Deprecated API

Contents

• Deprecated Packages
• Deprecated Interfaces
• Deprecated Classes
• Deprecated Exceptions
• Deprecated Annotation Types
• Deprecated Fields
• Deprecated Methods
• Deprecated Constructors

Deprecated Packages

Package and Description
org.springframework.web.struts

Deprecated Interfaces

Interface and Description
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

Class and Description
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<java.lang.String, java.lang.Object>) mechanism
org.springframework.web.struts.ActionServletAwareProcessor as of Spring 3.0
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.core.CollectionFactory.JdkConcurrentHashMap
org.springframework.http.client.CommonsClientHttpRequest In favor of HttpComponentsClientHttpRequest
org.springframework.http.client.CommonsClientHttpRequestFactory In favor of HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory
org.springframework.http.client.CommonsClientHttpResponse In favor of HttpComponentsClientHttpResponse
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.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

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

Deprecated Annotation Types

Annotation Type and Description
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

Field and Description
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
org.springframework.transaction.config.AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParser.TRANSACTION_ADVISOR_BEAN_NAME as of Spring 3.1 in favor of TransactionManagementConfigUtils.TRANSACTION_ADVISOR_BEAN_NAME
org.springframework.transaction.config.AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParser.TRANSACTION_ASPECT_BEAN_NAME as of Spring 3.1 in favor of TransactionManagementConfigUtils.TRANSACTION_ASPECT_BEAN_NAME

Deprecated Methods

Method and Description
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<java.lang.String, java.util.List<org.springframework.web.multipart.MultipartFile>>, 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(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<T>) 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<T>) 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 #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(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

Constructor and Description
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.