javax.ejb

Annotation Type Local

@Target(value=TYPE)
@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
public @interface Local

Declares the local business interface(s) for a session bean.

The Local annotation is applied to the session bean class or local business interface to designate a local interface of the bean.

When used on the bean class, declares the local business interface(s) for a session bean. When used on an interface, designates that interface as a local business interface. In this case, no value element should be provided.

The Local annotation applies only to session beans and their interfaces.

Use of the Local annotation is required when the bean class exposes one or more local business interface and any of the following is true:

• the bean class does not implement its business interfaces
• the bean exposes a no-interface view
• the bean class implements more than one interface and at least one of the interfaces is explicitly designated as a business interface by using the Local or Remote annotation on the interface, or in the deployment descriptor

The following interfaces are excluded when determining whether the bean class has business interfaces: java.io.Serializable; java.io.Externalizable; any of the interfaces defined in javax.ejb.

Since:

EJB 3.0

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
Class[]	value Specifies the local business interface(s) of the bean.

Element Detail

value

public abstract Class[] value

Specifies the local business interface(s) of the bean. The value element is specified only when the annotation is applied to the bean class. It is required to be specified if any of the following is true:

• the bean class does not implement its local business interface
• any of the implemented interfaces is designated as a remote interface
• some of the implemented interfaces are designated as local business interfaces using Local annotation on the interface, while others (excluding java.io.Serializable, java.io.Externalizable, and any of the interfaces defined by the javax.ejb package) are not designated as such.

Default:

{}