## Name

Bean — Binds a bean to Camel message exchanges

## Usage

The Bean pattern can be placed anywhere in the body of a route.

## Properties

Table 7 describes the properties you can specify using the properties editor.

Table 7. Bean Properties

Name | Description
--- | ---
Bean Type | Specifies the type of the bean.
Inherit Error Handler | Specifies whether the node should use the error handler configured for the route. The default is `Disabled`.
Method | Specifies the method to invoke on the bean. If no value is provided Apache Camel will attempt to determine the method to invoke. If no method can be determined a `AmbiguousMethodCallException` exception is thrown.
Bean Name | Specifies the name of the bean, from the Apache Camel configuration file, that will process the message. This property corresponds to the `ref` attribute in the XML source.
Id | Specifies a unique identifier for the endpoint. The Id can be used to refer to the endpoint in the Camel XML file.
Description | Specifies a text description for the node. This description is included in the generated XML file, but it is informational only. It is not used by Apache Camel.