Bean Tag Attributes, Continued
  • create: when yes, the bean is created (via Beans.instantiate()) if not found in scope specified. If no is specified and bean is not found, an error is returned.

  • scope: either request or session
    request: bean is to be retrieved from request context using the getAttribute() method. This is default scope. If the bean is created, it is stored in the current request context.

    session: bean is retrieved from the current session using the getValue() method. If the bean is created, it is stored in the current session.

  • beanName: the filename used to create a JavaBean from a serialized bean file.