Summary

Session beans are an important component of the J2EE specification, giving you the ability to develop typically client-side business logic within the realm of the EJB container. This chapter has introduced you to the types of session beans you can develop and described their life cycles and differences. You have had the opportunity for hands-on experience in developing stateless and stateful session beans to get you comfortable with the technology.

To continue the discussion of session beans in the context of a WebLogic cluster, read Chapter 25, "Implementing Highly Available and Scalable Solutions Using the WebLogic Cluster."