InitialContext() in EJB1.1, WLS5.1

Question

[I posted this on ...interest.ejb and realized that I might get
a more knowledgeable response here.]
In WLS5.1, I'd like to get the name of some bean-specific
environment variables. I know that I'm supposed to do something
like so:
InitialContext ic = new InitialContext();
String s = (String)ic.lookup("java:/comp/env/MyEnv");
I get that much. What I would like to do is put this call into
a static method in a utilities-oriented class like so:
class MyUtils {
static Object getEnvVal(String envName) {
InitialContext ic = new InitialContext();
return ic.lookup("java:/comp/env/" + envName);
So my question is, can InitialContext() be called in a static method?
If not, then that makes sense given how I interpret the spec EJB1.1
14.2.1.2.
But if so, then how do I distinquish between one bean's environment
value versus another's when both beans are deployed in the same
descriptor?
e.g., in bean1, String s = (String)MyUtils.getEnvValue("MyEnv");
vs in bean2, String s = (String)MyUtils.getEnvValue("MyEnv");
Gary F.
FastTrack Systems, Inc

Answer 1

When you say it 'worked on 6.0 SP2', do you mean the bean with the
Vector field actually runs
on 6.0 SP2 (and you can store and retrieve Vector values), or that it
just passes ejbc?
Complex Serializable object types, like Vector, have never been
supported in CMP 1.1, as far
as I know, but we probably didn't add a compliance check until 6.1.
Our EJB 2.0 CMP supports Vector and other complex object types.
Also, please don't cross post.
Seth
Anup Vachali wrote:
Kumar,
Thanks for the reply. It worked for me on WLS6.0SP2!! and it is
complaining about Vector not being a valid data type in EJB CMP 1.1. I
have been looking at the specifications and cannot find anyplace where
it says that Vector is not allowed.
Anup.
Kumar Allamraju wrote:
Vector is not a valid CMP data type in 60 & 61
I declared a cmp field of type Vector and in both
versions ejbc says that "vector is not a valid CMP type"
Check the following
http://e-docs.bea.com/wls/docs60/ejb/cmp.html#1059575
http://e-docs.bea.com/wls/docs61/ejb/cmp.html#1059575
Kumar
Rob Woollen wrote:
I believe it's a WebLogic problem. If your bean worked in WLS 6.0,
it should work in 6.1. Please open a case with [email protected]
-- Rob
Anup Vachali wrote:
List:
When I try to do an ejbc on a bean which has a cmp field of class
Vector
I get the following error:
ERROR: Error from ejbc: In EJB EventLevelEHome, cmp-field: event
is
declared to
be of Class: java.util.Vector, which is not supported in WebLogic
EJB
CMP 1.1
ERROR: ejbc found errors
This happened when I upgraded from WebLogic6.0SP2 to WebLogic6.1
and it
was working fine in WL6.0.
Does anyone know if this is a WebLogic problem or an EJB spec
limitation? It seems to be a weblogic problem since I could get
it to
work on WebLogic6.
Thanks for any help.
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