> -----Original Message----- > From: mfaine [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: creation of new beans > When a managed bean is created that has as properties other > beans, do these bean properties get instantiated as well? > For example, I have a bean UserBean with a property Center > that is itself a bean. There are getCenter and setCenter > methods. When a new UserBean is instantiated will Center also > be instantiated or will it remain null?
Yes, the child beans will get created if they are configured as managed properties of the parent bean. Be careful about the lifetimes though; if your parent bean has a scope of session, but your child bean a scope of request, the setter for that managed property is only called when the parent is instantiated. Kalle
