getting EntityManager from within java?

[dustismo]

Hi,

How do i get the EntityManager from within a java method (i.e. without using @In)?

I have tried:

EntityManager manager = ((ManagedPersistenceContext)Contexts.getConversationContext().get("entityManager"))
 .getEntityManager();

Which works some of the time (I assume only when the current conv holds an 'entityManager' reference).

thanks
Dustin

[norman.richards]

Have you tried Component.getInstance()?

[dustismo]

EntityManager manager = (EntityManager)Component.getInstance("entityManager");

worked like a charm, thanks :)