| Package | Description | 
|---|---|
| org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation | Support package for annotation-driven bean configuration. | 
| org.springframework.beans.factory.groovy | Support package for Groovy-based bean definitions. | 
| org.springframework.beans.factory.support | Classes supporting the  org.springframework.beans.factorypackage. | 
| org.springframework.beans.factory.xml | Contains an abstract XML-based  BeanFactoryimplementation,
 including a standard "spring-beans" XSD. | 
| Modifier and Type | Class and Description | 
|---|---|
| class  | AnnotatedGenericBeanDefinitionExtension of the  GenericBeanDefinitionclass, adding support for annotation metadata exposed through theAnnotatedBeanDefinitioninterface. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| AbstractBeanDefinition | GroovyBeanDefinitionReader. bean(Class<?> type,
    Object... args)Define an inner bean definition. | 
| Modifier and Type | Class and Description | 
|---|---|
| class  | ChildBeanDefinitionBean definition for beans which inherit settings from their parent. | 
| class  | GenericBeanDefinitionGenericBeanDefinition is a one-stop shop for standard bean definition purposes. | 
| class  | RootBeanDefinitionA root bean definition represents the merged bean definition that backs
 a specific bean in a Spring BeanFactory at runtime. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| AbstractBeanDefinition | GenericBeanDefinition. cloneBeanDefinition() | 
| AbstractBeanDefinition | ChildBeanDefinition. cloneBeanDefinition() | 
| abstract AbstractBeanDefinition | AbstractBeanDefinition. cloneBeanDefinition()Clone this bean definition. | 
| static AbstractBeanDefinition | BeanDefinitionReaderUtils. createBeanDefinition(String parentName,
                    String className,
                    ClassLoader classLoader)Create a new GenericBeanDefinition for the given parent name and class name,
 eagerly loading the bean class if a ClassLoader has been specified. | 
| AbstractBeanDefinition | BeanDefinitionBuilder. getBeanDefinition()Validate and return the created BeanDefinition object. | 
| AbstractBeanDefinition | BeanDefinitionBuilder. getRawBeanDefinition()Return the current BeanDefinition object in its raw (unvalidated) form. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| protected void | AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory. autowireByName(String beanName,
              AbstractBeanDefinition mbd,
              BeanWrapper bw,
              MutablePropertyValues pvs)Fill in any missing property values with references to
 other beans in this factory if autowire is set to "byName". | 
| protected void | AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory. autowireByType(String beanName,
              AbstractBeanDefinition mbd,
              BeanWrapper bw,
              MutablePropertyValues pvs)Abstract method defining "autowire by type" (bean properties by type) behavior. | 
| protected void | AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory. checkDependencies(String beanName,
                 AbstractBeanDefinition mbd,
                 PropertyDescriptor[] pds,
                 PropertyValues pvs)Perform a dependency check that all properties exposed have been set,
 if desired. | 
| void | AbstractBeanDefinition. copyQualifiersFrom(AbstractBeanDefinition source)Copy the qualifiers from the supplied AbstractBeanDefinition to this bean definition. | 
| static String | BeanDefinitionReaderUtils. registerWithGeneratedName(AbstractBeanDefinition definition,
                         BeanDefinitionRegistry registry)Register the given bean definition with a generated name,
 unique within the given bean factory. | 
| protected String[] | AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory. unsatisfiedNonSimpleProperties(AbstractBeanDefinition mbd,
                              BeanWrapper bw)Return an array of non-simple bean properties that are unsatisfied. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| protected AbstractBeanDefinition | BeanDefinitionParserDelegate. createBeanDefinition(String className,
                    String parentName)Create a bean definition for the given class name and parent name. | 
| AbstractBeanDefinition | BeanDefinitionParserDelegate. parseBeanDefinitionAttributes(Element ele,
                             String beanName,
                             BeanDefinition containingBean,
                             AbstractBeanDefinition bd)Apply the attributes of the given bean element to the given bean * definition. | 
| AbstractBeanDefinition | BeanDefinitionParserDelegate. parseBeanDefinitionElement(Element ele,
                          String beanName,
                          BeanDefinition containingBean)Parse the bean definition itself, without regard to name or aliases. | 
| protected abstract AbstractBeanDefinition | AbstractBeanDefinitionParser. parseInternal(Element element,
             ParserContext parserContext)Central template method to actually parse the supplied  Elementinto one or moreBeanDefinitions. | 
| protected AbstractBeanDefinition | AbstractSingleBeanDefinitionParser. parseInternal(Element element,
             ParserContext parserContext)Creates a  BeanDefinitionBuilderinstance for thebean Classand passes it to theAbstractSingleBeanDefinitionParser.doParse(org.w3c.dom.Element, org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.ParserContext, org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionBuilder)strategy method. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| AbstractBeanDefinition | BeanDefinitionParserDelegate. parseBeanDefinitionAttributes(Element ele,
                             String beanName,
                             BeanDefinition containingBean,
                             AbstractBeanDefinition bd)Apply the attributes of the given bean element to the given bean * definition. | 
| void | BeanDefinitionParserDelegate. parseQualifierElement(Element ele,
                     AbstractBeanDefinition bd)Parse a qualifier element. | 
| void | BeanDefinitionParserDelegate. parseQualifierElements(Element beanEle,
                      AbstractBeanDefinition bd)Parse qualifier sub-elements of the given bean element. | 
| protected String | AbstractBeanDefinitionParser. resolveId(Element element,
         AbstractBeanDefinition definition,
         ParserContext parserContext)Resolve the ID for the supplied  BeanDefinition. |