> Jonathan, > > Thanx for the reply. U r saying that remove method > will only applicable to one instance.. its well and > good But my question is... > > Why did not EJB specification provide any method > which > deletes records based on a condition like a finder > method is taking a parameter and it is returning > Enumeration or Collection object. > > Thanx in advance > > Raj > > > > --- Jonathan Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That is because remove() operates on the > particular > > instance. For example, > > in Entity beans, if you call remove() you will be > > deleting the specific > > entity on which it is called. Since you can't be > > talking to more than one > > instance at a time, you can't delete more than one > > at a time. > > > > If you want to have a 'mass deletion' routine, I > > would put it in a Session > > bean. That bean could take all of the parameters > > required for the delete, > > and then perform a delete as a single line of SQL. > > > > > > > > Jonathan Baker > > > > > > > > > > Raj Sekhar wrote: > > > > > > hi all, > > > > > > we have multiple finder methods, where u can > have > > > multiple ejbObjects as the return type. And we > > have > > > remove method also in home interface, but if i > > want to > > > remove more than one bean from the container > it's > > not > > > possible,since the specification did not mention > > > regarding that functionality. > > > > > > my question is.. > > > > > > What could be the problem if they defined > multiple > > > delete methods in the Home interface? Is that a > > > performance issue or any design stratagy? > > > > > > thanx in advance > > > > > > bye > > > > > > Raj > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! > Mail > > - only $35 > > > a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > > > > > > > > > =========================================================================== > > > To unsubscribe, send email to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body > > > of the message "signoff EJB-INTEREST". For > > general help, send email to > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of > > the message "help". > > > > -- > > Jonathan Baker > > > > Senior Architect > > Internet Applications Division > > Sybase, Inc. > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > +1 510 922-0460 > > > > > =========================================================================== > > To unsubscribe, send email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > and include in the body > > of the message "signoff EJB-INTEREST". For > general > > help, send email to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of > the > > message "help". > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great > prices. > http://auctions.yahoo.com/ > > =========================================================================== > To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > and include in the body > of the message "signoff EJB-INTEREST". For general > help, send email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the > message "help". > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. http://auctions.yahoo.com/ =========================================================================== To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "signoff EJB-INTEREST". For general help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "help".
