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Naming Conventions for Enterprise Beans

Because enterprise beans are composed of multiple parts, it's useful to follow a naming convention for your applications. Table 3-2 summarizes the conventions for the example beans of this tutorial.

Table 3-2 Naming Conventions for Enterprise Beans
Item
Syntax
Example

Enterprise bean name (DD)
<name>EJB
AccountEJB

EJB JAR display name (DD)
<name>JAR
AccountJAR

Enterprise bean class
<name>Bean
AccountBean

Home interface
<name>Home
AccountHome

Remote interface
<name>
Account

Local home interface
Local<name>Home
LocalAccountHome

Local interface
Local<name>
LocalAccount

Abstract schema (DD)
<name>
Account

DD means that the item is an element in the bean's deployment descriptor.

**Table 3-2 Naming Conventions for Enterprise Beans**
Item	Syntax	Example
Enterprise bean name (DD)	`<name>EJB`	`AccountEJB`
EJB JAR display name (DD)	`<name>JAR`	`AccountJAR`
Enterprise bean class	`<name>Bean`	`AccountBean`
Home interface	`<name>Home`	`AccountHome`
Remote interface	`<name>`	`Account`
Local home interface	`Local<name>Home`	`LocalAccountHome`
Local interface	`Local`<`name`>	`LocalAccount`
Abstract schema (DD)	<`name`>	`Account`

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