[jboss-user] [JBoss Seam] - Using the @Factory annotation and stateless session beans

I'm wondering why my method that's marked with the @Factory annotation in my stateless session bean isn't being invoked. Because I'm still new to EJB and Seam, I'm wondering if I don't understand the concepts well enough yet. Here's what I have (some sample code - the syntax may not be entirely correct - but my actual code compiles): My stateless session bean implementation: @Name("TestStatelessBean") | @Stateless | public final class TestSLSBBean implements TestSLSBLocal { | @Out(value="testVar") | private String testVar = null; | | @Factory("testVar") | public void init() { | .... | } | | public void testSLSBMethod() { | .... | } | } The business interface for this bean: @Local | public interface TestSLSBLocal { | void init(); | | void testSLSBMethod(); | } The stateless session bean is invoked from a stateful session bean with the default conversation scope: @Name("TestStatefulBean") | @Stateful | public final class TestSFSBBean implements TestSFSBLocal { | @In(value="TestStatelessBean", create = true); | TestSLSBLocal test; | | void testSFSBMethod() { | test.testSLSBMethod(); | } | } So when test.testSFSBMethod() is invoked, the init method in TestStatelessBean is somehow never invoked before testSLSBMethod is called (at least it doesn't appear so in my debugger). I would hate to have to add the init() method call to everyone one of the methods in the TestSLSBBean class. What am I doing wrong, or do I have to add init() for each method in the TestSLSBBean class? Thanks! View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3973774#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...