PreDestroy callback is not being called by container

[konkimalla]

We use JBOSS 4.2.1.GA. My statefule session bean has different methods for different callback methods like @PostConstruct, @PostActivate, @PrePassivate and @PreDestroy. Except the method with @PreDestroy all the methods are being called.

I did some clean up in method having @PreDestroy so that when I complete my work or shutdown the JBOSS, this method will be cleaned. In either case this is not being used.

Can somebody please let me know the way to take care of this issue?

[konkimalla]

A small correction to my note.
Predestroy is being called when I called the method having @Remove annotation. However, when JBOSS is shutdown gracefully, I don't see the predestroy method being called.

[dietice]

This is just jboss. Dont think they support standards or should I say they have their own standards :).

Spent a few days on this & gone back to ejb 2.1.

See Bill's comment in
http://jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&t=87859&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=10

[alrubinger]

In areas where the specification lacks explicitly-defined behavior, it is the responsibility of the vendor to fill in the gaps.

It is the intention of JBoss to support all standards and ensure that applications remain as portable across implementations as possible.

Spec 4.3.11 and 4.4, Figure 5 do not dictate that the PreDestroy callback be called on undeployment. In fact, 4.4.3 says:

The Bean Provider cannot assume that the container will always invoke the PreDestroy lifecycle callback interceptor method(s) (or ejbRemove method) for a session bean instance.

Is it possible for you to use "destroy" of an @Service/MBean/Singleton to fulfill your requirements?

http://docs.jboss.org/ejb3/app-server/reference/build/reference/en/html/jboss_extensions.html

S,
ALR

[wolfc]

In AS 4.2.2 the ThreadlocalPool does call @PreDestroy on undeploy. This is a 'side effect' of another issue with ThreadlocalPool.

See http://jira.jboss.com/jira/browse/EJBTHREE-1031