ClassCastException on Session Bean - Classloader issue?
jboss/linux versions: Jboss 3.2.1 on Mandrake linux 2.4.21-199-default
I'd be grateful if anyone can give me any clues what to check. When a Struts Action class attempts to lookup a Session bean, it gets a ClassCastException. I don't understand how - jboss.jar and ejb-jar.xml look good, and the code looks fine. Is it because the class trying to load the SSB lives in WEB-INF, and the class it is trying to load lives in the app jar?
The problematic line of code (where userInterfaceQE is of type UserInterfaceQE):
userInterfaceQE = (UserInterfaceQE) ((UserInterfaceQEHome) EJBHomeFactory.getFactory().lookUpHome(UserInterfaceQEHome.class)).create();
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The ejb-jar entry:
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<ejb-name>UserInterfaceQE</ejb-name>
com.cadmus.rpm.session.ui.UserInterfaceQE.UserInterfaceQEHome
com.cadmus.rpm.session.ui.UserInterfaceQE.UserInterfaceQE
<local-home>com.cadmus.rpm.session.ui.UserInterfaceQE.UserInterfaceQELocalHome</local-home>
com.cadmus.rpm.session.ui.UserInterfaceQE.UserInterfaceQELocal
<ejb-class>com.cadmus.rpm.session.ui.UserInterfaceQE.UserInterfaceQEBean</ejb-class>
<session-type>Stateless</session-type>
<transaction-type>Container</transaction-type>
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The jboss.xml entry:
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<ejb-name>UserInterfaceQE</ejb-name>
<jndi-name>com/cadmus/rpm/session/ui/UserInterfaceQE/UserInterfaceQE</jndi-name>
<local-jndi-name>com/cadmus/rpm/session/ui/UserInterfaceQE/UserInterfaceQELocal</local-jndi-name>
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Locations of the Action class vs. Session class
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Session lives in app jar:
./deploy/rpm_application.ear/rpm_server.jar/com/cadmus/rpm/session/ui/UserInterfaceQE/UserInterfaceQE.class
Action lives in WEB-INF:
./deploy/rpm_application.ear/rpm.war/WEB-INF/classes/com/cadmus/rpm/ui/editorial/EditorialPoolAction.class