from, The Activation Mechanism
EJB API, EJBObject
HomeHandle object, retrieving, EJB 1.1: The HomeHandle
implementation strategies, The EJB object
transactional attributes for remove methods, Specifying a Bean’s Transactional Attributes

ejbPassivate( ), The Activation Mechanism, Transitioning from the Ready State to the Pooled state via removal

(see also passivation)
closing JNDI context, TravelAgentBean: The bean class

ejbPostCreate( )

bean instance creation, sequence of events, ejbCreate() and ejbPostCreate( ) sequence of events
container-managed entity beans, ejbPostCreate( )
entity beans, creating, Transitioning from the Pooled state to the Ready State via creation

ejbPostCreate( ) (EJBHome), CabinBean: The Bean Class

ejbRemove( ), Transitioning from the Ready State to the Pooled state via removal

removing bean-managed entities with, The ejbRemove( ) Method
stateless session beans, closing open connections, Transitioning to the Method-Ready Pool

ejbStore( ), The Bean-Container Contract, Using ejbLoad() and ejbStore( ) in container-managed beans

bean-managed persistence, use in, The ejbLoad( ) and ejbStore( ) Methods, The ejbLoad( ) and ejbStore( ) Methods
defining, The ejbLoad( ) and ejbStore( ) Methods
Ready state and, Life in the Ready State

elements

EJB DTD for XML-based deployment descriptors, EJB 1.1: Deployment descriptors
tagging in XML document, EJB 1.1: The Deployment Descriptor
XML deployment descriptor, The Descriptor’s Body, Session and Entity Beans

encapsulation

business logic into business objects, Server-Side Components
primary key data, Primary key, Specifying Primary Keys
workflow, in stateful session beans, The Stateful Session Bean

Enterprise Archive (EAR) files, J2EE Fills in the Gaps

contents of, J2EE Fills in the Gaps

enterprise beans, The Enterprise Bean Component, Deploying a bean, Classes and Interfaces, Deploying a bean

(see also beans; entity beans; stateful session beans; stateless session beans)
accessing from client application, Creating a Client Application
adding to containers, Deploying a bean
authentication, performing explicitly, EJB 1.1: Using JDBC in EJB
classes and interfaces, Classes and Interfaces, What about session beans?
containers and, The Bean-Container Contract, The Container-Server Contract
developing your first, Choosing and Setting Up an EJB Server, Creating a Client Application
interacting with other beans, EJB 1.1: TravelAgentBean, EJB 1.0: TravelAgentBean
using (Titan Cruises example), Using Enterprise Beans, Stateless and stateful session beans

Enterprise JavaBeans (see EJB)

Enterprise Resource Planing (ERP) systems, indexing objects to databases, EJB 1.1: Undefined primary keys

enterprise-bean element, Describing Beans, Security Roles

enterprise-beans element, EJB 1.1: Deployment descriptors, EJB 1.1: The Deployment Descriptor, The Descriptor’s Body

EnterpriseBean interface, EnterpriseBean

entity beans, Entity Beans, End of the Life Cycle, Session and Entity Beans

(see also entity elements)

as fields within other beans, Complex Entity Relationships, Native Java persistence

database mapping, One-to-many database mapping, Native Java persistence

bean class, developing (example), CabinBean: The Bean Class, CabinBean: The Bean Class

bean-managed persistence, Bean-Managed Persistence, EJB 1.0: Deploying the Bean-Managed Ship Bean

adding to database with ejbCreate( ), The ejbCreate( ) Method, The ejbCreate( ) Method
connections to database, obtaining, Obtaining a Connection to the Database, EJB 1.0: Using JDBC in EJB
defining (example), Making the ShipBean a Bean-Managed Entity, Making the ShipBean a Bean-Managed Entity
deployment, EJB 1.1: Deploying the Bean-Managed Ship Bean, EJB 1.0: Deploying the Bean-Managed Ship Bean
find methods, ejbFind( ) Methods, ejbFind( ) Methods
removing from database, The ejbRemove( ) Method
synchronization with database, The ejbLoad( ) and ejbStore( ) Methods, The ejbLoad( ) and ejbStore( ) Methods

client application, using, Why use a Reservation entity bean?, listAvailableCabins( ): Listing behavior

code, downloading from O’Reilly web site, Downloading the Missing Pieces

concurrency, Concurrency, Reentrance

container-managed persistence, Container-Managed Persistence, The Client Application

bean class, The ShipBean Class, The ShipBean Class
client application, creating, The Client Application, The Client Application
deployment descriptors (EJB 1.0), EJB 1.0: Deploying the ShipBean, EJB 1.0: Deploying the ShipBean
deployment descriptors (EJB 1.1), EJB 1.1: Deploying the ShipBean
ejbLoad( ) and ejbStore( ), using in, Using ejbLoad() and ejbStore( ) in container-managed beans
EntityBean interface, implementing, Implementing the javax.ejb.EntityBean Interface
home interface, The Home Interface, The find methods
primary key, The Primary Key, EJB 1.1: Undefined primary keys, EJB 1.1: Undefined primary keys, Deferring primary key definition
remote interface, defining, The Remote Interface, Set and get methods
sequence diagrams, Sequence Diagrams for Container-Managed Persistence

container-transaction element declarations, Describing Bean Assembly

dependent classes vs., Dependent classes: The CreditCard and Check classes

developing (example), Developing an Entity Bean, Creating a new Cabin bean

client application, creating, Creating a Client Application, Creating a new Cabin bean
deployment, Deploying the Cabin Bean, EJB 1.0 deployment tools
deployment descriptor (EJB 1.0), EJB 1.0: The Deployment Descriptor, cabin.jar: The JAR File
deployment descriptor (XML), CabinBean: The Bean Class, EJB 1.0: The Deployment Descriptor
home interface, CabinHome: The Home Interface
JAR files, cabin.jar: The JAR File, EJB 1.0: Packaging the Cabin bean
primary key, CabinPK: The Primary Key
remote interface, Cabin: The Remote Interface

direct database access vs., Entity Beans

EJB 1.1, new features for, Entity Beans, Entity Beans

getting information from, Getting Information from an Entity Bean, Getting Information from an Entity Bean

handles, implementation of, Inside the Handle

life cycle, The entity bean life cycle, The Life Cycle of an Entity Bean, End of the Life Cycle

ending, End of the Life Cycle
Ready state, The Ready State, Life in the Ready State
state diagram, Entity Beans
transitions in states, Overview of state transitions, Overview of state transitions
transitions to/from Pooled to Ready state, Transitioning from the Pooled state to the Ready State via creation, Transitioning from the Ready State to the Pooled state via removal

listing behavior vs., listAvailableCabins( ): Listing behavior, listAvailableCabins( ): Listing behavior, Resource Consumption

mapping to databases, Creating a CABIN Table in the Database, EJB 1.0 deployment tools

methods requiring transaction attributes, Specifying a Bean’s Transactional Attributes

modeling business concepts, The Enterprise Bean Component, Entity Beans

nonreentrance policy, Reentrance

object serialization and, The Activation Mechanism

operations allowed for, Sequence Diagrams for Bean-Managed Persistence

persistence, Persistence, Legacy persistence, Entity Beans

persistent fields, manipulating with bulk accessors, Bulk Accessors, Rules-of-thumb for bulk accessors

primary key, Primary key, Primary key, Single-field key

properties, defining as business concept, Set and get methods

relationships, Entity Bean Relationships, Native Java persistence

remove methods, Removing beans

removing, Removing beans, Removing beans

runAs Identity, EJB 1.0: Method-driven access control

servers, not supporting, When Entity Beans Are Not an Option, Direct access with object-to-relational mapping tools

session beans vs., Modeling Workflow with Session Beans, Session Beans, Why use a Reservation entity bean?, Striking a Balance

session beans, emulating, Emulating Entity Beans with Session Beans

simple relationships, Simple Associations, Native Java persistence

byte arrays and Java serialization, Mapping serializable to VARBINARY
handles, Preserving the handle
native Java persistence, Native Java persistence

state (see life cycle)

UserTransaction transactions (EJB 1.0), Transaction Propagation in Bean-Managed Transactions

without create methods, Entity Beans Without Create Methods

entity context methods in bean class, CabinBean: The Bean Class

entity elements, EJB 1.1: Deployment descriptors, EJB 1.1: The Deployment Descriptor, Describing Beans, Session and Entity Beans

entity objects

network traffic (impact of overuse), Network Traffic and Latency

passing by value, Entity Objects

(see also passing objects by value)

EntityBean interface, The Bean-Container Contract, CabinBean: The Bean Class, Implementing the javax.ejb.EntityBean Interface, The Life Cycle of an Entity Bean

callback methods defined in, The bean class
EJB API, EntityBean
implementing in container-managed beans, Implementing the javax.ejb.EntityBean Interface

EntityContext interface, The Bean-Container Contract, CabinBean: The Bean Class, The EntityContext, The Pooled State

defining, EntityContext, EntityContext
EJB API, EntityContext
getPrimaryKey( ), EntityContext
primary key, obtaining from, The ejbLoad( ) and ejbStore( ) Methods
Ready state and, Overview of state transitions

EntityDescriptor class, EJB 1.0: Deployment descriptors, EJB 1.0: The Deployment Descriptor

EJB API, EntityDescriptor
serializing (example), EJB 1.0: The Deployment Descriptor

Enumeration type, The find methods

multi-entity find methods, returning, Making the ShipBean a Bean-Managed Entity

env-entry element, Session and Entity Beans

declaration example, Environment Entries

env-entry-name element, Environment Entries

env-entry-type, data types in, Environment Entries

environment naming context (JNDI ENC) (see under JNDI)

environment properties, EJB 1.0: EJBContext

accessing, stateless session bean, ProcessPaymentBean: The bean class
EJB 1.1, new features for, The Default JNDI Context, RMI over IIOP Narrowing
entity bean with bean-managed persistence, setting for, EJB 1.0: Deploying the Bean-Managed Ship Bean
vendor- and environment-specific information, defining at deployment, EJB 1.0: Using JDBC in EJB

equals( ) (Object), Comparing beans for identity, The Primary Key

equivalence, bean instances in instance pool, Overview of state transitions

events, notifying beans of, The bean class

exceptions

bean class interfaces, The Business Interface Alternative

bean-managed entity beans, handling, Exception Handling

bean-managed transactions, Bean-Managed Transactions

checked or unchecked (in transactions), EJB 1.0: Exceptions and Transactions

home interface, stateless session beans, ProcessPaymentHome: The home interface

Java RMI, Java RMI Return Types, Parameters, and Exceptions

remote interface, stateless session beans, ProcessPayment: The remote interface

subsystem exceptions, PaymentException: An application exception

transactions, EJB 1.1: Interactions Between Exceptions and Transactions, EJB 1.1: Interactions Between Exceptions and Transactions

EJB 1.0, EJB 1.0: Exceptions and Transactions, Unchecked Exceptions
EJB 1.1, Application Exceptions Versus System Exceptions, Application exceptions

exclusive write locks, Database Locks

executable software, server-side components as, Server-Side Components

explicit narrowing of remote references, EJB 1.1: Explicit narrowing using PortableRemoteObject, EJB 1.1: Explicit narrowing using PortableRemoteObject

explicit transaction management, Transaction Attributes Defined, Explicit Transaction Management, EJBContext Rollback Methods, EJB 1.0: Exceptions and Transactions

by beans, Explicit Transaction Management

Extensible Markup Language (see XML)

external resources

connections to, EJB 1.1: Using JDBC in EJB
JDBC URLs, obtaining for vendor-specific, EJB 1.0: Using JDBC in EJB

F

FIFO (first in, first out) strategy, Instance swapping

finalize( ), End of the Life Cycle

find methods

container-managed persistence, CabinBean: The Bean Class

defining appropriate, Creating and finding beans

home interface, The Home Interface

container-managed entity beans, The find methods

session beans, TravelAgentHome: The Home Interface, Creating and finding beans

transactional attributes required in deployment descriptor, Specifying a Bean’s Transactional Attributes

transitioning instances from Pooled to Ready state, Transitioning from the Pooled state to the Ready State via a find method

findByPrimaryKey( ), Inside the Handle

container-managed bean classes and, CabinBean: The Bean Class

findByPrimaryKey( ) (EJBHome), The home interface, CabinHome: The Home Interface, The find methods, ejbFind( ) Methods

FinderException, Primary key, The find methods, ejbFind( ) Methods, Application exceptions

EJB API, FinderException

firewalls, creating problems for e-commerce, Web Components and EJB

forms, requests for, Servlets

fully-qualified class names, elements in EJB DTD, EJB 1.1: Deployment descriptors

G

garbage collection, entity beans, End of the Life Cycle

get and set methods, remote interface, Set and get methods

getCallerIdentity( ) (EJBContext), EJB 1.0: EJBContext

getCallerPrincipal( ) (EJBContext), EJB 1.1: EJBContext

getConnection( ), EJB 1.1: Using JDBC in EJB, ProcessPaymentBean: The bean class

getEJBHome( )

EJBContext interface, EntityContext, EJB 1.1: EJBContext, EJB 1.0: EJBContext
EJBMetaData interface, EJB 1.1: Explicit narrowing using PortableRemoteObject
EJBObject interface, Getting the EJBHome
HomeHandle interface, EJB 1.1: Explicit narrowing using PortableRemoteObject

getEJBMetaData( ) (EJBHome), Bean metadata, Bean metadata

getEJBObject( ) (Handle), EJB 1.1: Explicit narrowing using PortableRemoteObject, The bean handle

getEnvironment( ) (EJBContext), EJB 1.1: EJBContext, EJB 1.0: EJBContext, EJB 1.0: Using JDBC in EJB, EJB 1.1: EJBContext, Environment Entries

getHandle( ) (EJBObject), The bean handle

getHome( ), using jndiContext to obtain reference, TravelAgentBean: The bean class

getHomeHandle( )

EJBHome interface, The Home Interface
EJBObject interface, EJB 1.1: The HomeHandle

getInitialContext( ), Creating a Client Application, EJB 1.0: TravelAgentBean, Locating Beans with JNDI

getJndiContext( ), stateful session beans, TravelAgentBean: The bean class

getName( ) (Identity), EJB 1.0: EJBContext

getPrimaryKey( )

EJBObject interface, Primary key
EntityContext interface, EntityContext
stateless session beans, throwing RemoteException, ProcessPayment: The remote interface

getPrimaryKeyClass( ), ProcessPaymentHome: The home interface

getRollbackOnly( ) (EJBContext), EJBContext Rollback Methods

getStatus( ) (UserTransaction), UserTransaction, Status

getUserTransaction( ) (EJBContext), Transaction Propagation in Bean-Managed Transactions

granularity of business objects, Improved Performance with Session Beans

graphical user interface (GUI)

component models, Benefits of a Standard Server-Side Component Model
in distributed business object architecture, Distributed Objects

H

handles, The bean handle, Inside the Handle

entity beans, simple relationships, Preserving the handle
Handle interface, EJB 1.1: Explicit narrowing using PortableRemoteObject, The bean handle, Handle
HomeHandle interface, HomeHandle (1.1)
implementation, Inside the Handle
primary key vs., The bean handle
removing beans with, Removing beans
serializing and deserializing, The bean handle
session beans, ability to use on, The bean handle
stateful session beans, ProcessPayment: The remote interface
stateless session beans, ProcessPayment: The remote interface

hash codes in compound primary keys, Hash Codes in Compound Primary Keys, Well-Distributed Versus Unique Hash Codes

hashCode( )

Object class, The Primary Key
primary key overriding, The Primary Key

headers, XML documents, The Document Header

heuristic decisions in committing or rolling back transactions, Heuristic Decisions

home element, EJB 1.1: Deployment descriptors, References to Other Beans

home interface, Classes and Interfaces, EJB 1.1 and 1.0: The Java RMI Programming Model, Creating and finding beans

client-side API, The Home Interface, Creating and finding beans

bean metadata, Bean metadata, Bean metadata
create and find methods, Creating and finding beans

container-managed entity beans, The Home Interface, The find methods

create methods, The Home Interface, The Create Methods
find methods, The Home Interface, The find methods

create( ), The EJB home, TravelAgentHome: The Home Interface, Creating and finding beans

CreateException, CreateException

defining, The home interface

entity beans, The home interface, CabinHome: The Home Interface
session beans, TravelAgentHome: The Home Interface

in ejb-jar files, The ejb-jar File

find methods, Creating and finding beans

return types, ejbFind( ) Methods

Java RMI return types, parameters, and exceptions, Java RMI Return Types, Parameters, and Exceptions

methods, distinguishing from remote interface, Remote/home differentiation

reference to, obtaining, EJB 1.1: EJBContext

security roles, mapping to methods, Assigning roles to methods

stateful session beans, TravelAgentHome: The home interface

stateless session beans, ProcessPaymentHome: The home interface

HomeHandle interface, EJB 1.1: Explicit narrowing using PortableRemoteObject, EJB 1.1: HomeHandle

EJB API, HomeHandle (1.1)

HomeHandle object, The Home Interface, EJB 1.1: The HomeHandle

HTML

advantages over client applications and applets, Web Components and EJB
XML vs., What Is an XML Deployment Descriptor?

HTML pages, incorporating with Java JSP, Java Server Pages

HTTP requests

J2EE server, required support for, Guaranteed Services
servlet handling of, Servlets

HTTPS, J2EE server, required support for, Guaranteed Services

I

Identity objects, Security, EJB 1.0: Method-driven access control

AccessControlEntry and ControlDesriptors, EJB 1.0: Method-driven access control
comparison operations for, EJB 1.0: EJBContext
EJB 1.0, obtaining, EJB 1.0: EJBContext
obtaining, EJB 1.0: EJBContext

identity of beans, comparing for, Comparing beans for identity

IDEs (integrated development environments), graphical setup of deployment descriptors, Deployment Descriptors and JAR Files

IDL (Interface Definition Language), Distributed Objects

Java RMI-IIOP restrictions on remote interfaces and value types, EJB 1.1: Java RMI-IIOP type restrictions

IIOP protocol

casting, not supporting, EJB 1.1: Explicit narrowing using PortableRemoteObject
problems with firewalls, Web Components and EJB

IllegalStateException, EntityContext

implementation class (see bean class)

implementation independence of EJB, Introduction

implicit casting, EJB 1.1: Explicit narrowing using PortableRemoteObject

implicit transaction management, Explicit Transaction Management

transaction attributes, using, Transaction Attributes, Transaction Propagation

IncompleteConversationalState exception, EJB 1.1 and 1.0: The Java RMI Programming Model, TravelAgent: The remote interface

indexing objects to databases, different methods for, EJB 1.1: Undefined primary keys

inheritance concept in programming languages, EJB 1.1: Explicit narrowing using PortableRemoteObject

InitialContext class, TravelAgentBean: The bean class

client components and, J2EE Application Client Components

InitialContext object, Locating Beans with JNDI

instance pooling, Instance Pooling, The EntityContext, The Pooled State

entity bean life cycle, The entity bean life cycle
find methods and, ejbFind( ) Methods
stateful session beans, not using, The Life Cycle of a Stateful Session Bean
stateless session beans, The Life Cycle of a Stateless Session Bean

instance swapping, Overview of state transitions, Instance swapping

stateful session beans, not using, The Life Cycle of a Stateful Session Bean
stateless session beans, Instance swapping, Life in the Method-Ready Pool

instance variables, stateless session beans, The Stateless Session Bean

Interface Definition Language (see IDL)

interfaces, Classes and Interfaces, What about session beans?

in component models, Component Models
Person interface (example), Rolling Your Own Distributed Object

interoperability

J2EE systems with different systems, Connectivity and Interoperability
J2EE systems, future improvement in, Future Enhancements

intra-instance method invocation, Reentrance

intraprocess development, JavaBeans and, Component Models

isCallerInRole( ) (EJBContext), EJB 1.1: EJBContext, EJB 1.0: EJBContext, Security Roles

isIdentical( ) (EJBObject), Comparing beans for identity

isolation of transactions, ACID Transactions, Is the TravelAgent Bean Isolated?, Isolation and Database Locking, EJB 1.0: Controlling isolation levels

isolation conditions, Dirty, Repeatable, and Phantom Reads, Phantom reads

dirty reads, Dirty, Repeatable, and Phantom Reads, Dirty reads
nonrepeatable reads, Repeatable reads
phantom reads, Dirty, Repeatable, and Phantom Reads, Phantom reads
repeatable reads, Dirty, Repeatable, and Phantom Reads, Repeatable reads

isolation levels, Transaction Isolation Levels, EJB 1.0: Controlling isolation levels

attributes for, EJB 1.0 transaction isolation control
controlling in EJB 1.1 and 1.0, EJB 1.1 transaction isolation control
performance and, Balancing Performance Against Consistency, EJB 1.0: Controlling isolation levels
Read Committed, Transaction Isolation Levels
Read Uncommitted, Transaction Isolation Levels
Repeatable Read, Transaction Isolation Levels
Serializable, Transaction Isolation Levels

J

J2EE specification (see Java 2, Enterprise Edition)

JAR files, cabin.jar: The JAR File, EJB 1.0: Packaging the Cabin bean, EJB 1.0: The JAR File, J2EE Fills in the Gaps

(see also modules)
contents of, Deployment Descriptors and JAR Files
deployment descriptors, packaging in, Deployment Descriptors and JAR Files, Deployment Descriptors and JAR Files
EJB 1.0, EJB 1.0: Packaging the Cabin bean
EJB 1.1, EJB 1.1: Packaging the Cabin bean
ejb-jar file, The ejb-jar File
session beans, EJB 1.1 and 1.0 versions, EJB 1.1: The JAR File
web archive (.war) files, J2EE Fills in the Gaps
XML deployment descriptors, EJB 1.1: The Deployment Descriptor, Describing Beans

jar utility, EJB 1.1: Packaging the Cabin bean

using to package beans in JAR file, The ejb-jar File

Java 2, Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Java 2, Enterprise Edition, Future Enhancements

application client component, J2EE Application Client Components, J2EE Application Client Components
connectivity and interoperability with non-J2EE systems, Connectivity and Interoperability
Enterprise Archive (.ear) file, contents of, J2EE Fills in the Gaps
future enhancements, Future Enhancements
guaranteed services, Guaranteed Services
interaction between web components and EJB, Web Components and EJB, Future Enhancements
Reference Implementation, deployment wizard, EJB 1.1 deployment tools

Java Activation Framework (JAF), Guaranteed Services

Java Authentication and Authorization Service ( JAAS), J2EE Application Client Components, Future Enhancements

Java DataBase Connectivity (JDBC), EJB and CORBA CTMs

connection to database, obtaining with, ProcessPaymentBean: The bean class
PreparedStatement for SQL requests, The ejbCreate( ) Method
type VARBINARY (serialization), Mapping serializable to VARBINARY
URLs, finding for vendors, EJB 1.0: Deploying the Bean-Managed Ship Bean

Java event model, messaging vs., TP Monitors

Java IDEs

with debugger, Setting Up Your Java IDE
setting up, Setting Up Your Java IDE

Java language

platform independence, Introduction
primitive data types, Container-Managed Persistence
server-side component models, advantages in, EJB and CORBA CTMs
types, EJB 1.1: Explicit narrowing using PortableRemoteObject

Java Messaging Service (JMS)

J2EE servers, required support for, Guaranteed Services

Java Naming and Directory Interface ( JNDI)

ENC (Environment Naming Context), EJB 1.1: EJBContext

Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI)

authentication, providing, Security

ENC (Environment Naming Context), Overview of state transitions

accessing environmental properties, EJB 1.1: Accessing environment properties
defining bean name with ejb-ref elements, TravelAgentBean: The bean class
EJB 1.1, use in, EJB 1.1: Using JDBC in EJB

ENC (Environmental Naming Context)

deployment descriptors, J2EE Fills in the Gaps

locating reference to EJB home, Naming

lookup name, setting in directory, EJB 1.0: The Deployment Descriptor

resources, obtaining names of, EJB 1.1: Using JDBC in EJB

Java Remote Method Protocol (JRMP), Distributed Objects

problems with firewalls, Web Components and EJB

Java RMI (remote method invocation), Distributed Objects, Distributed Object Architectures, Distributed Objects

programming model (EJB 1.1 and 1.0), EJB 1.1 and 1.0: The Java RMI Programming Model
remote data types, Java RMI Return Types, Parameters, and Exceptions
return types and parameters, Java RMI Return Types, Parameters, and Exceptions

Java RMI-IIOP, The remote interface, Distributed Objects

EJB 1.1 conformance requirements, EJB 1.1: Java RMI-IIOP Conformance Requirement
EJB 1.1, changes in, RMI over IIOP Narrowing
J2EE servers, required support of, Guaranteed Services

Java Server Pages ( JSP), Java 2, Enterprise Edition, Java Server Pages

Java Server Pages (JSP)

J2EE servers, required support of, Guaranteed Services

Java Transaction API (JTA), Transaction Scope, Transaction Attributes Defined, Explicit Transaction Management, EJBContext Rollback Methods

J2EE servers, required acces to, Guaranteed Services

Java Transaction Service (JTS), Explicit Transaction Management

java.rmi.RemoteException, The Remote Interface

JavaBeans

component model, Benefits of a Standard Server-Side Component Model
EJB vs., Component Models

JavaIDL, J2EE servers, required support of, Guaranteed Services

JavaMail, J2EE servers, required access to, Guaranteed Services

javax.ejb package, Package: javax.ejb, Package: javax.ejb

javax.ejb.deployment package, EJB 1.0 deployment tools, Package: javax.ejb.deployment (EJB 1.0 Only), SessionDescriptor

deployment descriptor classes in, EJB 1.0: Deployment descriptors

JDBC (Java DataBase Connectivity)

2.0 Standard Extension, J2EE servers, support requirements, Guaranteed Services
EJB 1.0, using in, EJB 1.0: Using JDBC in EJB
EJB 1.1, using in, Obtaining a Connection to the Database

JNDI ( Java Naming and Directory Interface)

ENC (Environment Naming Context)

new features in EJB 1.1, The Default JNDI Context

JNDI (Java Naming and Directory Interface), Naming

downloading packages from Web, Setting Up Your Java IDE

drivers, Locating Beans with JNDI

ENC (Environment Naming Context), Java 2, Enterprise Edition

accessing with Java code in JDSP, Java Server Pages
EJB references, network- and vendor-independence, TravelAgentBean: The bean class
external resources, looking up, References to External Resources
lookup of minCheckNumber entry, Environment Entries
maintaining in conversational state, TravelAgentBean: The bean class
references to other beans, References to Other Beans, References to External Resources
res-ref-name element and, EJB 1.1: Using JDBC in EJB

J2EE servers, required support of, Guaranteed Services

locating beans with, Locating Beans with JNDI, Locating Beans with JNDI

network connections, Creating a Client Application

reference to EJB home, EJB 1.1: TravelAgentBean, EJB 1.0: TravelAgentBean

remote reference, locating with, Getting Information from an Entity Bean

jndiContext

EJB 1.0, TravelAgentBean: The bean class
EJB 1.1, TravelAgentBean: The bean class

JRMP (see Java Remote Method Protocol)

L

large-icon element, The Descriptor’s Body

session or entity element, Session and Entity Beans

latency (network traffic), Network Traffic and Latency

layers in distributed object systems, Distributed Objects

legacy persistence, Legacy persistence

life cycle

bean instance, Overview of state transitions

entity beans, The entity bean life cycle, The Life Cycle of an Entity Bean, End of the Life Cycle

ending, End of the Life Cycle
state diagram for, Entity Beans

methods, defining in home interface, The home interface

stateful session beans, The Life Cycle of a Stateful Session Bean, EJB 1.1 system exceptions, Passivated State

diagrams of, Stateful Session Beans
Method-Ready state, Transitioning to the Method-Ready state, Transitioning out of the Method-Ready state
Passivated state, Passivated State

stateless session beans, The Life Cycle of a Stateless Session Bean, Transitioning out of the Method-Ready Pool: The death of a stateless bean instance

diagram of, Stateless Session Beans
Does Not Exist state to Method-Ready Pool transition, Transitioning to the Method-Ready Pool
Method-Ready Pool, Life in the Method-Ready Pool
transition from Method-Ready Pool to Does Not Exist state, Transitioning out of the Method-Ready Pool: The death of a stateless bean instance

LIFO (last in, first out) strategy, Instance swapping

listing behavior

entity beans vs., listAvailableCabins( ): Listing behavior, listAvailableCabins( ): Listing behavior, Resource Consumption
strings (arrays of), listAvailableCabins( ): Listing behavior

locating beans with JNDI, Locating Beans with JNDI, Locating Beans with JNDI

location transparency, Rolling Your Own Distributed Object, Distributed Objects

J2EE Application client components, J2EE Application Client Components

locks (databases), Database Locks

isolation levels and, Transaction Isolation Levels, EJB 1.0: Controlling isolation levels

lookup APIs, Naming

lookup( ) (Context), EJB 1.1: Explicit narrowing using PortableRemoteObject

loopbacks

occurrence of, Reentrance
prohibiting in EJB, Reentrance
reentrant element and, Session and Entity Beans
reentrant element, setting, EJB 1.1: The Deployment Descriptor

M

main( ), Removing beans

Mandatory transaction attribute, Transaction Attributes Defined, Specifying a Bean’s Transactional Attributes

manifest, JAR files, Deployment Descriptors and JAR Files, EJB 1.0: Packaging the Cabin bean

medical system transactions, ACID Transactions

messaging, TP Monitors

META-INF directory, EJB 1.1: Packaging the Cabin bean, The ejb-jar File

metadata

EJBMetaData interface, EJBMetaData
session beans, ProcessPaymentHome: The home interface

method element, Describing Bean Assembly, Identifying Specific Methods

method overloading, Java RMI-IIOP restrictions on, EJB 1.1: Java RMI-IIOP type restrictions

method-driven access control, EJB 1.0: Method-driven access control, EJB 1.0: Method-driven access control

method-intf element, Remote/home differentiation

specifying home or remote interface for methods, Identifying Specific Methods

method-name element, Specifying a Bean’s Transactional Attributes

in method element, Identifying Specific Methods

method-params elements, Identifying Specific Methods, Specific method declarations

method-permission element, EJB 1.1: Role-driven access control, Describing Bean Assembly, Assigning roles to methods, Remote/home differentiation

Method-Ready Pool, The Method-Ready Pool

stateless session beans in, Life in the Method-Ready Pool

Method-Ready state

stateful session beans, Transitioning to the Method-Ready state
stateful session beans, transition to Passivated state, Transitioning out of the Method-Ready state

methods requiring transaction attributes (entity beans), Specifying a Bean’s Transactional Attributes

Microsoft

ActiveX (GUI component model), Benefits of a Standard Server-Side Component Model

DCOM, Distributed Objects, Component Transaction Monitors, Distributed Objects

MTS and, MTS

Transaction Server (MTS), MTS

middle-tier application servers, Server-Side Components

modules, J2EE Fills in the Gaps

MOM (message-oriented middleware), Component Transaction Monitors

MTS (Microsoft Transaction Server) (see under Microsoft)

multi-entity find methods, The find methods

in bean-managed persistence, Making the ShipBean a Bean-Managed Entity

multithreaded access, problems with, Reentrance

mutators (see set and get methods)

N

names

ejb-name element, EJB 1.1: Deployment descriptors, Describing Beans, Specifying a Bean’s Transactional Attributes

in method element, Identifying Specific Methods

method-name element, Specifying a Bean’s Transactional Attributes

res-ref-name element, References to External Resources

naming conventions

for enterprise beans, Classes and Interfaces
set and get methods, Set and get methods

naming services, Naming, Naming, Locating Beans with JNDI

JNDI drivers for, Locating Beans with JNDI

narrow( ) (PortableRemoteObject), EJB 1.1: Explicit narrowing using PortableRemoteObject

native Java persistence (entity beans, database mapping), Native Java persistence, Native Java persistence

nesting elements (XML deployment descriptor), The Descriptor’s Body

network communication layer, distributed object architectures and, Distributed Object Architectures

network connections, Creating a Client Application

reducing with session beans, Modeling Workflow with Session Beans

network messaging (see messaging)

network traffic

latency, Network Traffic and Latency
minimizing, Network Traffic and Latency
reducing with session beans, Modeling Workflow with Session Beans

Never transaction attribute, Transaction Attributes Defined

new features in EJB Version 1.1, New Features in EJB 1.1, Looking Ahead to EJB 2.0

newInstance( ) (Class), The Primary Key, The Pooled State

no state, The entity bean life cycle

no-argument constructor, requirement for container-managed persistence, The Primary Key

nonreentrance policy, applying to entity and session beans, Reentrance

nonrepeatable reads, Repeatable reads

NoSuchEntityException, NoSuchEntityException (1.1)

Not Supported transaction attribute, Transaction Attributes Defined, Non-Transactional Beans

notifications, informing beans of events, The bean class

O

object binding, Naming

Object class, Comparing beans for identity

object ID (OID), Primary key

Object Management Group (OMG)

defining server-side component model, EJB and CORBA CTMs
Object Transaction Service (OTS), Explicit Transaction Management
services in CORBA-compliant ORBs, Primary Services

Object Request Brokers (see ORBs)

object serialization

beans instance activation and, Passivated State
container-managed fields, Container-Managed Persistence
deployment descriptors, EJB 1.0, EJB 1.0: Deployment descriptors
EJB 1.1 deployment descriptors, dropping in, EJB 1.1: Deployment descriptors
EJBMetaData, Bean metadata
entity beans and, The Activation Mechanism
EntityDescriptor class (example), EJB 1.0: The Deployment Descriptor
handles, The bean handle, ProcessPayment: The remote interface
JDBC type VARBINARY, Mapping serializable to VARBINARY
passing by reference, EJB 1.1 and 1.0: The Java RMI Programming Model
persistence and, Object database persistence
primary key, CabinPK: The Primary Key, Primary key
SessionDescriptor, EJB 1.0: The TravelAgent Beans’ Deployment Descriptor
stateful beans, preserving state with, The Activation Mechanism

object servers, Distributed Object Architectures

remote references to, Rolling Your Own Distributed Object

object transaction monitor (see CTMs)

Object Transaction Service (OTS), Explicit Transaction Management

Object type, facilitating undefined primary key, EJB 1.1: Undefined primary keys

object-oriented databases, Object database persistence

container-managed persistence and, Container-Managed Persistence

object-to-relational persistence, Object-to-relational persistence, Object-to-relational persistence

direct database access, Direct access with object-to-relational mapping tools
mapping wizard, Object-to-relational persistence

ObjectNotFoundException, The find methods, ejbFind( ) Methods, Application exceptions

EJB API, ObjectNotFoundException

OMG (see Object Management Group)

online book order transactions, ACID Transactions

open connections, Transitioning to the Method-Ready Pool

JNDI context, TravelAgentBean: The bean class

open standards, CTM development and, MTS

ORBs (Object Request Brokers), Component Transaction Monitors, Rolling Your Own Distributed Object, Object Request Brokers

server-side component model, CTMs: The Hybrid of ORBs and TP Monitors
services, defining for, Primary Services

ORBs (Object Request Brokers), Object Request Brokers

(see also CTMs)

OTMs (see CTMs)

OTS (Object Transaction Service), Explicit Transaction Management

overloaded methods

named declarations, applying to all, Named method declarations
parameters for resolving, Identifying Specific Methods

P

packages for EJB, downloading from Sun Java site, Setting Up Your Java IDE

parameters, Specific method declarations

(see also method-params elements)
Java RMI, Java RMI Return Types, Parameters, and Exceptions
resolving overloaded methods, Identifying Specific Methods

passing by reference, EJB 1.1 and 1.0: The Java RMI Programming Model

passing objects by value, EJB 1.1 and 1.0: The Java RMI Programming Model, Passing Objects by Value

bulk accessors, Bulk Accessors, Rules-of-thumb for bulk accessors

CORBA, limitations of, Distributed Objects

dependent classes, TravelAgent: The remote interface

dependent classes, use of, Dependent classes: The CreditCard and Check classes

dependent objects, Passing Objects by Value, Entity Objects

beans vs., Dependent Objects

entity objects, Entity Objects

passivation, The Activation Mechanism

EJB 1.0 and 1.1, issues with, Passivated State

JNDI ENC, maintaining during, TravelAgentBean: The bean class

Ready to Pooled state, Transitioning from the Ready State to the Pooled state via passivation

stateful session beans, Passivated State

JNDI context, closing, TravelAgentBean: The bean class

path, XML deployment descriptors in ejb-jar files, The ejb-jar File

performance

improving with session beans, Improved Performance with Session Beans, Implementing lists as ResultSets, Bean Adapters
session beans, benefits of, Modeling Workflow with Session Beans
transaction isolation levels and, Balancing Performance Against Consistency, EJB 1.0: Controlling isolation levels
transactions across methods and, Transaction Propagation in Bean-Managed Transactions

permissions, method-permission element, EJB 1.1: Role-driven access control, Describing Bean Assembly, Remote/home differentiation

persistence, Persistence, Legacy persistence, Object-to-Relational Mapping Tools

bean-managed, Bean-Managed Persistence, EJB 1.0: Deploying the Bean-Managed Ship Bean

connections to database, Obtaining a Connection to the Database, EJB 1.0: Using JDBC in EJB
deployment of beans, EJB 1.1: Deploying the Bean-Managed Ship Bean, EJB 1.0: Deploying the Bean-Managed Ship Bean
duplicate records, handling, Why use a Reservation entity bean?
ejbCreate( ), use of, The ejbCreate( ) Method, The ejbCreate( ) Method
ejbLoad( ) and ejbStore( ) methods, Life in the Ready State
entity bean, defining, Making the ShipBean a Bean-Managed Entity, Making the ShipBean a Bean-Managed Entity
exception handling, Exception Handling
find methods in, ejbFind( ) Methods, ejbFind( ) Methods
removing from database, The ejbRemove( ) Method
sequence diagrams, Sequence Diagrams for Bean-Managed Persistence
synchronizing to database, Transitioning from the Pooled state to the Ready State via activation

cmp-field elements, EJB 1.1: The Deployment Descriptor

container-managed, EJB 1.0: The Deployment Descriptor, Primary key, Container-Managed Persistence, The Client Application, Transitioning from the Ready State to the Pooled state via passivation

(see also under entity beans)
activation and synchronization, Sequence Diagrams for Container-Managed Persistence
bean class, The ShipBean Class, The ShipBean Class
client application, creating, The Client Application, The Client Application
cmp-field elements, EJB 1.1: The Deployment Descriptor, Session and Entity Beans
CreateException, The Home Interface
duplicate records, handling, Why use a Reservation entity bean?
ejbLoad( ) and ejbStore( ), using in, Using ejbLoad() and ejbStore( ) in container-managed beans
find methods, CabinBean: The Bean Class, The Home Interface, The find methods
home interface, defining, The Home Interface, The find methods
no-argument constructor requirement, The Primary Key
primary keys, The Primary Key, EJB 1.1: Undefined primary keys
remote interface, defining, The Remote Interface, Set and get methods
sequence diagrams, Sequence Diagrams for Container-Managed Persistence
synchronization to database, Using ejbLoad() and ejbStore( ) in container-managed beans, Transitioning from the Pooled state to the Ready State via activation, Life in the Ready State

container-managed fields, Container-Managed Persistence, The ShipBean Class

references to other beans, Container-Managed Persistence

elements in EJB DTD, EJB 1.1: Deployment descriptors

entity beans, Getting Information from an Entity Bean, Entity Beans

session beans vs., The Enterprise Bean Component

legacy persistence, EJB handling of, Legacy persistence

object databases, Object database persistence

object-to-relational, Object-to-relational persistence, Object-to-relational persistence

servlets and, Servlets

session beans and, What about session beans?, Modeling Workflow with Session Beans, Session Beans

stateful session beans, The Stateful Session Bean

persistence-type element, Session and Entity Beans

persistent fields, CabinBean: The Bean Class

bulk accessors, manipulating with, Bulk Accessors, Rules-of-thumb for bulk accessors
mapping to database, The primary key

phantom reads, Dirty, Repeatable, and Phantom Reads, Phantom reads

phantom records, Phantom reads

platform independence, Java language, Introduction

polymorphism concept in programming languages, EJB 1.1: Explicit narrowing using PortableRemoteObject

Pooled state, The entity bean life cycle, The Pooled State

transition from Ready state via passivation, Transitioning from the Ready State to the Pooled state via passivation
transition from Ready state via removal, Transitioning from the Ready State to the Pooled state via removal
transition to Ready state via activation, Transitioning from the Pooled state to the Ready State via activation
transitioning to Ready state via find methods, Transitioning from the Pooled state to the Ready State via a find method
transitioning to/from Ready state via creation, Transitioning from the Pooled state to the Ready State via creation

pooling resources, Instance Pooling

PortableRemoteObject class, EJB 1.1: Explicit narrowing using PortableRemoteObject, EJB 1.1: Explicit narrowing using PortableRemoteObject

presentation tier (three-tier distributed object architecture), Distributed Objects

prim-key-class element, EJB 1.1: Deployment descriptors, Session and Entity Beans

primary keys, Classes and Interfaces

as serializable class, The Primary Key

in client-side API, Primary key, Primary key

container-managed entity beans, The Primary Key, EJB 1.1: Undefined primary keys

compound and single-field, The Primary Key
constructors, The Primary Key
fields, defining, ejbCreate( )
overriding Object methods, The Primary Key
undefined, EJB 1.1: Undefined primary keys

creating for entity beans, Transitioning from the Pooled state to the Ready State via creation

data types in field, Specifying Primary Keys

database record, finding with, ejbFind( ) Methods

defining, The primary key

definition, deferring to bean deployer, Deferring primary key definition

developing (example), CabinPK: The Primary Key

duplicates, handling of, Why use a Reservation entity bean?

in ejb-jar files, The ejb-jar File

EntityContext, querying for, The ejbLoad( ) and ejbStore( ) Methods

handles vs., The bean handle

hash codes in compound, Hash Codes in Compound Primary Keys, Well-Distributed Versus Unique Hash Codes

metadata, using with, Bean metadata

preserving in database mapping, Preserving the primary key

removing beans with, Removing beans

serializing and deserializing, Primary key

session beans and, What about session beans?

specifying, deployment descriptors, Specifying Primary Keys

stateless session beans and, ProcessPayment: The remote interface

primary services in EJB, Primary Services, What’s Next?

primitive data types, Container-Managed Persistence

Java RMI in remote interface, Java RMI Return Types, Parameters, and Exceptions
primary keys and, Single-field key
wrapper classes for, Single-field key

primkey-field element, Single-field key, Session and Entity Beans

Principal objects, tracking client identity with, EJB 1.1: EJBContext

Principal types, Security

Principle objects, EJB 1.1: Role-driven access control

private helper method (bean class), ProcessPaymentBean: The bean class

procedure-based applications, distributed object systems vs., TP Monitors

programming languages

inheritance or polymorphism in, EJB 1.1: Explicit narrowing using PortableRemoteObject
object-oriented, Server-Side Components

propagation of transactions, Transaction Scope, Transaction Propagation, Transaction Propagation

bean-managed transactions, Transaction Propagation in Bean-Managed Transactions, Transaction Propagation in Bean-Managed Transactions

properties

business behavior, modifying at runtime, EJB 1.0: EJBContext
declared under ejb10-properties subcontext, EJB 1.1: EJBContext
deployment, EJB 1.0: Deploying the Bean-Managed Ship Bean
deployment descriptors, defining in, ProcessPaymentBean: The bean class
JDBC connections, acquiring with, EJB 1.0: Using JDBC in EJB
remote interface, defining in, Cabin: The Remote Interface
set and get methods, manipulating with, Set and get methods

property files and property sheets, deployment descriptors vs., Deployment Descriptors and JAR Files

public declaration of primary key class fields, The Primary Key

R

Read Committed isolation level, Transaction Isolation Levels

read locks, Database Locks

Read Uncommitted isolation level, Transaction Isolation Levels, Balancing Performance Against Consistency

Ready state, The entity bean life cycle, The Ready State, Life in the Ready State

bean moving from instance pool to, Overview of state transitions
transition from Pooled state via activation, Transitioning from the Pooled state to the Ready State via activation
transition to Pooled state via passivation, Transitioning from the Ready State to the Pooled state via passivation
transition to Pooled state via removal, Transitioning from the Ready State to the Pooled state via removal
transitioning from Pooled state via find methods, Transitioning from the Pooled state to the Ready State via a find method
transitioning to/from Pooled state via creation, Transitioning from the Pooled state to the Ready State via creation

reentrance, Reentrance, EJB 1.0: The Deployment Descriptor

(see also concurrency)
multithreaded access vs., Reentrance

reentrant element, EJB 1.1: The Deployment Descriptor, Session and Entity Beans

references, Session and Entity Beans

(see also remote references)
accessing in EJB 1.0 and 1.1, TravelAgentBean: The bean class
to beans, looking up for, References to Other Beans
to EJB home, EJB 1.1: TravelAgentBean, EJB 1.0: TravelAgentBean
to external resources, References to External Resources
JNDI ENC, making available through, Session and Entity Beans
to other beans, defining within JNDI ENC, References to Other Beans, References to External Resources

relational databases

arrays of Strings, converting for storage in, Using ejbLoad() and ejbStore( ) in container-managed beans

connections, obtaining with JDBC, Obtaining a Connection to the Database, EJB 1.0: Using JDBC in EJB

container-managed persistence and, Container-Managed Persistence

CTMs, analogies to, Analogies to Relational Databases

entity bean fields, mapping to, Object-to-relational persistence

object-to-relational mapping tools, Object-to-Relational Mapping Tools

SQL standard, Benefits of a Standard Server-Side Component Model

EJB server support for, Choosing and Setting Up an EJB Server

relationships (entity beans), Entity Bean Relationships, Native Java persistence

complex, Complex Entity Relationships, Native Java persistence
database IDs vs. business concepts, Maintaining the database mapping
database mapping, Maintaining the database mapping
mapping serializable, Mapping serializable to VARBINARY
simple, Simple Associations, Native Java persistence

remote element, EJB 1.1: Deployment descriptors, Session and Entity Beans

remote interface, EJB 1.1 and 1.0: The Java RMI Programming Model, Session and Entity Beans

(see also remote element)

business methods, defining, Classes and Interfaces, EJBObject

client-side API, The Remote Interface

defining, The remote interface

dependent class, Dependent classes: The CreditCard and Check classes

in ejb-jar files, The ejb-jar File

entity beans, Cabin: The Remote Interface

container-managed, The Remote Interface, Set and get methods

Java RMI return types, parameters, and exceptions, Java RMI Return Types, Parameters, and Exceptions

Java RMI-IIOP restrictions on, EJB 1.1: Java RMI-IIOP type restrictions

methods, distinguishing from home interface, Remote/home differentiation

problems with bean class implementation, Implementing a Common Interface, The Business Interface Alternative

security roles, mapping to methods, Assigning roles to methods

session beans, TravelAgent: The Remote Interface, TravelAgent: The remote interface

set and get methods, Set and get methods

stateful session beans, The TravelAgent Bean, TravelAgent: The remote interface

stateless session beans, ProcessPayment: The remote interface, PaymentException: An application exception

Remote interface, EJB 1.1 and 1.0: The Java RMI Programming Model

remote method invocation (see Java RMI; RMI; RMI-IIOP)

remote procedure calls (RPCs), TP Monitors

remote references

EJB objects, comparing, Comparing beans for identity

explicit narrowing with PortableRemoteObject, EJB 1.1: Explicit narrowing using PortableRemoteObject, EJB 1.1: Explicit narrowing using PortableRemoteObject

circumstances for use, EJB 1.1: Explicit narrowing using PortableRemoteObject
circumstances not requiring, EJB 1.1: Explicit narrowing using PortableRemoteObject

handle, obtaining through, ProcessPayment: The remote interface

in bean-to-bean interaction, Why the Bean Class Shouldn’t Implement the Remote Interface

to object servers, Rolling Your Own Distributed Object

serializable objects vs., EJB 1.1 and 1.0: The Java RMI Programming Model

RemoteException, EJB 1.1 and 1.0: The Java RMI Programming Model, The Remote Interface, Java RMI Return Types, Parameters, and Exceptions

bean-managed persistence, requirements for, Making the ShipBean a Bean-Managed Entity
checked sybsystem exceptions, wrapping, Exception Handling
EJB callback methods, use in, The ejbLoad( ) and ejbStore( ) Methods
find methods, ejbFind( ) Methods
stateless session beans, ProcessPayment: The remote interface

remove methods, transactional attributes required in deployment descriptor, Specifying a Bean’s Transactional Attributes

remove( )

EJBHome interface, Removing beans, Removing beans
EJBObject interface, Removing beans

RemoveException, Application exceptions, RemoveException

removing beans, Overview of state transitions, Removing beans, Transitioning from the Ready State to the Pooled state via removal

entity beans, bean-managed persistence, The ejbRemove( ) Method
stateless session beans, Transitioning to the Method-Ready Pool

Repeatable Read isolation level, Transaction Isolation Levels

repeatable reads, Dirty, Repeatable, and Phantom Reads, Repeatable reads

Required transaction attribute, Transaction Attributes Defined, Specifying a Bean’s Transactional Attributes

Requires New transaction attribute, Transaction Attributes Defined

res-auth element, References to External Resources

res-ref-name element, EJB 1.1: Using JDBC in EJB, References to External Resources

res-type element, EJB 1.1: Using JDBC in EJB, References to External Resources

reservations, using entity bean for, Why use a Reservation entity bean?, listAvailableCabins( ): Listing behavior

resource factories, Session and Entity Beans

resource management, Resource Management and the Primary Services, The Activation Mechanism

dependent classes, use of, Dependent classes: The CreditCard and Check classes
instance pooling, Instance Pooling, Instance swapping
listing behavior vs. entity beans, Resource Consumption
ORBS, lacking support for, CTMs: The Hybrid of ORBs and TP Monitors

resource-ref element, Session and Entity Beans

declaration for DataSource connection factory, References to External Resources

return types, Java RMI, Java RMI Return Types, Parameters, and Exceptions

RMI (remote method invocation), Distributed Object Architectures, Distributed Objects, Java RMI Return Types, Parameters, and Exceptions

communication loop, Rolling Your Own Distributed Object
communication loops, Distributed Object Architectures
network protocols, distributed object services, Distributed Objects, Distributed Objects
RPC vs., TP Monitors

role-driven access control, EJB 1.1: Role-driven access control

role-link element, Security Roles

role-name element, Security Roles

RoleIdentity class, EJB 1.0: EJBContext

rollback( ) (UserTransaction), UserTransaction

rollback/commit control in updating databases, Transaction Propagation

rollbacks

EJBContext methods, EJBContext Rollback Methods
marking transaction for, UserTransaction

root element, EJB 1.1: Deployment descriptors, EJB 1.1: The Deployment Descriptor, The Descriptor’s Body

RPCs (remote procedure calls), TP Monitors

runAs Identity, EJB 1.0: Method-driven access control

runtime behaviors

customizing with deployment descriptors, Deployment Descriptors and JAR Files
modifying at deployment in server-side components, Server-Side Components

runtime exceptions, Exception Handling

S

scope of transactions, Transaction Scope

(see also propagation of transactions)

secure communications, Security

EJB servers, support for, Security

security, Security, What’s Next?

AccessControlEntry class, AccessControlEntry
assembly-descriptor element, Describing Beans
CORBA attempt to standardize, EJB and CORBA CTMs
EJB 1.1, changes in, Security
EJBContext interface, EJBContext
runAs identity, EJB 1.0: Method-driven access control
setting attributes for, EJB 1.0: The Deployment Descriptor, EJB 1.0: The TravelAgent Beans’ Deployment Descriptor

security identity, Security, EJB 1.0: Method-driven access control

Principle objects, EJB 1.1: Role-driven access control

security restrictions, avoiding with HTML, Web Components and EJB

security roles, EJB 1.1: Role-driven access control

assembly-descriptor element, EJB 1.1: The Deployment Descriptor
clients, identifying by, EJB 1.1: EJBContext, EJB 1.0: EJBContext
mapping to methods in remote and home interfaces, Assigning roles to methods

security-role element

in assembly-descriptor, Describing Bean Assembly
assembly-descriptor, specifying in, Specifying Security Roles and Method Permissions

security-role-ref element, Session and Entity Beans, Security Roles

sequence diagrams for bean types, State and Sequence Diagrams, EJB 1.1: Interactions Between Exceptions and Transactions

serializable data types, Java RMI Return Types, Parameters, and Exceptions

Java RMI-IIOP restrictions on, EJB 1.1: Java RMI-IIOP type restrictions

Serializable isolation level, Transaction Isolation Levels

performance problems with, Balancing Performance Against Consistency

server-side component models, Component Models, CTMs and Server-Side Component Models

(see also EJB)
benefits of standard, Benefits of a Standard Server-Side Component Model
CTMs and, CTMs and Server-Side Component Models, Benefits of a Standard Server-Side Component Model
ORBs, inadequacy of, CTMs: The Hybrid of ORBs and TP Monitors
specifications for, CTMs and Server-Side Component Models

server-side components, Server-Side Components

CTMs, comprehensive environment for, CTMs: The Hybrid of ORBs and TP Monitors
ORBS, inadequacy of, Component Transaction Monitors
pooling instances of, Instance Pooling

server-side implementation, EJBObject interface, The EJB object

servers, Distributed Object Architectures

(see also object servers)

application servers, Component Transaction Monitors

containers and, The Container-Server Contract

containers vs., Classes and Interfaces

direct database access, Direct database access with JDBC

EJB

portability among, Introduction
services, handling, Deployment Descriptors and JAR Files
vendors of, EJB Vendors

entity beans, not supporting, When Entity Beans Are Not an Option, Direct access with object-to-relational mapping tools

JNDI access, Naming

PersonServer object (example), Rolling Your Own Distributed Object

relationship with beans, The Bean-Container Contract

selection and setup, Choosing and Setting Up an EJB Server

transaction management (in EJB), Transaction Propagation

transaction monitors (EJB), Transaction Propagation

service providers, Locating Beans with JNDI

services

CORBA, Primary Services
directory services (see directory services; JNDI)
distributed object protocols, providing, Rolling Your Own Distributed Object
distributed objects, naming and directory services, Naming, Naming
J2EE application servers, required, Guaranteed Services
primary, in EJB, Primary Services, What’s Next?

Servlet interface, Java 2, Enterprise Edition

Servlets