Pre-packaged Query

Query name="Semmle/StyleChecks/J2EE/Session-Bean/Check ejbCreate%(..) methods' definition"

Reports all Session-Bean types that contain ejbCreate%(..) methods that are not public or that are final or static or that do not have return type void or that throw application exceptions.

from SessionBean sbean, Method m
where m.getName().matches("ejbCreate%") and
      sbean.inherits(m) and
      (not(m.hasModifier("public")) or
       m.hasModifier("final") or
       m.hasModifier("static") or
       not(m.getType().hasName("void")) or
       exists(Exception e | m.getAnException() = e and
                          e.getType().fromSource()))
select sbean, sbean.toString() + " session-bean must define an ejbCreate%(..)"
                       + " method that is public, not final, not static,"
                       + " has return type void and"
                       + " does not throw application exceptions"

References

Enterprise JavaBeans 2.1 - Specification, section 7.11.3