Let’s talk about some of the advantages of using JavaBeans with JSPs.

When used with servlets and JSPs in an application server, JavaBeans represent the business logic for an application. They provide:

* Properties which can be set to configure their behavior
* Methods exposing the services of the business logic
* Properties which encapsulate the generated dynamic content

When a user sends a request by way of the browser, it may be for static or dynamic information. If dynamic, the request will be handled by a servlet. The servlet locates one or more JavaBeans needed to perform the request. It configures the beans using request parameters and invokes the required business logic methods. The servlet then stores a reference to the result bean so it is available to a JSP. The JSP uses the dynamic content available in the result bean to deliver a response back to the browser.

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