Factory and Variable Beans

VisualAge provides beans that enable you to dynamically create and reference bean instances visually. These beans are not Java classes. A Factory creates new instances of a bean type. A Variable references any instance of a bean type that you assign to it. With either a Factory or a Variable, you specify the bean type that it can create or reference.

The following beans provide support for bean instances:


Bean Description
Factory A bean that dynamically creates instances of Java beans
Variable A bean that provides access to instances of Java beans


Related procedures
Dynamically Creating and Accessing a Bean Instance

Related references
Beans for Visual Composition