the code below explains everything by using the getProperty :- HTML: <jsp:useBean id=\"bean1\" class=\"bean1\"/> <HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>Beans</TITLE></ HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR=\"#FFFFFF\"> <p> here is some data that came from bean1:</p> <UL> <LI> the name of the bean is : <jsp:getProperty name=\"bean1\" property=\"name\"/> <LI> the 7th prime number is: <jsp:getProperty name=\"bean1\" property=\"sevenPrimeNumber\"/ > <LI>the current time is : <jsp:getProperty name=\"bean1\" property=\"currentTime\"/> </UL> <CENTER> <TABLE BORDER =\"0\"> <TR> <TD BGCOLOR=\"<jsp:getProperty name=\"bean1\" property=\"color\"/>\"> <P> the information from a bean can be used anywhere on the page!</P> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </BODY> </HTML>