by Greg Voss
To run beans, you'll need version 1.1 the Java Development Kit (JDK1.1).
For documentation and downloading information see [href]. You'll also
need a copy of the Beans Development Kit, version 1.0 (BDK 1.0). See
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The "Introducing Java Beans" Lesson
is good place to start if you want to learn basic concepts of Java Beans and
reusuable software components. You'll also find in this lesson example
application builder tools that make use of simple beans like buttons,
list boxes, and other simple widgets as well as more complex beans like
spreadheets, Word Processors (Rich Text Format Editors) Diagram editors,
and even Java class and method-oriented text editors.
For a quick overview if the BDK,
The "Java Beans Developer Toolkit" Lesson
will give you a quick overview of important beans classes. You'll find
here more about the contents of the BDK as well as pointers to Beans
API specifications and design guidelines.
If you like to jump right into code, try
The "Writing a Simple Bean" Lesson. For a more advanced
example,
The "Writing Advanced Beans" Lesson might be more to your
liking.
To learn how to package your beans for sale or distribution, read
The "Packaging Beans for Distribution" Lesson where you
will learn how to create JAR files for beans.
You'll want to test your beans before distributing them to customers and
end users. For convenience, the BDK comes with a BeanBox application
test environment.
The "Testing Your Beans" Lesson should get you comfortable
using the BDK BeanBox and will show you how to add your own Beans to
the test environment.
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Glossary is also available to clarify terms related to
Beans and reusable software component technology.
