Deprecated API

Contents

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

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.