Entity Bean

[Sagar Kar]

Why does EntityBean interface has an unsetEntityContext() method where as SessionBean interface doesn't have an unsetSessionContext() method. What is so special about the unsetEntityContext() method?

[Greg Charles]

I believe it's because session beans can unset the context during the ejbRemove() call. Entity beans think of remove in a different way, ie., they delete the underlying entity from the persistent store. Thereforethey potentially need a way just to unset the context without relying on a remove.