Can't inject resource when not using Servlet

[rnicholson10]

I have several servlets and can inject properties easily like follows:

@Resource(name="ConnectionFactory", mappedName="ConnectionFactory")
private ConnectionFactory connectionFactory;

@Resource(name="queue/out", mappedName="queue/out")
private Destination out;

But if I try to use a simple POJO and inject the resources it fails to work. I know the solution to this must be simple but for the life of me I can't find the answer.

Thanks,

Ross

[wolfgangknauf]

Hi Ross,

as far as I know, injection is only possible for certain types of resources where the server can control the usage and object creation. Those types are: SessionBeans, Servlets, JSF managed beans, ApplicationClient main classes. For everything else, JavaEE5 injection is not possible.

The server has no chance to hook into the creation of your Pojo, so it cannot perform injection.

Hope this helps

Wolfgang