Adding the Select Bean to the Visual Composition Editor Surface

To use the Select bean, the Data Access Beans feature must be added to VisualAge for Java.

The Select bean is a nonvisual bean that you use to access data in a relational database. Start by adding the Select bean to the Visual Composition Editor surface as follows:

  1. From the category drop-down menu in the Visual Composition Editor, select the Database category.
  2. Select Select bean .
  3. Move the mouse pointer to the location on the Visual Composition Editor surface where you want to place the Select bean.
  4. Press and hold mouse button 1. Without releasing the mouse button, move the mouse pointer to position it precisely.
  5. Release the mouse button. The Select bean is placed at the location of the mouse pointer.


Related concepts
Beans Palette

Related procedures
Adding a feature to VisualAge for Java
Composing Beans Visually

Related references
Visual Composition Editor
Select