Package jakarta.ejb
Interface TimerHandle
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- All Superinterfaces:
Serializable
public interface TimerHandle extends Serializable
The TimerHandle interface allows the bean provider to obtain a serializable timer handle that may be persisted.Since timers are local objects, a timer handle must not be passed through a bean's remote business interface, remote interface or web service interface.
- Since:
- EJB 2.1
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Modifier and Type Method Description Timer
getTimer()
Obtain a reference to the timer represented by this handle.
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Method Detail
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getTimer
Timer getTimer() throws IllegalStateException, NoSuchObjectLocalException, EJBException
Obtain a reference to the timer represented by this handle.- Returns:
- a reference to the timer represented by this handle.
- Throws:
IllegalStateException
- If this method is invoked while the instance is in a state that does not allow access to this method.NoSuchObjectLocalException
- If invoked on a handle whose associated timer has expired or has been cancelled.EJBException
- If this method could not complete due to a system-level failure.
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