EJB 3.0 is based on using Java 1.5 annotations. It simplifies deployment process.

Let define example Session Bean.

@Stateless(mappedName=”ejb/EmployeeManager”)
public class EmployeeManagerSB implements IEmployeeManager {

public Long createAccount(String loginName) {
// Implementation of creating an account…
}

}

It implements interface:

@Remote
@Local
public interface IEmployeeManager {

Long createAccount(String loginName);

}

To use EmployeeManager session bean in Struts 2.0 reference to this object has to be retrieved.

Let define Struts action class which will use EmployeeManager session bean.

@Validation()
public class NewEmployeeAction extends ActionSupport {

private IEmployeeManager employeeManager;
private String loginName;
private long id;
private String redirectURL;

public String execute() throws Exception {
Long id = this.employeeManager.createAccount(this.loginName);
this.setId(id.longValue());
return SUCCESS;
}

public IEmployeeManager getEmployeeManager() {
return employeeManager;
}

public void setEmployeeanager(IEmployeeManager employeeManager) {
this.employeeManager = employeeManager;
}

public String getLoginName() {
return loginName;
}

@RequiredStringValidator(message = “Please enter a login name”, trim = true)
public void setLoginName(String loginName) {
this.loginName = loginName;
}

public long getId() {
return id;
}

public String getRedirectURL() {
return redirectURL;
}

public void setRedirectURL(String redirectURL) {
this.redirectURL = redirectURL;
}

}

Framework is taking care of injecting proper object while creating this action object. In Struts 2.0 the only thing that has to be done to do this is defining it in applicationContext.xml configuration file.

<jee:jndi-lookup id=”employeeManager” name=”ejb/EmployeeManager“>

<bean id=”newEmployeeAction” class=”pl.edu.agh.sius2007.jspynet.struts.NewEmployeeAction”>
<property name=”employeeManager” ref=”employeeManager”>
</bean>

The only configuration in Struts is defining two beans.

• employeeManager which will be retrieved from JNDI;
• newEmployeeAction which is Struts action.

employeeManager bean will be retrieved automatically and injected into newEmployeeAction.