Use Lifecycle Method To Manage Collection In Stateful Session Bean
File: EmployeeBean.java import java.util.ArrayList; import javax.annotation.PostConstruct; import javax.annotation.PreDestroy; import javax.ejb.Remove; import javax.ejb.Stateful; @Stateful public class EmployeeBean implements EmployeeServiceLocal, EmployeeServiceRemote { public EmployeeBean() { } public ArrayList cartItems; public void addWineItem(String wine) { cartItems.add(wine); } public void removeWineItem(String wine) { cartItems.remove(wine); } public void setCartItems(ArrayList cartItems) { this.cartItems = cartItems; } public ArrayList getCartItems() { return cartItems; } @PostConstruct public void initialize() { cartItems = new ArrayList(); } @PreDestroy public void exit() { System.out.println("Saved items list into database"); } @Remove public void stopSession() { // The method body can be empty. System.out.println("From stopSession method with @Remove annotation"); } public void doAction() { System.out.println("Processing..."); } } File: EmployeeServiceLocal.java import javax.ejb.Local; import javax.ejb.Remote; @Local public interface EmployeeServiceLocal{ public void doAction(); } File: EmployeeServiceRemote.java import javax.ejb.Remote; @Remote public interface EmployeeServiceRemote { public void doAction(); } File: Employee.java import javax.persistence.Entity; import javax.persistence.EntityListeners; import javax.persistence.GeneratedValue; import javax.persistence.Id; import javax.persistence.PostRemove; @Entity public class Employee implements java.io.Serializable { private int id; private String firstName; private String lastName; @Id @GeneratedValue public int getId() { return id; } @PostRemove public void postRemove() { System.out.println("@PostRemove"); } public void setId(int id) { this.id = id; } public String getFirstName() { return firstName; } public void setFirstName(String first) { this.firstName = first; } public String getLastName() { return lastName; } public void setLastName(String last) { this.lastName = last; } } File: jndi.properties java.naming.factory.initial=org.jnp.interfaces.NamingContextFactory java.naming.factory.url.pkgs=org.jboss.naming:org.jnp.interfaces java.naming.provider.url=localhost:1099 File: Main.java import javax.ejb.EJB; import javax.naming.InitialContext; public class Main { public static void main(String[] a) throws Exception { EmployeeServiceRemote service = null; // Context compEnv = (Context) new InitialContext().lookup("java:comp/env"); // service = (HelloService)new InitialContext().lookup("java:comp/env/ejb/HelloService"); service = (EmployeeServiceRemote) new InitialContext().lookup("EmployeeBean/remote"); service.doAction(); } }