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BeanBox Basics

The BeanBox is an application for testing Beans, and serves as a simple demonstration for how more sophisticated Beans-aware builder tools should behave. The BeanBox is also a nice tool for learning about Beans. You will use the BeanBox to help you understand Bean characteristics.

Starting and Using the BeanBox explains how to start the BeanBox, and describes the ToolBox and Properties sheet.

Creating a Minimal Bean walks you through creating a rudimentary Bean, saving the Bean, adding the Bean to the ToolBox, placing the Bean in the BeanBox, inspecting the Bean's properties and events, and generating a Bean introspection report.

The BeanBox Menus explains each item in the BeanBox File, Edit, and View menus.


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