Then the isDeleted() method is on the ejbObject() and not the bean
as he had said. This would make no sense to have some object know if
it is deleted or not.
>From: Gene Chuang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: Gene Chuang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: Why don't EJBs (particularly Entity Beans) have an isDeleted(
> ) method
>Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2001 14:26:04 -0700
>
>Hi,
>
>Because the client doesn't know that; the client can have an EJBObject to
>a
>deleted bean and not know so. The only way to check for now is to call
>EJBHome.findByPrimaryKey() to verify.
>
>Gene
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: John Harby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 1:26 PM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: Why don't EJBs (particularly Entity Beans) have an
>isDeleted() method
>
>
>If the bean has been deleted, then how could you possibly call its
>isDeleted() method? It no longer exists.
>
>
> >From: J Mark Birenbaum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: J Mark Birenbaum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: Why don't EJBs (particularly Entity Beans) have an isDeleted()
> > method
> >Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2001 13:11:09 -0600
> >
> >Can anybody provide a nice rational explation as to why Entity beans
>don't
> >have an "isDeleted()" type method on them.
> >
> >Someone else asked me that today, and all I could come up with was that
>it
> >would be silly to use an EJB thats gone. Either you have it, and it's
>OK,
> >or it throws an exception when you try to use it.
> >
> >Unfortunately, "it's silly" wasn't a terribly convincing arguement. If
> >someone can provide a clearer explanation (or better yet, a reference to
>a
> >paper that describes it), I would appreciate it greatly.
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
>
>
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