Ales Justin [http://community.jboss.org/people/alesj] replied to the discussion "When is a bean moved to START state?" To view the discussion, visit: http://community.jboss.org/message/534740#534740 -------------------------------------------------------------- No, after -- see AbstractController::incrementState.       try       {          install(context, fromState, toState);            fromContexts.remove(context);          Controller toController = context.getController();          Set<ControllerContext> toContexts = toController.getContextsByState(toState);          toContexts.add(context);          context.setState(toState); // HERE -------------------------------------------------------------- Reply to this message by going to Community [http://community.jboss.org/message/534740#534740] Start a new discussion in JBoss Microcontainer at Community [http://community.jboss.org/choose-container!input.jspa?contentType=1&...]