In EJB1.1 section 9.4.2 there is the following statement:
"The Container must ensure that the values of the container-managed fields
are set to the Java language
defaults (e.g. 0 for integer, null for pointers) prior to invoking an
ejbCreate(...) method on an
instance."
I believe the intent of this statement is to require the container for CMP
fields to guarantee the same initial field values when calling ejbCreate,
regardless of whether the container actually creates a new Java instance
each time or whether it pools and recycles instances. Therefore I believe
that if the CMP instance variable in the bean implementation were to
include an initializer (such as String myString = "My default string
value";), that the intent of the spec is to require container providers to
ensure the field has that declared initial value when the ejbCreate method
is called, and that the spec should be clarified to state that.
Comments?
Erik Voldal
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Phone: 507-253-4788
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