javax.ejb

## Annotation Type AfterBegin

-     @Target(value=METHOD)
      @Retention(value=RUNTIME)
      public @interface AfterBegin

  Designate a stateful session bean method to receive the after begin session synchronization callback.

  The after begin callback notifies a stateful session bean instance that a new transaction has started and that the subsequent business methods on the instance will be invoked in the context of the transaction.

  This method executes in the proper transaction context. A bean must have at most one `AfterBegin` method. The signature of this method must observe the following rules:

  - The method must not be declared as `final` or `static`.
  - The method may have any access type.
  - The return type must be `void`.
  - The method must take no arguments.

  A stateful session bean class may use either the `SessionSynchronization` interface or the session synchronization annotations, but not both.

  Since:
    EJB 3.1
  See Also:
    `SessionSynchronization`, `BeforeCompletion`, `AfterCompletion`

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