The Home Object
The home object is an EJB Object factory. The client requests an
EJB Object form this home object. The home object has three main
tasks:
- create EJB objects
- find existing EJB objects.
- remove EJB objects.
- Home objects are container-specific and are generated with tools provided by the container vendor. They include many other container-specific services, such as load balancing.
- Though the home objects are generated automatically, you must still tell it what method signatures to implement. You do this with a Home Interface that the home object implements.
- The home interface must extend interface javax.ejb.EJBHome. Further, EJBHome extends java.rmi.Remote, so the same ground rules apply.