in JSP

[John McDonald]

I'm a little confused about this whole bean thing in JSP. I thought that you had to have some specific bean data object that you referenced from within a JSP page, but recently I noted that someone used the following:   <BEAN NAME="HASH" INTROSPECT="no" SCOPE="session" TYPE="java.util.Hashtable"></BEAN>   Can I call ANY class and use it's methods, just by using <BEAN  NAME="ClassName">?   BTW: For a little more background on the <BEAN> reference above, the email is here--> http://archives.java.sun.com/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind9911&L=jsp-interest&P=R27059&m=6766   John D. McDonald CipherStream Systems email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.cipherstream.com ------------------------------------------------------- Secure E-Business Is Our Business -------------------------------------------------------