Package org.springframework.core

Removed Interfaces
ConcurrentMap	Common interface for a concurrent Map, as exposed by CollectionFactory.createConcurrentMap.

 

Added Classes
DefaultParameterNameDiscoverer	Default implementation of the ParameterNameDiscoverer strategy interface, using the Java 8 standard reflection mechanism (if available), and falling back to the ASM-based LocalVariableTableParameterNameDiscoverer for checking debug information in the class file.
ResolvableType	Encapsulates a Java java.lang.reflect.Type, providing access to supertypes, interfaces, and generic parameters along with the ability to ultimately resolve to a java.lang.Class.
StandardReflectionParameterNameDiscoverer	ParameterNameDiscoverer implementation which uses JDK 8's reflection facilities for introspecting parameter names.

 

Changed Classes
CollectionFactory	Factory for collections, being aware of Java 5 and Java 6 collections.
GenericCollectionTypeResolver	Helper class for determining element types of collections and maps.
GenericTypeResolver	Helper class for resolving generic types against type variables.
JdkVersion	Internal helper class used to find the Java/JVM version that Spring is operating on, to allow for automatically adapting to the present platform's capabilities.
MethodParameter	Helper class that encapsulates the specification of a method parameter, i.e.
OrderComparator	Comparator implementation for Ordered objects, sorting by order value ascending (resp.