> > I don't understand when I would use a Component and what they are for.
Typically a web-application is built from a number of pages. And each page is different. Many elements on the pages will be the same or similar though. For those elements it is usually wise to create a separate component and then use it on all pages that should show that element. This way you have a single block of code to test and when you need to make changes you can do it in a single place and all pages that use that component will be updated at once. in that regard it is a little bit like a taglib, but better and much, much easier to create yourself. regards, Onno
