Deprecated API

Contents

• Deprecated Interfaces
• Deprecated Classes
• Deprecated Fields
• Deprecated Methods
• Deprecated Constructors

Deprecated Interfaces

org.springframework.web.bind.BindInitializer
since Spring 1.2.7: prefer direct ServletRequestDataBinder usage, potentially in combination with a PropertyEditorRegistrar

org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefinitionParser
as of Spring 2.0: superseded by BeanDefinitionDocumentReader

Deprecated Classes

org.springframework.web.bind.BindUtils
since Spring 1.2.7: prefer direct ServletRequestDataBinder usage, potentially in combination with a PropertyEditorRegistrar

org.springframework.context.event.ConsoleListener
since Spring 1.2.7: doesn't serve any purpose

org.springframework.aop.support.DynamicMethodMatcherPointcutAdvisor
since 2.0, in favor of using DefaultPointcutAdvisor with a runtime DynamicMethodMatcherPointcut

org.springframework.web.bind.RequestUtils
since Spring 2.0: use ServletRequestUtils instead

Deprecated Fields

org.springframework.validation.BindException.ERROR_KEY_PREFIX
in favor of BindingResult.MODEL_KEY_PREFIX

org.springframework.web.util.UrlPathHelper.INCLUDE_CONTEXT_PATH_REQUEST_ATTRIBUTE
as of Spring 2.0, in favor of WebUtils.INCLUDE_CONTEXT_PATH_ATTRIBUTE

org.springframework.web.util.UrlPathHelper.INCLUDE_SERVLET_PATH_REQUEST_ATTRIBUTE
as of Spring 2.0, in favor of WebUtils.INCLUDE_SERVLET_PATH_ATTRIBUTE

org.springframework.web.util.UrlPathHelper.INCLUDE_URI_REQUEST_ATTRIBUTE
as of Spring 2.0, in favor of WebUtils.INCLUDE_REQUEST_URI_ATTRIBUTE

Deprecated Methods

org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletRequest.addRole(String)
in favor of addUserRole

org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionReaderUtils.createBeanDefinition(String, String, ConstructorArgumentValues, MutablePropertyValues, ClassLoader)
in favor of createBeanDefinition(String, String, ClassLoader)

org.springframework.scheduling.timer.TimerFactoryBean.createTimer(boolean)
as of Spring 2.0.1, in favor of TimerFactoryBean.createTimer(String, boolean)

org.springframework.beans.BeanWrapperImpl.doTypeConversionIfNecessary(Object, Class)
in favor of convertIfNecessary

org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.findMatchingBeans(Class)
as of Spring 2.0.1: Override findAutowireCandidates instead

org.springframework.validation.DataBinder.getErrors()
in favor of getBindingResult()

org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.multiaction.MultiActionController.initBinder(ServletRequest, ServletRequestDataBinder)
since Spring 2.0: use initBinder(HttpServletRequest, ServletRequestDataBinder) instead

org.springframework.beans.BeanUtils.isAssignable(Class, Class)
as of Spring 2.0, in favor of ClassUtils.isAssignable

org.springframework.beans.BeanUtils.isAssignable(Class, Object)
as of Spring 2.0, in favor of ClassUtils.isAssignableValue

org.springframework.aop.framework.autoproxy.AbstractAutoProxyCreator.isInfrastructureClass(Class, String)
in favor of isInfrastructureClass(beanClass)

org.springframework.jmx.export.MBeanExporter.setAutodetect(boolean)
in favor of MBeanExporter.setAutodetectModeName(String)

org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefinitionReader.setParserClass(Class)
as of Spring 2.0: superseded by "documentReaderClass"

org.springframework.ui.freemarker.FreeMarkerConfigurationFactory.setTemplateLoaders(TemplateLoader[])
as of Spring 2.0.1, in favor of the "preTemplateLoaders" and "postTemplateLoaders" properties

org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefinitionReader.setValidating(boolean)
as of Spring 2.0: superseded by "validationMode"

Deprecated Constructors

org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanDefinitionStoreException(Resource, String, String)
as of Spring 2.0, in favor of the constructor variant with a resource description argument

org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanDefinitionStoreException(Resource, String, String, Throwable)
as of Spring 2.0, in favor of the constructor variant with a resource description argument