Head First EJB

The client calls business methods on the stub through the Remote business interface

Remember, as far as the client’s concerned, he’s calling methods on The Real Thing. The actual Remote object. The thing that has the methods he wants to call.

The only thing reminding the client that he isn’t calling methods directly on the Remote object is the RemoteExceptions he has to deal with.

Sharpen your pencil

This sharpen gets you on the one most common mistake EJB developers make. So don’t skip it!

Based on this scenario, draw the classes below into the appropriate slot for whether they must be on the client, server, or both (you can reuse a class). The picture is simplified, so you aren’t seeing all of the players involved.