org.springframework.context.annotation
Annotation Type ComponentScan


@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
@Target(value=TYPE)
@Documented
public @interface ComponentScan

Configures component scanning directives for use with @Configuration classes. Provides support parallel with Spring XML's <context:component-scan> element.

One of basePackageClasses(), basePackages() or its alias value() must be specified.

Note that the <context:component-scan> element has an annotation-config attribute, however this annotation does not. This is because in almost all cases when using @ComponentScan, default annotation config processing (e.g. processing @Autowired and friends) is assumed. Furthermore, when using AnnotationConfigApplicationContext, annotation config processors are always registered, meaning that any attempt to disable them at the @ComponentScan level would be ignored.

See @Configuration Javadoc for usage examples.

Since:
3.1
Author:
Chris Beams
See Also:
Configuration

Optional Element Summary
 Class<?>[] basePackageClasses
          Type-safe alternative to basePackages() for specifying the packages to scan for annotated components.
 String[] basePackages
          Base packages to scan for annotated components.
 ComponentScan.Filter[] excludeFilters
          Specifies which types are not eligible for component scanning.
 ComponentScan.Filter[] includeFilters
          Specifies which types are eligible for component scanning.
 Class<? extends BeanNameGenerator> nameGenerator
          The BeanNameGenerator class to be used for naming detected components within the Spring container.
 String resourcePattern
          Controls the class files eligible for component detection.
 ScopedProxyMode scopedProxy
          Indicates whether proxies should be generated for detected components, which may be necessary when using scopes in a proxy-style fashion.
 Class<? extends ScopeMetadataResolver> scopeResolver
          The ScopeMetadataResolver to be used for resolving the scope of detected components.
 boolean useDefaultFilters
          Indicates whether automatic detection of classes annotated with @Component @Repository, @Service, or @Controller should be enabled.
 String[] value
          Alias for the basePackages() attribute.
 

value

public abstract String[] value
Alias for the basePackages() attribute. Allows for more concise annotation declarations e.g.: @ComponentScan("org.my.pkg") instead of @ComponentScan(basePackages="org.my.pkg").

Default:
{}

basePackages

public abstract String[] basePackages
Base packages to scan for annotated components.

value() is an alias for (and mutually exclusive with) this attribute.

Use basePackageClasses() for a type-safe alternative to String-based package names.

Default:
{}

basePackageClasses

public abstract Class<?>[] basePackageClasses
Type-safe alternative to basePackages() for specifying the packages to scan for annotated components. The package of each class specified will be scanned.

Consider creating a special no-op marker class or interface in each package that serves no purpose other than being referenced by this attribute.

Default:
{}

nameGenerator

public abstract Class<? extends BeanNameGenerator> nameGenerator
The BeanNameGenerator class to be used for naming detected components within the Spring container.

The default value of the BeanNameGenerator interface itself indicates that the scanner used to process this @ComponentScan annotation should use its inherited bean name generator, e.g. the default AnnotationBeanNameGenerator or any custom instance supplied to the application context at bootstrap time.

See Also:
AnnotationConfigApplicationContext.setBeanNameGenerator(BeanNameGenerator)
Default:
org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanNameGenerator.class

scopeResolver

public abstract Class<? extends ScopeMetadataResolver> scopeResolver
The ScopeMetadataResolver to be used for resolving the scope of detected components.

Default:
org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationScopeMetadataResolver.class

scopedProxy

public abstract ScopedProxyMode scopedProxy
Indicates whether proxies should be generated for detected components, which may be necessary when using scopes in a proxy-style fashion.

The default is defer to the default behavior of the component scanner used to execute the actual scan.

Note that setting this attribute overrides any value set for scopeResolver().

See Also:
ClassPathBeanDefinitionScanner.setScopedProxyMode(ScopedProxyMode)
Default:
org.springframework.context.annotation.ScopedProxyMode.DEFAULT

resourcePattern

public abstract String resourcePattern
Controls the class files eligible for component detection.

Consider use of includeFilters() and excludeFilters() for a more flexible approach.

Default:
"**/*.class"

useDefaultFilters

public abstract boolean useDefaultFilters
Indicates whether automatic detection of classes annotated with @Component @Repository, @Service, or @Controller should be enabled.

Default:
true

includeFilters

public abstract ComponentScan.Filter[] includeFilters
Specifies which types are eligible for component scanning.

Further narrows the set of candidate components from everything in basePackages() to everything in the base packages that matches the given filter or filters.

See Also:
resourcePattern()
Default:
{}

excludeFilters

public abstract ComponentScan.Filter[] excludeFilters
Specifies which types are not eligible for component scanning.

See Also:
resourcePattern()
Default:
{}