EJBLocator (JBoss EJB client 4.0.0.Beta3 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.jboss.ejb.client.EJBLocator<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the interface type

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

EJBHomeLocator, EntityEJBLocator, StatefulEJBLocator, StatelessEJBLocator
```
public abstract class EJBLocator<T>
extends Object
implements Serializable
```
An identifier for an EJB proxy invocation target instance, suitable for use as a hash key or a serialized token.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`StatefulEJBLocator<T>`	`asStateful()` Return this locator as a stateful locator, if it is one.
`StatelessEJBLocator<T>`	`asStateless()` Return this locator as a stateless locator, if it is one.
`boolean`	`canNarrowTo(Class<?> type)` Determine whether a `narrowTo(Class)` operation would succeed.
`T`	`createProxyInstance(InvocationHandler invocationHandler)` Create a proxy instance using the cached proxy class.
`boolean`	`equals(EJBLocator<?> other)` Determine whether this object is equal to another.
`boolean`	`equals(Object other)` Determine whether this object is equal to another.
`Affinity`	`getAffinity()` Get the locator affinity.
`String`	`getAppName()` Get the application name.
`String`	`getBeanName()` Get the EJB bean name.
`String`	`getDistinctName()` Get the module distinct name.
`EJBIdentifier`	`getIdentifier()` Get the EJB identifier for this locator.
`String`	`getModuleName()` Get the module name.
`Class<? extends T>`	`getProxyClass()` Get the proxy class for this locator.
`Constructor<? extends T>`	`getProxyConstructor()` Get the proxy class constructor for this locator.
`Class<T>`	`getViewType()` Get the view type of this locator.
`int`	`hashCode()` Get the hash code for this instance.
`boolean`	`isEntity()` Determine if this is an entity locator.
`boolean`	`isHome()` Determine if this is a home locator.
`boolean`	`isStateful()` Determine if this is a stateful locator.
`boolean`	`isStateless()` Determine if this is a stateless locator.
`<S extends javax.ejb.EJBObject> EntityEJBLocator<? extends S>`	`narrowAsEntity(Class<S> type)` Narrow this locator to the target type as a entity locator.
`<S extends javax.ejb.EJBHome> EJBHomeLocator<? extends S>`	`narrowAsHome(Class<S> type)` Narrow this locator to the target type as a home locator.
`<S> StatefulEJBLocator<? extends S>`	`narrowAsStateful(Class<S> type)` Narrow this locator to the target type as a stateful locator.
`<S> StatelessEJBLocator<? extends S>`	`narrowAsStateless(Class<S> type)` Narrow this locator to the target type as a stateless locator.
`<S> EJBLocator<? extends S>`	`narrowTo(Class<S> type)` Narrow this locator to the target type.
`String`	`toString()`
`abstract EJBLocator<T>`	`withNewAffinity(Affinity affinity)` Create a copy of this locator, but with the new given affinity.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - withNewAffinity
```
public abstract EJBLocator<T> withNewAffinity(Affinity affinity)
```
    Create a copy of this locator, but with the new given affinity.
    
    Parameters:
    
    affinity - the new affinity
    
    Returns:
    
    the new locator
  - canNarrowTo
```
public boolean canNarrowTo(Class<?> type)
```
    Determine whether a narrowTo(Class) operation would succeed.
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - the type to narrow to
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the narrow would succeed; false otherwise
  - narrowTo
```
public <S> EJBLocator<? extends S> narrowTo(Class<S> type)
```
    Narrow this locator to the target type.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    S - the target type
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - the target type class
    
    Returns:
    
    this instance, narrowed to the given type
    
    Throws:
    
    ClassCastException - if the view type cannot be cast to the given type
  - narrowAsHome
```
public <S extends javax.ejb.EJBHome> EJBHomeLocator<? extends S> narrowAsHome(Class<S> type)
```
    Narrow this locator to the target type as a home locator.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    S - the target type
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - the target type class
    
    Returns:
    
    this instance, narrowed to the given type and cast as a home locator
    
    Throws:
    
    ClassCastException - if the view type cannot be cast to the given type or if this locator is not a home locator
  - narrowAsEntity
```
public <S extends javax.ejb.EJBObject> EntityEJBLocator<? extends S> narrowAsEntity(Class<S> type)
```
    Narrow this locator to the target type as a entity locator.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    S - the target type
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - the target type class
    
    Returns:
    
    this instance, narrowed to the given type and cast as a entity locator
    
    Throws:
    
    ClassCastException - if the view type cannot be cast to the given type or if this locator is not a entity locator
  - narrowAsStateful
```
public <S> StatefulEJBLocator<? extends S> narrowAsStateful(Class<S> type)
```
    Narrow this locator to the target type as a stateful locator.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    S - the target type
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - the target type class
    
    Returns:
    
    this instance, narrowed to the given type and cast as a stateful locator
    
    Throws:
    
    ClassCastException - if the view type cannot be cast to the given type or if this locator is not a stateful locator
  - narrowAsStateless
```
public <S> StatelessEJBLocator<? extends S> narrowAsStateless(Class<S> type)
```
    Narrow this locator to the target type as a stateless locator.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    S - the target type
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - the target type class
    
    Returns:
    
    this instance, narrowed to the given type and cast as a stateless locator
    
    Throws:
    
    ClassCastException - if the view type cannot be cast to the given type or if this locator is not a stateless locator
  - asStateless
```
public StatelessEJBLocator<T> asStateless()
```
    Return this locator as a stateless locator, if it is one.
    
    Returns:
    
    this instance, cast as a stateless locator
    
    Throws:
    
    ClassCastException - if this locator is not a stateless locator
  - asStateful
```
public StatefulEJBLocator<T> asStateful()
```
    Return this locator as a stateful locator, if it is one.
    
    Returns:
    
    this instance, cast as a stateful locator
    
    Throws:
    
    ClassCastException - if this locator is not a stateful locator
  - isStateless
```
public boolean isStateless()
```
    Determine if this is a stateless locator. If so, calls to asStateless() and narrowAsStateless(Class) will generally succeed.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this locator is stateless, false otherwise
  - isStateful
```
public boolean isStateful()
```
    Determine if this is a stateful locator. If so, calls to asStateful() and narrowAsStateful(Class) will generally succeed.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this locator is stateful, false otherwise
  - isEntity
```
public boolean isEntity()
```
    Determine if this is an entity locator. If so, calls to narrowAsEntity(Class) will generally succeed.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this locator is an entity, false otherwise
  - isHome
```
public boolean isHome()
```
    Determine if this is a home locator. If so, calls to narrowAsHome(Class) will generally succeed.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this locator is a home, false otherwise
  - getViewType
```
public Class<T> getViewType()
```
    Get the view type of this locator.
    
    Returns:
    
    the view type
  - getAppName
```
public String getAppName()
```
    Get the application name.
    
    Returns:
    
    the application name
  - getModuleName
```
public String getModuleName()
```
    Get the module name.
    
    Returns:
    
    the module name
  - getBeanName
```
public String getBeanName()
```
    Get the EJB bean name.
    
    Returns:
    
    the EJB bean name
  - getDistinctName
```
public String getDistinctName()
```
    Get the module distinct name.
    
    Returns:
    
    the module distinct name
  - getAffinity
```
public Affinity getAffinity()
```
    Get the locator affinity.
    
    Returns:
    
    the locator affinity
  - getIdentifier
```
public EJBIdentifier getIdentifier()
```
    Get the EJB identifier for this locator.
    
    Returns:
    
    the EJB identifier
  - hashCode
```
public final int hashCode()
```
    Get the hash code for this instance.
    
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object
    
    Returns:
    
    the hash code for this instance
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object other)
```
    Determine whether this object is equal to another.
    
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
    
    Parameters:
    
    other - the other object
    
    Returns:
    
    true if they are equal, false otherwise
  - getProxyClass
```
public Class<? extends T> getProxyClass()
```
    Get the proxy class for this locator.
    
    Returns:
    
    the proxy class
  - getProxyConstructor
```
public Constructor<? extends T> getProxyConstructor()
```
    Get the proxy class constructor for this locator. A proxy class constructor accepts a single argument of type InvocationHandler.
    
    Returns:
    
    the proxy constructor
  - createProxyInstance
```
public T createProxyInstance(InvocationHandler invocationHandler)
```
    Create a proxy instance using the cached proxy class.
    
    Parameters:
    
    invocationHandler - the invocation handler to use
    
    Returns:
    
    the proxy instance
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(EJBLocator<?> other)
```
    Determine whether this object is equal to another.
    
    Parameters:
    
    other - the other object
    
    Returns:
    
    true if they are equal, false otherwise
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object

Class EJBLocator<T>

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Method Detail

withNewAffinity

canNarrowTo

narrowTo

narrowAsHome

narrowAsEntity

narrowAsStateful

narrowAsStateless

asStateless

asStateful

isStateless

isStateful

isEntity

isHome

getViewType

getAppName

getModuleName

getBeanName

getDistinctName

getAffinity

getIdentifier

hashCode

equals

getProxyClass

getProxyConstructor

createProxyInstance

equals

toString