@Target(value=METHOD)
 @Retention(value=RUNTIME)
public @interface PrePassivate

Designates a method to receive a callback before a stateful session bean is passivated.

If the method to which this annotation is applied is defined on an interceptor class, it must have one of the following signatures:

 void <METHOD>(InvocationContext)

 Object <METHOD>(InvocationContext) throws Exception
 

If the method to which this annotation is applied is defined on a target class, it must have the following signature:

 void <METHOD>()
 

The method can have public, private, protected, or package level access. It must not be declared as final or static.