{
   
      try
      { 
         // Get the methods from Object
         Class[] empty = {};
         Class type = Object.class;
         TO_STRING = type.getMethod("toString", empty);
         HASH_CODE = type.getMethod("hashCode", empty);
         EQUALS = type.getMethod("equals", new Class[] { type });
         // Get the methods from EJBObject
         type = EJBObject.class;
         GET_PRIMARY_KEY = type.getMethod("getPrimaryKey", empty);
         GET_HANDLE = type.getMethod("getHandle", empty);
         GET_EJB_HOME = type.getMethod("getEJBHome", empty);
         IS_IDENTICAL = type.getMethod("isIdentical", new Class[] { type });
      }
      catch (Exception e)
      {
         e.printStackTrace();
         throw new ExceptionInInitializerError(e);
      }
      // For externalization to work
}