A J2EE component is a self-contained functional software unit that is assembled into a J2EE application with its related classes and files and communicates with other components. The J2EE specification defines the following J2EE components:
- Application clients and applets are client components.
- Java Servlet and JavaServer PagesTM (JSPTM) technology components are web components.
- Enterprise JavaBeansTM (EJBTM) components (enterprise beans) are business components.
- Resource adapter components provided by EIS and tool vendors.