Re: [TCLUG-DEVEL:261] JSP and Bean constructors

[Bob Tanner <tanner@real-time.com>]

Quoting Perry Hoekstra (dutchman@uswest.net):
> No, only default constructors are allowed.  This is because beans used
> in JSPs must follow the JavaBean contract (empty constructors, implement
> Serializable). 

I thought as much. Thanks.

BTW, any good Bean books you can recommend?

> Create the bean:
> <jsp:useBean id="foo" scope="session" class="foo.myBean" />
> 
> and then call a method (like initialize) on the bean that takes a
> Properties parameter right after the bean definition.
> <% mybean.initialize(config); %>

That is exactly what I am doing. :-) Thanks again.

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