In the EJB 3 Simplified API, there is no separate "create" API for stateful session beans. Each injection or lookup of a Stateful Session Bean results in a new Stateful Session Bean instance, with a unique identity tied to that particular client reference object.
Typically Stateful Session Bean references are stored in the HttpSession for access across multiple web invocations.
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