StatefulSessionBean (WildFly: EJB Subsystem 30.0.0.Final API)

Type Parameters:

K - the bean identifier type

V - the bean instance type

All Superinterfaces:

AutoCloseable

All Known Implementing Classes:

DistributableStatefulSessionBean, SimpleStatefulSessionBean
```
public interface StatefulSessionBean<K,V extends StatefulSessionBeanInstance<K>>
extends AutoCloseable
```
A cached stateful session bean.

Author:

Paul Ferraro

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`close()`	Closes any resources associated with this bean.
`void`	`discard()`	Removes this bean from the cache without triggering any events.
`default K`	`getId()`	Returns the bean identifier.
`V`	`getInstance()`	Returns the bean instance.
`boolean`	`isClosed()`	Indicates whether or not this bean was closed, i.e.
`boolean`	`isDiscarded()`	Indicates whether or not this bean was discarded, i.e.
`boolean`	`isRemoved()`	Indicates whether or not this bean was removed, i.e.
`void`	`remove()`	Removes this bean from the cache, triggering requisite `PreDestroy` events.

- Method Detail
  - getId
```
default K getId()
```
    Returns the bean identifier.
    
    Returns:
    
    the bean identifier.
  - getInstance
```
V getInstance()
```
    Returns the bean instance.
    
    Returns:
    
    a bean instance.
  - isClosed
```
boolean isClosed()
```
    Indicates whether or not this bean was closed, i.e. close() was invoked.
    
    Returns:
    
    true, if this bean is valid, false otherwise.
  - isDiscarded
```
boolean isDiscarded()
```
    Indicates whether or not this bean was discarded, i.e. discard() was invoked.
    
    Returns:
    
    true, if this bean was discarded, false otherwise.
  - isRemoved
```
boolean isRemoved()
```
    Indicates whether or not this bean was removed, i.e. remove() was invoked.
    
    Returns:
    
    true, if this bean was removed, false otherwise.
  - discard
```
void discard()
```
    Removes this bean from the cache without triggering any events. A discarded bean does not need to be closed.
  - remove
```
void remove()
```
    Removes this bean from the cache, triggering requisite PreDestroy events. A removed bean does not need to be closed.
  - close
```
void close()
```
    Closes any resources associated with this bean. If bean has an associated timeout, it will schedule its expiration.
    
    Specified by:
    
    close in interface AutoCloseable