javax.context
Interface Conversation

public interface Conversation

Provides conversation management operations

Author:

Pete Muir

Method Summary

void	begin() Mark a transient conversation long running.
void	begin(java.lang.String id) Mark a transient conversation long running.
void	end() Mark a long running conversation transient
java.lang.String	getId() Get the id associated with the current long running conversation
long	getTimeout() Get the timeout for the current long running conversation.
boolean	isLongRunning() Determine if a conversation is long running or transient
void	setTimeout(long milliseconds) Set the timeout for the current long running conversation

Method Detail

begin

void begin()

Mark a transient conversation long running. The container will generate an id

begin

void begin(java.lang.String id)

Mark a transient conversation long running.

Parameters:

id - the id of the conversation

end

void end()

Mark a long running conversation transient

isLongRunning

boolean isLongRunning()

Determine if a conversation is long running or transient

Returns:

true if the conversation is long running

getId

java.lang.String getId()

Get the id associated with the current long running conversation

Returns:

the id of the current long running conversation

getTimeout

long getTimeout()

Get the timeout for the current long running conversation. The conversation will destroy the conversation if it has not been accessed within this time period.

Returns:

the current timeout in milliseconds

setTimeout

void setTimeout(long milliseconds)

Set the timeout for the current long running conversation

Parameters:

milliseconds - the new timeout in milliseconds