As Zac implies - one requires an instance; the other doesn't. I wouldn't create an instance if it's not going to be used - it will just make life confusing for the guy maintaining the page in 6 months.
-----Original Message----- From: A mailing list about Java Server Pages specification and reference [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Zachary Roberts Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 9:39 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: JavaBean Vs Java Class Sentthoor- The only thing I can think of is that the JavaBean gives you access to the automatic <jsp:setProperty> and <jsp:getProperty> tags if you need them. Zac >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/05/02 03:17AM >>> Hi Guys, I need to write a static method in a class to do a specific task. I can simple import the class at the top and use the method in my JSP. However I am wondering is there any difference in using a class as a JavaBean rather than simply importing it and using it... Senthoor =========================================================================== To unsubscribe: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "signoff JSP-INTEREST". For digest: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "set JSP-INTEREST DIGEST". Some relevant FAQs on JSP/Servlets can be found at: http://archives.java.sun.com/jsp-interest.html http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/faq.html http://www.esperanto.org.nz/jsp/jspfaq.jsp http://www.jguru.com/faq/index.jsp http://www.jspinsider.com ========================= To unsubscribe: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "signoff JSP-INTEREST". For digest: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "set JSP-INTEREST DIGEST". Some relevant FAQs on JSP/Servlets can be found at: http://archives.java.sun.com/jsp-interest.html http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/faq.html http://www.esperanto.org.nz/jsp/jspfaq.jsp http://www.jguru.com/faq/index.jsp http://www.jspinsider.com =========================================================================== To unsubscribe: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "signoff JSP-INTEREST". For digest: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "set JSP-INTEREST DIGEST". Some relevant FAQs on JSP/Servlets can be found at: http://archives.java.sun.com/jsp-interest.html http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/faq.html http://www.esperanto.org.nz/jsp/jspfaq.jsp http://www.jguru.com/faq/index.jsp http://www.jspinsider.com
