Conversation

```
public interface Conversation
```
Defines the conversation instance contract for using in the ConversationScoped webbeans components.
Please see the 8.5.4 Conversation context lifecycle of the specification.

See Also:

ConversationScoped

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`begin()`	Starts new conversation.
`void`	`begin(java.lang.String id)`	Starts new conversation with the given id.
`void`	`end()`	Ends of the conversation.
`java.lang.String`	`getId()`	Gets conversation id.
`long`	`getTimeout()`	Returns conversation time out.
`boolean`	`isTransient()`
`void`	`setTimeout(long milliseconds)`	Sets conversation timeout in ms.

- Method Detail
  - begin
```
void begin()
```
    Starts new conversation.
  - begin
```
void begin(java.lang.String id)
```
    Starts new conversation with the given id.
    
    Parameters:
    
    id - conversation id.
  - end
```
void end()
```
    Ends of the conversation.
  - isTransient
```
boolean isTransient()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if conversation is transient, false if it is a long running conversation.
  - getId
```
java.lang.String getId()
```
    Gets conversation id.
    
    Returns:
    
    conversation id
  - getTimeout
```
long getTimeout()
```
    Returns conversation time out.
    
    Returns:
    
    conversation timeout
  - setTimeout
```
void setTimeout(long milliseconds)
```
    Sets conversation timeout in ms.
    
    Parameters:
    
    milliseconds - timeout of the conversation