EJB local invocation with getEJBLocalObject()

Question

Hello,
Imagine I have the following business service which is an EJB:
@Stateless
@Local
public class Service1
     public void operation1()
          // Treatment started...
          this.operation2();
          // Treatment finished.
     public void operation2()
          // Treatment ...
Let's assume that the required annotations have been added so that:
-) the operation1 must be in transaction
-) the operation2 can't be in transaction.
If the operation1 is invoked from another client (a front-end for example), a transaction will be opened by the EJB container.
But if I invoke the operation2 from the operation1 as described in the code (with the this. referencing the current instance and not the local EJB), what will it happen?
Should I make something like getEJBLocalObject().operation2() to ensure that the operation2 won't be in transaction as configured?
Thank you in advance.
Kind regards,
bgOnline

Answer 1

Yes, it has always been this way. The behavior is independent of how the CMT metadata is specified. Container-managed transactions, method authorization, etc. only take place when an EJB component invocation occurs. The only way to make an EJB component invocation is on an EJB reference. getBusinessObject() is just a convenience method that returns the same thing "@EJB MyLocalIntf myLocal" would.
If the bean instance calls this.operation2() the container is not involved. It's just a plain Java method call.
--ken