Deprecated API


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Deprecated Interfaces
org.springframework.core.ConcurrentMap
          as of Spring 3.0, since standard ConcurrentMap is available on Java 5+ anyway 
org.springframework.remoting.jaxrpc.JaxRpcServicePostProcessor
          in favor of JAX-WS support in org.springframework.remoting.jaxws 
org.springframework.orm.jdo.JdoCallback
          as of Spring 3.1, in favor of native PersistenceManager usage (see TransactionAwarePersistenceManagerFactoryProxy and SpringPersistenceManagerProxyBean) 
org.springframework.orm.jdo.JdoOperations
          as of Spring 3.1, in favor of native PersistenceManager usage (see TransactionAwarePersistenceManagerFactoryProxy and SpringPersistenceManagerProxyBean) 
org.springframework.orm.jpa.JpaCallback
          as of Spring 3.1, in favor of native EntityManager usage (typically obtained through @PersistenceContext) 
org.springframework.orm.jpa.JpaOperations
          as of Spring 3.1, in favor of native EntityManager usage (typically obtained through @PersistenceContext). Note that this interface did not get upgraded to JPA 2.0 and never will. 
org.springframework.core.enums.LabeledEnum
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of Java 5 enums. 
org.springframework.core.enums.LabeledEnumResolver
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of Java 5 enums. 
org.springframework.jdbc.core.simple.SimpleJdbcOperations
          since Spring 3.1 in favor of JdbcOperations and NamedParameterJdbcOperations. The JdbcTemplate and NamedParameterJdbcTemplate now provide all the functionality of the SimpleJdbcTemplate. 
 

Deprecated Classes
org.springframework.test.annotation.AbstractAnnotationAwareTransactionalTests
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of using the listener-based test context framework (AbstractTransactionalJUnit4SpringContextTests) 
org.springframework.test.jpa.AbstractAspectjJpaTests
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of using the listener-based test context framework (AbstractJUnit38SpringContextTests) 
org.springframework.core.enums.AbstractCachingLabeledEnumResolver
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of Java 5 enums. 
org.springframework.web.portlet.mvc.AbstractCommandController
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of annotated controllers 
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.AbstractCommandController
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of annotated controllers 
org.springframework.test.AbstractDependencyInjectionSpringContextTests
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of using the listener-based test context framework (AbstractJUnit4SpringContextTests) 
org.springframework.web.portlet.mvc.AbstractFormController
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of annotated controllers 
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.AbstractFormController
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of annotated controllers 
org.springframework.core.enums.AbstractGenericLabeledEnum
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of Java 5 enums. 
org.springframework.test.jpa.AbstractJpaTests
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of using the listener-based test context framework (AbstractJUnit38SpringContextTests) 
org.springframework.test.context.junit38.AbstractJUnit38SpringContextTests
          as of Spring 3.1, in favor of using AbstractJUnit4SpringContextTests 
org.springframework.core.enums.AbstractLabeledEnum
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of Java 5 enums. 
org.springframework.test.web.AbstractModelAndViewTests
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of using the listener-based test context framework (AbstractJUnit38SpringContextTests) or ModelAndViewAssert with JUnit 4 and TestNG. 
org.springframework.test.AbstractSingleSpringContextTests
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of using the listener-based test context framework (AbstractJUnit4SpringContextTests) 
org.springframework.test.AbstractSpringContextTests
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of using the listener-based test context framework (AbstractJUnit4SpringContextTests) 
org.springframework.test.AbstractTransactionalDataSourceSpringContextTests
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of using the listener-based test context framework (AbstractTransactionalJUnit4SpringContextTests) 
org.springframework.test.context.junit38.AbstractTransactionalJUnit38SpringContextTests
          as of Spring 3.1, in favor of using AbstractTransactionalJUnit4SpringContextTests 
org.springframework.test.AbstractTransactionalSpringContextTests
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of using the listener-based test context framework (AbstractTransactionalJUnit4SpringContextTests) 
org.springframework.web.portlet.mvc.AbstractWizardFormController
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of annotated controllers 
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.AbstractWizardFormController
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of annotated controllers 
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.xslt.AbstractXsltView
          since Spring 2.5; superseded by XsltView and its more flexible XsltView.locateSource(java.util.Map) mechanism 
org.springframework.web.struts.ActionSupport
          as of Spring 3.0 
org.springframework.test.AssertThrows
          favor use of JUnit 4's @Test(expected=...) support 
org.springframework.web.struts.AutowiringRequestProcessor
          as of Spring 3.0 
org.springframework.web.struts.AutowiringTilesRequestProcessor
          as of Spring 3.0 
org.springframework.web.portlet.mvc.BaseCommandController
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of annotated controllers 
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.BaseCommandController
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of annotated controllers 
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.CancellableFormController
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of annotated controllers 
org.springframework.http.client.CommonsClientHttpRequestFactory
          In favor of HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory 
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.tiles.ComponentControllerSupport
          as of Spring 3.0 
org.springframework.test.ConditionalTestCase
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of using the listener-based test context framework (AbstractJUnit4SpringContextTests) 
org.springframework.web.struts.ContextLoaderPlugIn
          as of Spring 3.0 
org.springframework.jms.listener.DefaultMessageListenerContainer102
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of the JMS 1.1 based DefaultMessageListenerContainer 
org.springframework.web.struts.DelegatingActionProxy
          as of Spring 3.0 
org.springframework.web.struts.DelegatingActionUtils
          as of Spring 3.0 
org.springframework.web.struts.DelegatingRequestProcessor
          as of Spring 3.0 
org.springframework.web.struts.DelegatingTilesRequestProcessor
          as of Spring 3.0 
org.springframework.scheduling.timer.DelegatingTimerTask
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of the scheduling.concurrent package which is based on Java 5's java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService 
org.springframework.web.struts.DispatchActionSupport
          as of Spring 3.0 
org.springframework.remoting.jaxrpc.JaxRpcPortClientInterceptor
          in favor of JAX-WS support in org.springframework.remoting.jaxws 
org.springframework.remoting.jaxrpc.JaxRpcPortProxyFactoryBean
          in favor of JAX-WS support in org.springframework.remoting.jaxws 
org.springframework.orm.jdo.JdoAccessor
          as of Spring 3.1, in favor of native PersistenceManager usage (see TransactionAwarePersistenceManagerFactoryProxy and SpringPersistenceManagerProxyBean) 
org.springframework.orm.jdo.support.JdoDaoSupport
          as of Spring 3.1, in favor of native PersistenceManager usage (see TransactionAwarePersistenceManagerFactoryProxy and SpringPersistenceManagerProxyBean) 
org.springframework.orm.jdo.JdoInterceptor
          as of Spring 3.1, in favor of native PersistenceManager usage and AOP-driven exception translation through PersistenceExceptionTranslationPostProcessor 
org.springframework.orm.jdo.JdoTemplate
          as of Spring 3.1, in favor of native PersistenceManager usage (see TransactionAwarePersistenceManagerFactoryProxy and SpringPersistenceManagerProxyBean) 
org.springframework.jms.core.JmsTemplate102
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of the JMS 1.1 based JmsTemplate 
org.springframework.jms.connection.JmsTransactionManager102
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of the JMS 1.1 based JmsTransactionManager 
org.springframework.orm.jpa.JpaAccessor
          as of Spring 3.1, in favor of native EntityManager usage (typically obtained through @PersistenceContext) 
org.springframework.orm.jpa.support.JpaDaoSupport
          as of Spring 3.1, in favor of native EntityManager usage (typically obtained through @PersistenceContext) 
org.springframework.orm.jpa.JpaInterceptor
          as of Spring 3.1, in favor of native EntityManager usage (typically obtained through @PersistenceContext) and AOP-driven exception translation through PersistenceExceptionTranslationPostProcessor 
org.springframework.orm.jpa.JpaTemplate
          as of Spring 3.1, in favor of native EntityManager usage (typically obtained through @PersistenceContext) Note that this class did not get upgraded to JPA 2.0 and never will. 
org.springframework.core.enums.LetterCodedLabeledEnum
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of Java 5 enums. 
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.LocalCacheProviderProxy
          as of Spring 3.0, following Hibernate 3.3's deprecation of the CacheProvider SPI 
org.springframework.remoting.jaxrpc.LocalJaxRpcServiceFactory
          in favor of JAX-WS support in org.springframework.remoting.jaxws 
org.springframework.remoting.jaxrpc.LocalJaxRpcServiceFactoryBean
          in favor of JAX-WS support in org.springframework.remoting.jaxws 
org.springframework.web.struts.LookupDispatchActionSupport
          as of Spring 3.0 
org.springframework.web.struts.MappingDispatchActionSupport
          as of Spring 3.0 
org.springframework.jms.listener.adapter.MessageListenerAdapter102
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of the JMS 1.1 based MessageListenerAdapter 
org.springframework.scheduling.timer.MethodInvokingTimerTaskFactoryBean
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of the scheduling.concurrent package which is based on Java 5's java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService 
org.springframework.scheduling.timer.ScheduledTimerTask
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of the scheduling.concurrent package which is based on Java 5's java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService 
org.springframework.web.context.support.ServletContextFactoryBean
          as of Spring 3.0, since "servletContext" is now available as a default bean in every WebApplicationContext 
org.springframework.web.context.support.ServletContextPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer
          in Spring 3.1 in favor of PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer in conjunction with StandardServletEnvironment. 
org.springframework.remoting.jaxrpc.ServletEndpointSupport
          in favor of JAX-WS support in org.springframework.remoting.jaxws 
org.springframework.core.enums.ShortCodedLabeledEnum
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of Java 5 enums. 
org.springframework.web.portlet.mvc.SimpleFormController
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of annotated controllers 
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.SimpleFormController
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of annotated controllers 
org.springframework.jdbc.core.simple.SimpleJdbcDaoSupport
          since Spring 3.1 in favor of JdbcDaoSupport and NamedParameterJdbcDaoSupport. The JdbcTemplate and NamedParameterJdbcTemplate now provide all the functionality of the SimpleJdbcTemplate. 
org.springframework.jdbc.core.simple.SimpleJdbcTemplate
          since Spring 3.1 in favor of JdbcTemplate and NamedParameterJdbcTemplate. The JdbcTemplate and NamedParameterJdbcTemplate now provide all the functionality of the SimpleJdbcTemplate. 
org.springframework.test.jdbc.SimpleJdbcTestUtils
          as of Spring 3.1.3; use JdbcTestUtils instead. 
org.springframework.jms.support.converter.SimpleMessageConverter102
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of the JMS 1.1 based SimpleMessageConverter 
org.springframework.jms.listener.SimpleMessageListenerContainer102
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of the JMS 1.1 based SimpleMessageListenerContainer 
org.springframework.jms.connection.SingleConnectionFactory102
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of the JMS 1.1 based SingleConnectionFactory 
org.springframework.web.struts.SpringBindingActionForm
          as of Spring 3.0 
org.springframework.core.enums.StaticLabeledEnum
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of Java 5 enums. 
org.springframework.core.enums.StaticLabeledEnumResolver
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of Java 5 enums. 
org.springframework.core.enums.StringCodedLabeledEnum
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of Java 5 enums. 
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.tiles.TilesConfigurer
          as of Spring 3.0 
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.tiles.TilesJstlView
          as of Spring 3.0 
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.tiles.TilesView
          as of Spring 3.0 
org.springframework.scheduling.timer.TimerFactoryBean
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of the scheduling.concurrent package which is based on Java 5's java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService 
org.springframework.scheduling.timer.TimerTaskExecutor
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of the scheduling.concurrent package which is based on Java 5's java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService 
org.springframework.orm.jpa.vendor.TopLinkJpaDialect
          as of Spring 3.1, in favor of the EclipseLink project and Spring's corresponding EclipseLinkJpaDialect 
org.springframework.orm.jpa.vendor.TopLinkJpaVendorAdapter
          as of Spring 3.1, in favor of the EclipseLink project and Spring's corresponding EclipseLinkJpaVendorAdapter 
org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionAspectUtils
          as of Spring 3.1.2 in favor of BeanFactoryUtils 
org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanFactory
          as of Spring 3.1 in favor of DefaultListableBeanFactory and XmlBeanDefinitionReader 
 

Deprecated Exceptions
org.springframework.remoting.jaxrpc.JaxRpcSoapFaultException
          in favor of JAX-WS support in org.springframework.remoting.jaxws 
 

Deprecated Annotation Types
org.springframework.test.annotation.ExpectedException
          as of Spring 3.1 in favor of using built-in support for declaring expected exceptions in the underlying testing framework (e.g., JUnit, TestNG, etc.) 
org.springframework.test.annotation.NotTransactional
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of moving the non-transactional test method to a separate (non-transactional) test class or to a @BeforeTransaction or @AfterTransaction method. 
 

Deprecated Fields
org.springframework.scheduling.config.AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParser.ASYNC_ANNOTATION_PROCESSOR_BEAN_NAME
          as of Spring 3.1 in favor of AnnotationConfigUtils.ASYNC_ANNOTATION_PROCESSOR_BEAN_NAME 
org.springframework.scheduling.config.AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParser.ASYNC_EXECUTION_ASPECT_BEAN_NAME
          as of Spring 3.1 in favor of AnnotationConfigUtils.ASYNC_EXECUTION_ASPECT_BEAN_NAME 
org.springframework.beans.factory.config.AutowireCapableBeanFactory.AUTOWIRE_AUTODETECT
          as of Spring 3.0: If you are using mixed autowiring strategies, prefer annotation-based autowiring for clearer demarcation of autowiring needs. 
org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinition.AUTOWIRE_AUTODETECT
          as of Spring 3.0: If you are using mixed autowiring strategies, use annotation-based autowiring for clearer demarcation of autowiring needs. 
org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.BeanDefinitionParserDelegate.BEAN_NAME_DELIMITERS
          as of Spring 3.1 in favor of BeanDefinitionParserDelegate.MULTI_VALUE_ATTRIBUTE_DELIMITERS 
org.springframework.web.servlet.tags.form.AbstractDataBoundFormElementTag.COMMAND_NAME_VARIABLE_NAME
          as of Spring 2.5, in favor of FormTag.MODEL_ATTRIBUTE_VARIABLE_NAME 
org.springframework.web.util.CookieGenerator.DEFAULT_COOKIE_MAX_AGE
          in favor of setting no max age value at all in such a case 
org.springframework.scheduling.config.AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParser.SCHEDULED_ANNOTATION_PROCESSOR_BEAN_NAME
          as of Spring 3.1 in favor of AnnotationConfigUtils.SCHEDULED_ANNOTATION_PROCESSOR_BEAN_NAME 
 

Deprecated Methods
org.springframework.aop.framework.AdvisedSupport.addAllAdvisors(Advisor[])
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of AdvisedSupport.addAdvisors(org.springframework.aop.Advisor...) 
org.springframework.ui.ModelMap.addAllObjects(Collection)
          as of Spring 2.5, in favor of ModelMap.addAllAttributes(Collection) 
org.springframework.ui.ModelMap.addAllObjects(Map)
          as of Spring 2.5, in favor of ModelMap.addAllAttributes(Map) 
org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionBuilder.addConstructorArg(Object)
          since Spring 2.5, in favor of BeanDefinitionBuilder.addConstructorArgValue(java.lang.Object) 
org.springframework.jdbc.core.simple.AbstractJdbcCall.addDeclaredRowMapper(String, ParameterizedRowMapper)
          in favor of AbstractJdbcCall.addDeclaredRowMapper(String, org.springframework.jdbc.core.RowMapper) 
org.springframework.core.convert.support.ConversionServiceFactory.addDefaultConverters(GenericConversionService)
          in Spring 3.1 in favor of DefaultConversionService.addDefaultConverters(ConverterRegistry) 
org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.addListener(ApplicationListener)
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of AbstractApplicationContext.addApplicationListener(org.springframework.context.ApplicationListener) 
org.springframework.ui.ModelMap.addObject(Object)
          as of Spring 2.5, in favor of ModelMap.addAttribute(Object) 
org.springframework.ui.ModelMap.addObject(String, Object)
          as of Spring 2.5, in favor of ModelMap.addAttribute(String, Object) 
org.springframework.web.bind.WebDataBinder.bindMultipartFiles(Map, MutablePropertyValues)
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of WebDataBinder.bindMultipart(java.util.Map>, org.springframework.beans.MutablePropertyValues) which binds all multipart files, even if more than one sent for the same name 
org.springframework.core.CollectionFactory.createConcurrentMap(int)
          as of Spring 3.0, for usage on JDK 1.5 or higher 
org.springframework.core.CollectionFactory.createConcurrentMapIfPossible(int)
          as of Spring 3.0, for usage on JDK 1.5 or higher 
org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener.createContextLoader()
          in favor of simply subclassing ContextLoaderListener itself (which extends ContextLoader, as of Spring 3.0) 
org.springframework.core.CollectionFactory.createCopyOnWriteSet()
          as of Spring 3.0, for usage on JDK 1.5 or higher 
org.springframework.core.convert.support.ConversionServiceFactory.createDefaultConversionService()
          in Spring 3.1 in favor of DefaultConversionService.DefaultConversionService() 
org.springframework.core.CollectionFactory.createIdentityMapIfPossible(int)
          as of Spring 2.5, for usage on JDK 1.4 or higher 
org.springframework.beans.factory.config.PropertiesFactoryBean.createInstance()
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of PropertiesFactoryBean.createProperties() 
org.springframework.core.CollectionFactory.createLinkedCaseInsensitiveMapIfPossible(int)
          as of Spring 3.0, for usage on JDK 1.5 or higher 
org.springframework.core.CollectionFactory.createLinkedMapIfPossible(int)
          as of Spring 2.5, for usage on JDK 1.4 or higher 
org.springframework.core.CollectionFactory.createLinkedSetIfPossible(int)
          as of Spring 2.5, for usage on JDK 1.4 or higher 
org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.createWebApplicationContext(ServletContext, ApplicationContext)
          as of Spring 3.1 in favor of ContextLoader.createWebApplicationContext(ServletContext) and ContextLoader.configureAndRefreshWebApplicationContext(ConfigurableWebApplicationContext, ServletContext) 
org.springframework.remoting.rmi.RmiClientInterceptorUtils.doInvoke(MethodInvocation, Remote)
          as of Spring 2.5, in favor of RmiClientInterceptorUtils.invokeRemoteMethod(org.aopalliance.intercept.MethodInvocation, java.lang.Object) 
org.springframework.web.util.UriUtils.encodeHttpUrl(String, String)
          in favor of UriComponentsBuilder; see note about query param encoding 
org.springframework.web.util.UriTemplate.encodeUri(String)
          No longer in use, with no direct replacement 
org.springframework.web.util.UriUtils.encodeUri(String, String)
          in favor of UriComponentsBuilder; see note about query param encoding 
org.springframework.web.util.UriUtils.encodeUriComponents(String, String, String, String, String, String, String, String, String)
          in favor of UriComponentsBuilder 
org.springframework.orm.ibatis.SqlMapClientTemplate.executeWithListResult(SqlMapClientCallback)
          as of Spring 3.0 - not really needed anymore with generic SqlMapClientTemplate.execute(org.springframework.orm.ibatis.SqlMapClientCallback) method 
org.springframework.orm.ibatis.SqlMapClientTemplate.executeWithMapResult(SqlMapClientCallback)
          as of Spring 3.0 - not really needed anymore with generic SqlMapClientTemplate.execute(org.springframework.orm.ibatis.SqlMapClientCallback) method 
org.springframework.test.annotation.AbstractAnnotationAwareTransactionalTests.findUniqueProfileValueSourceFromContext(ApplicationContext)
          Use @ProfileValueSourceConfiguration instead. 
org.springframework.aop.config.AopNamespaceUtils.forceAutoProxyCreatorToUseClassProxying(BeanDefinitionRegistry)
          since Spring 2.5, in favor of AopConfigUtils.forceAutoProxyCreatorToUseClassProxying(BeanDefinitionRegistry) 
org.springframework.util.ClassUtils.forName(String)
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of specifying a ClassLoader explicitly: see ClassUtils.forName(String, ClassLoader) 
org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener.getContextLoader()
          in favor of simply subclassing ContextLoaderListener itself (which extends ContextLoader, as of Spring 3.0) 
org.springframework.core.convert.TypeDescriptor.getElementType()
          in Spring 3.1 in favor of TypeDescriptor.getElementTypeDescriptor(). 
org.springframework.validation.DataBinder.getErrors()
          in favor of DataBinder.getBindingResult(). Use the BindException.BindException(BindingResult) constructor to create a BindException instance if still needed. 
org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.getHandler(HttpServletRequest, boolean)
          as of Spring 3.0.4, in favor of DispatcherServlet.getHandler(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest), with this method's cache attribute now effectively getting ignored 
org.springframework.core.convert.TypeDescriptor.getMapKeyType()
          in Spring 3.1 in favor of TypeDescriptor.getMapKeyTypeDescriptor(). 
org.springframework.core.convert.TypeDescriptor.getMapValueType()
          in Spring 3.1 in favor of TypeDescriptor.getMapValueTypeDescriptor(). 
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.json.MappingJacksonJsonView.getRenderedAttributes()
          use MappingJacksonJsonView.getModelKeys() instead 
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.json.MappingJackson2JsonView.getRenderedAttributes()
          use MappingJackson2JsonView.getModelKeys() instead 
org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionAspectUtils.getTransactionManager(BeanFactory, String)
          as of Spring 3.1.2 in favor of BeanFactoryAnnotationUtils.qualifiedBeanOfType(BeanFactory, Class, String) 
org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionAspectUtils.getTransactionManager(ConfigurableListableBeanFactory, String)
          as of Spring 3.1.2 in favor of BeanFactoryAnnotationUtils.qualifiedBeanOfType(BeanFactory, Class, String) 
org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.BeanDefinitionParserDelegate.initDefaults(Element)
          in Spring 3.1 in favor of BeanDefinitionParserDelegate.initDefaults(Element, BeanDefinitionParserDelegate) 
org.springframework.format.support.FormattingConversionServiceFactoryBean.installFormatters(FormatterRegistry)
          since Spring 3.1 in favor of FormattingConversionServiceFactoryBean.setFormatterRegistrars(Set) 
org.springframework.remoting.rmi.RmiClientInterceptorUtils.invoke(MethodInvocation, Remote, String)
          as of Spring 2.5, in favor of RmiClientInterceptorUtils.invokeRemoteMethod(org.aopalliance.intercept.MethodInvocation, java.lang.Object) 
org.springframework.core.JdkVersion.isAtLeastJava14()
          as of Spring 3.0 which requires Java 1.5+ 
org.springframework.core.JdkVersion.isAtLeastJava15()
          as of Spring 3.0 which requires Java 1.5+ 
org.springframework.core.JdkVersion.isAtLeastJava16()
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of reflective checks for the specific Java 1.6 classes of interest 
org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.isCglibProxyClass(Class)
          as of Spring 3.1 in favor of ClassUtils.isCglibProxyClass(Class) 
org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.isCglibProxyClassName(String)
          as of Spring 3.1 in favor of ClassUtils.isCglibProxyClassName(String) 
org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.AbstractSimpleBeanDefinitionParser.isEligibleAttribute(Attr)
          in favour of AbstractSimpleBeanDefinitionParser.isEligibleAttribute(org.w3c.dom.Attr, ParserContext) 
org.springframework.util.ClassUtils.isPresent(String)
          as of Spring 2.5, in favor of ClassUtils.isPresent(String, ClassLoader) 
org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionAspectSupport.methodIdentification(Method)
          in favor of TransactionAspectSupport.methodIdentification(Method, Class) 
org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinition.overrideFrom(AbstractBeanDefinition)
          since Spring 2.5, in favor of AbstractBeanDefinition.overrideFrom(BeanDefinition) 
org.springframework.beans.factory.config.PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer.parseStringValue(String, Properties, Set)
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of using PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer.resolvePlaceholder(java.lang.String, java.util.Properties, int) with PropertyPlaceholderHelper. Only retained for compatibility with Spring 2.5 extensions. 
org.springframework.context.support.PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer.processProperties(ConfigurableListableBeanFactory, Properties)
          in favor of PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer.processProperties(ConfigurableListableBeanFactory, ConfigurablePropertyResolver) 
org.springframework.jdbc.core.simple.SimpleJdbcTemplate.query(String, ParameterizedRowMapper, Map)
           
org.springframework.jdbc.core.simple.SimpleJdbcOperations.query(String, ParameterizedRowMapper, Map)
          as of Spring 3.0: Use the method using the newly genericized RowMapper interface instead since the RowMapper and ParameterizedRowMapper interfaces are equivalent now. 
org.springframework.jdbc.core.simple.SimpleJdbcTemplate.query(String, ParameterizedRowMapper, Object...)
           
org.springframework.jdbc.core.simple.SimpleJdbcOperations.query(String, ParameterizedRowMapper, Object...)
          as of Spring 3.0: Use the method using the newly genericized RowMapper interface instead since the RowMapper and ParameterizedRowMapper interfaces are equivalent now. 
org.springframework.jdbc.core.simple.SimpleJdbcTemplate.query(String, ParameterizedRowMapper, SqlParameterSource)
           
org.springframework.jdbc.core.simple.SimpleJdbcOperations.query(String, ParameterizedRowMapper, SqlParameterSource)
          as of Spring 3.0: Use the method using the newly genericized RowMapper interface instead since the RowMapper and ParameterizedRowMapper interfaces are equivalent now. 
org.springframework.jdbc.core.simple.SimpleJdbcTemplate.queryForObject(String, ParameterizedRowMapper, Map)
           
org.springframework.jdbc.core.simple.SimpleJdbcOperations.queryForObject(String, ParameterizedRowMapper, Map)
          as of Spring 3.0: Use the method using the newly genericized RowMapper interface instead since the RowMapper and ParameterizedRowMapper interfaces are equivalent now. 
org.springframework.jdbc.core.simple.SimpleJdbcTemplate.queryForObject(String, ParameterizedRowMapper, Object...)
           
org.springframework.jdbc.core.simple.SimpleJdbcOperations.queryForObject(String, ParameterizedRowMapper, Object...)
          as of Spring 3.0: Use the method using the newly genericized RowMapper interface instead since the RowMapper and ParameterizedRowMapper interfaces are equivalent now. 
org.springframework.jdbc.core.simple.SimpleJdbcTemplate.queryForObject(String, ParameterizedRowMapper, SqlParameterSource)
           
org.springframework.jdbc.core.simple.SimpleJdbcOperations.queryForObject(String, ParameterizedRowMapper, SqlParameterSource)
          as of Spring 3.0: Use the method using the newly genericized RowMapper interface instead since the RowMapper and ParameterizedRowMapper interfaces are equivalent now. 
org.springframework.aop.config.AopNamespaceUtils.registerAutoProxyCreatorIfNecessary(ParserContext, Object)
          since Spring 2.5, in favor of AopNamespaceUtils.registerAutoProxyCreatorIfNecessary(ParserContext, Element) and AopConfigUtils.registerAutoProxyCreatorIfNecessary(BeanDefinitionRegistry, Object) 
org.springframework.beans.PropertyEditorRegistrySupport.registerSharedEditor(Class, PropertyEditor)
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of PropertyEditorRegistrars or ConversionService usage 
org.springframework.jdbc.core.simple.SimpleJdbcCallOperations.returningResultSet(String, ParameterizedRowMapper)
          in favor of SimpleJdbcCallOperations.returningResultSet(String, org.springframework.jdbc.core.RowMapper) 
org.springframework.jdbc.core.simple.SimpleJdbcCall.returningResultSet(String, ParameterizedRowMapper)
          in favor of SimpleJdbcCall.returningResultSet(String, org.springframework.jdbc.core.RowMapper) 
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.HibernateOperations.saveOrUpdateAll(Collection)
          as of Spring 2.5, in favor of individual saveOrUpdate or merge usage 
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.LocalSessionFactoryBean.setCacheProvider(CacheProvider)
          as of Spring 3.0, following Hibernate 3.3's deprecation of the CacheProvider SPI 
org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionBuilder.setFactoryBean(String, String)
          since Spring 2.5, in favor of preparing this on the raw BeanDefinition object 
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.json.MappingJacksonJsonView.setRenderedAttributes(Set)
          use MappingJacksonJsonView.setModelKeys(Set) instead 
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.json.MappingJackson2JsonView.setRenderedAttributes(Set)
          use MappingJackson2JsonView.setModelKeys(Set) instead 
org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionBuilder.setResourceDescription(String)
          since Spring 2.5, in favor of preparing this on the raw BeanDefinition object 
org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionBuilder.setSingleton(boolean)
          since Spring 2.5, in favor of BeanDefinitionBuilder.setScope(java.lang.String) 
org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinition.setSingleton(boolean)
          since Spring 2.5, in favor of AbstractBeanDefinition.setScope(java.lang.String) 
org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionBuilder.setSource(Object)
          since Spring 2.5, in favor of preparing this on the raw BeanDefinition object 
org.springframework.ui.freemarker.FreeMarkerConfigurationFactory.setTemplateLoaders(TemplateLoader...)
          as of Spring 2.0.1, in favor of the "preTemplateLoaders" and "postTemplateLoaders" properties 
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.BaseCommandController.suppressValidation(HttpServletRequest)
          as of Spring 2.0.4, in favor of the BaseCommandController.suppressValidation(HttpServletRequest, Object) variant 
 

Deprecated Constructors
org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinition(AbstractBeanDefinition)
          since Spring 2.5, in favor of AbstractBeanDefinition.AbstractBeanDefinition(BeanDefinition) 
org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.BeanDefinitionParserDelegate(XmlReaderContext)
          since Spring 3.1 in favor of BeanDefinitionParserDelegate.BeanDefinitionParserDelegate(XmlReaderContext, Environment) 
org.springframework.jdbc.CannotGetJdbcConnectionException(String, ClassNotFoundException)
          since Spring 2.5, in favor of throwing an IllegalStateException in case of the driver not being found 
org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.DriverManagerDataSource(String, String, String, String)
          since Spring 2.5. DriverManagerDataSource is primarily intended for accessing pre-registered JDBC drivers. If you need to register a new driver, consider using SimpleDriverDataSource instead. 
org.springframework.core.io.support.ResourceArrayPropertyEditor(ResourcePatternResolver)
          as of 3.1 in favor of ResourceArrayPropertyEditor.ResourceArrayPropertyEditor(ResourcePatternResolver, PropertyResolver) 
org.springframework.core.io.support.ResourceArrayPropertyEditor(ResourcePatternResolver, boolean)
          as of 3.1 in favor of ResourceArrayPropertyEditor.ResourceArrayPropertyEditor(ResourcePatternResolver, PropertyResolver, boolean) 
org.springframework.core.io.ResourceEditor(ResourceLoader)
          as of Spring 3.1 in favor of ResourceEditor.ResourceEditor(ResourceLoader, PropertyResolver) 
org.springframework.core.io.ResourceEditor(ResourceLoader, boolean)
          as of Spring 3.1 in favor of ResourceEditor.ResourceEditor(ResourceLoader, PropertyResolver, boolean) 
org.springframework.beans.support.ResourceEditorRegistrar(ResourceLoader)
          as of Spring 3.1 in favor of #ResourceEditorRegistrar(ResourceLoader, Environment) 
org.springframework.beans.factory.support.RootBeanDefinition(Class, boolean)
          since Spring 2.5, in favor of AbstractBeanDefinition.setScope(java.lang.String) 
org.springframework.beans.factory.support.RootBeanDefinition(Class, int)
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of AbstractBeanDefinition.setAutowireMode(int) usage 
org.springframework.beans.factory.support.RootBeanDefinition(Class, MutablePropertyValues)
          as of Spring 3.0, in favor of AbstractBeanDefinition.getPropertyValues() usage 
org.springframework.beans.factory.support.RootBeanDefinition(Class, MutablePropertyValues, boolean)
          since Spring 2.5, in favor of AbstractBeanDefinition.setScope(java.lang.String) 
org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.SingleConnectionDataSource(String, String, String, String, boolean)
          since Spring 2.5. Driver parameter usage is generally not recommended for a SingleConnectionDataSource. If you insist on using driver parameters directly, set up the Driver class manually before invoking this DataSource.