> What's the use case for java.beans in a non-GUI application? Mostly simplified calling of getters and setters, i.e. emulation of object properties. > Why do

> What's the use case for java.beans in a non-GUI application? Mostly simplified calling of getters and setters, i.e. emulation of object properties. > Why do you say almost every Java application depends on it? - JAXB (XML binding) and Activation depend on it, so if you have direct or indirect dependency on JAXB or Activation you need java.beans. - Spring depends on java.beans