--- miscJava/Test3/src/dk/thoerup/schedulesamples/TimedEjb.java	2011/04/18 12:28:14	1298
+++ miscJava/Test3/src/dk/thoerup/schedulesamples/TimedEjb.java	2011/04/18 14:05:29	1299
@@ -23,17 +23,21 @@
 @Stateless
 public class TimedEjb implements TimedObject {
 
+	class TimerInfo implements Serializable {
+		public int count;
+	}
+
 	@Resource
 	private SessionContext sessionCtx;
-	int count;
 	
 	public void startTimer() {
 		
 		TimerService timerService = sessionCtx.getTimerService();
 		
+		TimerInfo info = new TimerInfo(); //the info object is not necessary - but can be used to store data with the timer
 
-		//Timer timer = timerService.createTimer( (5 * 1000), null); //singleshot timer
-		timerService.createTimer(10*1000, 5000, null); //repeating timer
+		//Timer timer = timerService.createTimer( (5 * 1000), info); //singleshot timer
+		timerService.createTimer(10*1000, 5000, info ); //repeating timer
 		
 		// otherwise use schedule expression to create more complex schedules
 		// in this case fire once every minute when the seconds is == 10
@@ -41,18 +45,19 @@
 		//System.out.println(se.toString());
 		//timerService.createCalendarTimer( se );
 		
-		count = 0;
 	}
 	
 	@Override
 	public void ejbTimeout(Timer timer) {
+
+		TimerInfo info = (TimerInfo) timer.getInfo();
 		
-		count++;
+		info.count++;
 		
-		System.out.print("timeout .... " + count);
+		System.out.print("timeout .... " + info.count);
 		
 		
-		if (count >= 10) {
+		if (info.count >= 10) {
 			timer.cancel();
 		}
 	}