Remoteexception and ejbexception

Question

I have a stateless session bean method:
try{
catch(){
throw new EJBException()...// here
I read some article says: either throw EJBException for local or throw RemoteException for remote.
but my EJB suppose to be used by both local or remote client, how can I throw both EJBException or RemoteException?
Thanks

Answer 1

Your EJB should not directly throw RemoteException. First, you need to decide whether the
condition you encounter is an application exception or a system exception. An application
exception is a condition from which the client might be able to recover and is considered non-fatal
by the container. When an application exception is thrown, the client will receive that exact
exception. An application is a user-defined exception or any other existing exception that is a
sublcass of java.lang.Exception (except java.rmi.RemoteException)
With a system exception, the container destroys the bean instance that threw the exception
and automatically rolls back the current transaction. The way to signify a system exception is by
throwing EJBException or any runtime exception.
The container will convert that exception to the appropriate client-side
exception. In the case of a Local EJB client, the client will receive EJBException. If the client is
an EJB 2.x Remote client, it will receive RemoteException. If the client is a 3.0 Remote client, it
will receive EJBException.