What is a JavaBean exactly?

Question

I understood, I think, that a \"Bean\" is a Java class with properties and getters/setters. As much as I understand, it is the equivalent of a C struct. Is that true?

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Answer 1

Properties of JavaBeans

A JavaBean is a Java object that satisfies certain programming conventions:

1. The JavaBean class must implement either Serializable or Externalizable

2. The JavaBean class must have a no-arg constructor

3. All JavaBean properties must have public setter and getter methods

4. All JavaBean instance variables should be private

Example of JavaBeans

@Entity
public class Employee implements Serializable{

   @Id
   private int id;
   private String name;   
   private int salary;  

   public Employee() {}

   public Employee(String name, int salary) {
      this.name = name;
      this.salary = salary;
   }
   public int getId() {
      return id;
   }
   public void setId( int id ) {
      this.id = id;
   }
   public String getName() {
      return name;
   }
   public void setName( String name ) {
      this.name = name;
   }
   public int getSalary() {
      return salary;
   }
   public void setSalary( int salary ) {
      this.salary = salary;
   }
}