This is turning into a really nitpicking exercise, but hey, everyone else
seems to be sleeping on the list, and as long as it improves my knowledge of
the specification, I'm game.
> From: Evan Ireland [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> No, it just means Jonathan didn't look hard enough. I found it though.
> Last sentence in section 9.5.3.
>
> "After an entity object has been removed, subsequent attempts
> to access the entity object by a remote client result in the
> java.rmi.NoSuchObjectException."
I guess it boils down to defining precisely "removing an Entity object". Is
this synonym of "calling ejbRemove()" or "deleting the database row that it
represents"?
> Also the last sentence in section 9.7.1.
>
> "All references to an entity object that does not exist are invalid. All
> attempted invocations on an entity object that does not exist result in
> an java.rmi.NoSuchObjectException being thrown."
Same remark: what is an "entity object that doesn't exist"? An Entity
object whose row has been deleted or an object on which ejbRemove() has been
called?
> Also in 10.3.4.1 (second bullet point)
This one doesn't count IMO, since it clearly says that NoSuchObjectException
should be thrown in case an *accessor* is called on a deleted object.
That's not what we are discussing.
When we reach into the specification at such a subatomic (hyperstring ;-))
level, common sense should prevail. What you and Jonathan are proposing
would allow an early catch of a possible error, but it would also make the
example I described impossible to implement (an external process replacing a
row with another one with the same PK but different values).
I'll let the readers decide for themselves. I don't know about you guys,
but this discussion has made me thirsty.
--
Cedric
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