s="block">A container invokes this method when the instance
 is taken out of the pool of available instances to become associated
 with a specific EJB object. This method transitions the instance to 
 the ready state.

 <p> This method executes in an unspecified transaction context.</div>
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<dt><span class="throwsLabel">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code><a href="../../javax/ejb/EJBException.html" title="class in javax.ejb">EJBException</a></code> - Thrown by the method to indicate a failure
    caused by a s