isIdentical method on stateless session beans.

[Treimin Clark]

In the question number 19 of WhizLabs Diagnostic exam, it asks something about the isIdentical method on stateless session beans? Will this method appear on the real exam too?

[Raf Szczypiorski]

Are you sure the question didn't have any code, which added this method? There is no such method for stateless session beans, unless you create it.

[Treimin Clark]

Yes it didn't have any code. Thanks Raf.

[Ralph Jaus]

There is no such method for stateless session beans, unless you create it.

That's wrong. isIdentical() is part of the EJBObject interface and EJBLocalObject interface. So, if the session bean (regardless whether stateful or stateless) has a component interface, this method can be used to compare the identity of session bean objects. This concerns clients with an EJB 2 client view.

[Raf Szczypiorski]

That's true. Sorry for the confusion.

[Hong Anderson]

Thanks, Ralph.