I'm confused. I've seen two different terms: Javabean and Java Beans. Is there a significant difference between them?
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Where did you see these terms?– Martijn VerburgCommented Apr 4, 2012 at 10:28
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I saw those in searching in google or in book. I'm wrong?– SamCommented Apr 4, 2012 at 10:49
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It is nice that I'm attending Stanford's NLP class.– ChironCommented Apr 4, 2012 at 11:16
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1Does this SO question help? stackoverflow.com/questions/1361758/…– jcmeloniCommented Apr 4, 2012 at 11:25
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4One is singular and the other is plural? Really, without any more context this question is not answerable.– JesperCommented Apr 4, 2012 at 11:46
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People tend to casually refer to Java classes as "Java beans" in conversations and articles.
When written as one word, however, "JavaBeans" are classes conforming to a particular convention. A JavaBean is a Java Object that is serializable, has a nullary constructor, and allows access to properties using getter and setter methods. See Wikipedia's article on JavaBeans for more information.
It's also important to note the difference between a Javabean and an EJB.
