Designing
a JavaBean
A JavaBean can be any Java class; you just have to keep a few things in
mind.
- First, consider the properties of the bean. These need to be accessed via getter and setter methods. Properties can be an aggregation of instance fields or attributes; they do not need to have a 1:1 relationship.
- A bean should be able to be used in many situation, and by novice programmers. Thus, keep flexibility and user-friendliness in mind when designing your bean. Perhaps provide default behaviors that can be changed with property settings.
- Beans often have the default constructor, whether it is specifically written or provided when no other constructor is provided.