Java Bean usage

Question

folks
i have a pageflow and i have one jsp in a pageflow and i am using a Java Bean class inside this pageflow to collect all the information from the JSP when the user submits the page, Well i want to know whether i can use this Java Bean outside of the JPF as a value object or i should use a different value object, Infact my JPF is talks to a Java Control, So i was thinking how do i get that Java Bean object inside a Java Control,
Any advices is appreciated,
Thanks
portalman

Answer 1

here is an idea: forget about patterns, stop worrying about doing it "the one and only correct way" and simply use your brain.
Its all personal preference and usually very much depending on the situation. You could use only one bean, but some situations will call for the creation of a separate bean that can hold additional information, or even several beans. Sometimes the framework you use already forces the creation of specific beans.
There is only one thing that will help you to determine which situation calls for which approach: experience. Until then you'll just have to make plenty of mistakes like the rest of us have at the beginning of our careers. But there is one tip I can give you that may save you some time: if you look at your code and things just aren't as simple as they should be: you have a design flaw. Usually when you keep going with it, you'll hit some sort of limitation that'll cause you to see how the code design should have been from the beginning. Eventually you'll get into that situation often enough that you'll automatically do it right from the beginning. As I said: experience.