Deprecated API

Contents

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

Deprecated Interfaces

Interface and Description
org.springframework.core.ControlFlow as of Spring Framework 4.3.6
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.DeferredResultAdapter in 4.3.8 since 5.0 adds first-class support for reactive type return values from Spring MVC controller methods based on the pluggable ReactiveAdapterRegistry mechanism. Yet another alternative would be to implement a custom AsyncHandlerMethodReturnValueHandler.
org.springframework.core.ErrorCoded as of Spring Framework 4.3.6
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.HibernateCallback as of Spring 4.3, in favor of Hibernate 4.x/5.x
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.HibernateOperations as of Spring 4.3, in favor of Hibernate 4.x/5.x
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.multiaction.MethodNameResolver as of 4.3, in favor of annotation-driven handler methods
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.ResponseBodyEmitterAdapter in 4.3.8 since 5.0 adds first-class support for reactive type return values from Spring MVC controller methods based on the pluggable ReactiveAdapterRegistry mechanism.
org.springframework.messaging.simp.user.UserSessionRegistry in favor of SimpUserRegistry in combination with ApplicationListener listening for AbstractSubProtocolEvent events.
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.velocity.VelocityConfig as of Spring 4.3, in favor of FreeMarker

Deprecated Classes

Class and Description
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.support.AbstractControllerUrlHandlerMapping as of 4.3, in favor of annotation-driven handler methods
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.document.AbstractExcelView as of Spring 4.2, in favor of AbstractXlsView and its AbstractXlsxView and AbstractXlsxStreamingView variants
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.document.AbstractJExcelView as of Spring 4.0, since JExcelAPI is an abandoned project (no release since 2009, with serious bugs remaining)
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.AbstractJsonpResponseBodyAdvice Will be removed as of Spring Framework 5.1, use CORS instead.
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.support.AbstractLobType as of Spring 4.3, in favor of Hibernate 4.x/5.x
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.AbstractSessionFactoryBean as of Spring 4.3, in favor of Hibernate 4.x/5.x
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.tiles2.AbstractSpringPreparerFactory as of Spring 4.2, in favor of Tiles 3
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.multiaction.AbstractUrlMethodNameResolver as of 4.3, in favor of annotation-driven handler methods
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.annotation.AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter as of Spring 3.2, in favor of RequestMappingHandlerAdapter
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.annotation.AnnotationMethodHandlerExceptionResolver as of Spring 3.2, in favor of ExceptionHandlerExceptionResolver
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.annotation.AnnotationSessionFactoryBean as of Spring 4.3, in favor of Hibernate 4.x/5.x
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.support.BlobByteArrayType as of Spring 4.3, in favor of Hibernate 4.x/5.x
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.support.BlobSerializableType as of Spring 4.3, in favor of Hibernate 4.x/5.x
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.support.BlobStringType as of Spring 4.3, in favor of Hibernate 4.x/5.x
org.springframework.remoting.caucho.BurlapClientInterceptor as of Spring 4.0, since Burlap hasn't evolved in years and is effectively retired (in contrast to its sibling Hessian)
org.springframework.remoting.caucho.BurlapExporter as of Spring 4.0, since Burlap hasn't evolved in years and is effectively retired (in contrast to its sibling Hessian)
org.springframework.remoting.caucho.BurlapProxyFactoryBean as of Spring 4.0, since Burlap hasn't evolved in years and is effectively retired (in contrast to its sibling Hessian)
org.springframework.remoting.caucho.BurlapServiceExporter as of Spring 4.0, since Burlap hasn't evolved in years and is effectively retired (in contrast to its sibling Hessian)
org.springframework.oxm.castor.CastorMarshaller as of Spring Framework 4.3.13, due to the lack of activity on the Castor project
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.support.ClobStringType as of Spring 4.3, in favor of Hibernate 4.x/5.x
org.springframework.jdbc.support.nativejdbc.CommonsDbcpNativeJdbcExtractor as of Spring 4.2, in favor of Commons DBCP 2.x and JDBC 4.x
org.springframework.aop.target.CommonsPoolTargetSource as of Spring 4.2, in favor of CommonsPool2TargetSource
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.CompletionStageReturnValueHandler as of 4.3 DeferredResultMethodReturnValueHandler supports CompletionStage return values via an adapter mechanism.
org.springframework.core.ControlFlowFactory as of Spring Framework 4.3.6
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.support.ControllerBeanNameHandlerMapping as of 4.3, in favor of annotation-driven handler methods
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.support.ControllerClassNameHandlerMapping as of 4.3, in favor of annotation-driven handler methods
org.springframework.format.number.CurrencyFormatter as of Spring 4.2, in favor of the more clearly named CurrencyStyleFormatter
org.springframework.jdbc.support.incrementer.DB2MainframeSequenceMaxValueIncrementer in favor of the differently named Db2MainframeMaxValueIncrementer
org.springframework.jdbc.support.incrementer.DB2SequenceMaxValueIncrementer in favor of the specifically named Db2LuwMaxValueIncrementer
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.annotation.DefaultAnnotationHandlerMapping as of Spring 3.2, in favor of RequestMappingHandlerMapping
org.springframework.cache.interceptor.DefaultKeyGenerator as of Spring 4.0, in favor of SimpleKeyGenerator or custom KeyGenerator implementations based on hash codes
org.springframework.messaging.simp.user.DefaultUserSessionRegistry as of 4.2 this class is no longer used, see deprecation notes on UserSessionRegistry for more details.
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.FilterDefinitionFactoryBean as of Spring 4.3, in favor of Hibernate 4.x/5.x
org.springframework.core.GenericCollectionTypeResolver as of 4.3.6, in favor of direct ResolvableType usage
org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.support.HandlerMethodInvoker as of 4.3, in favor of the HandlerMethod-based MVC infrastructure
org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.support.HandlerMethodResolver as of 4.3, in favor of the HandlerMethod-based MVC infrastructure
org.springframework.messaging.handler.HandlerMethodSelector as of Spring 4.2.3, in favor of the generalized and refined MethodIntrospector
org.springframework.web.method.HandlerMethodSelector as of Spring 4.2.3, in favor of the generalized and refined MethodIntrospector
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.HibernateAccessor as of Spring 4.3, in favor of Hibernate 4.x/5.x
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.support.HibernateDaoSupport as of Spring 4.3, in favor of Hibernate 4.x/5.x
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.HibernateExceptionTranslator as of Spring 4.3, in favor of Hibernate 4.x/5.x
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.HibernateInterceptor as of Spring 3.2.7, in favor of either HibernateTemplate usage or native Hibernate API usage within transactions, in combination with a general PersistenceExceptionTranslationPostProcessor. Note: This class does not have an equivalent replacement in orm.hibernate4. If you desperately need a scoped Session bound through AOP, consider the newly introduced OpenSessionInterceptor.
org.springframework.orm.jpa.vendor.HibernateJpaSessionFactoryBean as of Spring Framework 4.3.12 against Hibernate 5.2, in favor of a custom solution based on EntityManagerFactory#unwrap with explicit qualifiers and/or primary markers
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.HibernateTemplate as of Spring 4.3, in favor of Hibernate 4.x/5.x
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.HibernateTransactionManager as of Spring 4.3, in favor of Hibernate 4.x/5.x
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.support.IdTransferringMergeEventListener as of Spring 4.3, in favor of Hibernate 4.x/5.x
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.multiaction.InternalPathMethodNameResolver as of 4.3, in favor of annotation-driven handler methods
org.springframework.jca.work.jboss.JBossWorkManagerTaskExecutor as of Spring 4.0, since there are no fully supported versions of JBoss that this class works with anymore
org.springframework.jca.work.jboss.JBossWorkManagerUtils as of Spring 4.0, since there are no fully supported versions of JBoss that this class works with anymore
org.springframework.core.JdkVersion as of Spring 4.2.1, in favor of direct checks for the desired JDK API variants via reflection
org.springframework.scripting.jruby.JRubyScriptFactory in favor of JRuby support via the JSR-223 abstraction (StandardScriptFactory)
org.springframework.scripting.jruby.JRubyScriptUtils in favor of JRuby support via the JSR-223 abstraction (StandardScriptFactory)
org.springframework.web.socket.sockjs.transport.handler.JsonpPollingTransportHandler Will be removed as of Spring Framework 5.1, use others transports instead.
org.springframework.web.socket.sockjs.transport.handler.JsonpReceivingTransportHandler Will be removed as of Spring Framework 5.1, use others transports instead.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.ListenableFutureReturnValueHandler as of 4.3 DeferredResultMethodReturnValueHandler supports ListenableFuture return values via an adapter mechanism.
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.LocalDataSourceConnectionProvider as of Spring 4.3, in favor of Hibernate 4.x/5.x
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.LocalJtaDataSourceConnectionProvider as of Spring 4.3, in favor of Hibernate 4.x/5.x
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.LocalRegionFactoryProxy as of Spring 4.3, in favor of Hibernate 4.x/5.x
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.LocalSessionFactoryBean as of Spring 4.3, in favor of Hibernate 4.x/5.x
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.LocalTransactionManagerLookup as of Spring 4.3, in favor of Hibernate 4.x/5.x
org.springframework.web.util.Log4jConfigListener as of Spring 4.2.1, in favor of Apache Log4j 2 (following Apache's EOL declaration for log4j 1.x)
org.springframework.util.Log4jConfigurer as of Spring 4.2.1, in favor of Apache Log4j 2 (following Apache's EOL declaration for log4j 1.x)
org.springframework.web.filter.Log4jNestedDiagnosticContextFilter as of Spring 4.2.1, in favor of Apache Log4j 2 (following Apache's EOL declaration for log4j 1.x)
org.springframework.web.context.request.Log4jNestedDiagnosticContextInterceptor as of Spring 4.2.1, in favor of Apache Log4j 2 (following Apache's EOL declaration for log4j 1.x)
org.springframework.web.util.Log4jWebConfigurer as of Spring 4.2.1, in favor of Apache Log4j 2 (following Apache's EOL declaration for log4j 1.x)
org.springframework.test.util.MatcherAssertionErrors as of Spring 4.2, in favor of the original MatcherAssert class with JUnit 4.9 / Hamcrest 1.3
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.multiaction.MultiActionController as of 4.3, in favor of annotation-driven handler methods
org.springframework.format.number.NumberFormatter as of Spring 4.2, in favor of the more clearly named NumberStyleFormatter
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.support.OpenSessionInterceptor as of Spring 4.3, in favor of Hibernate 4.x/5.x
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.support.OpenSessionInViewFilter as of Spring 4.3, in favor of Hibernate 4.x/5.x
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.support.OpenSessionInViewInterceptor as of Spring 4.3, in favor of Hibernate 4.x/5.x
org.springframework.jdbc.support.lob.OracleLobHandler in favor of DefaultLobHandler for the Oracle 10g driver and higher. Consider using the 10g/11g driver even against an Oracle 9i database! DefaultLobHandler.setCreateTemporaryLob(boolean) is the direct equivalent of this OracleLobHandler's implementation strategy, just using standard JDBC 4.0 API. That said, in most cases, regular DefaultLobHandler setup will work fine as well.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.multiaction.ParameterMethodNameResolver as of 4.3, in favor of annotation-driven handler methods
org.springframework.format.number.PercentFormatter as of Spring 4.2, in favor of the more clearly named PercentStyleFormatter
org.springframework.jdbc.support.incrementer.PostgreSQLSequenceMaxValueIncrementer in favor of the differently named PostgresSequenceMaxValueIncrementer
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.multiaction.PropertiesMethodNameResolver as of 4.3, in favor of annotation-driven handler methods
org.springframework.web.servlet.ResourceServlet as of Spring 4.3.5, in favor of ResourceHttpRequestHandler
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.support.ScopedBeanInterceptor as of Spring 4.3, in favor of Hibernate 4.x/5.x
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.SessionFactoryUtils as of Spring 4.3, in favor of Hibernate 4.x/5.x
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.SessionHolder as of Spring 4.3, in favor of Hibernate 4.x/5.x
org.springframework.remoting.caucho.SimpleBurlapServiceExporter as of Spring 4.0, since Burlap hasn't evolved in years and is effectively retired (in contrast to its sibling Hessian)
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.tiles2.SimpleSpringPreparerFactory as of Spring 4.2, in favor of Tiles 3
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.tiles2.SpringBeanPreparerFactory as of Spring 4.2, in favor of Tiles 3
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.tiles2.SpringLocaleResolver as of Spring 4.2, in favor of Tiles 3
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.SpringSessionContext as of Spring 4.3, in favor of Hibernate 4.x/5.x
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.SpringTransactionFactory as of Spring 4.3, in favor of Hibernate 4.x/5.x
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.tiles2.SpringWildcardServletTilesApplicationContext as of Spring 4.2, in favor of Tiles 3
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.tiles2.TilesConfigurer as of Spring 4.2, in favor of Tiles 3
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.tiles2.TilesView as of Spring 4.2, in favor of Tiles 3
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.tiles2.TilesViewResolver as of Spring 4.2, in favor of Tiles 3
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.TransactionAwareDataSourceConnectionProvider as of Spring 4.3, in favor of Hibernate 4.x/5.x
org.springframework.test.context.transaction.TransactionConfigurationAttributes As of Spring Framework 4.2, this class is officially deprecated and will be removed when @TransactionConfiguration is removed.
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.TypeDefinitionBean as of Spring 4.3, in favor of Hibernate 4.x/5.x
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.velocity.VelocityConfigurer as of Spring 4.3, in favor of FreeMarker
org.springframework.ui.velocity.VelocityEngineFactory as of Spring 4.3, in favor of FreeMarker
org.springframework.ui.velocity.VelocityEngineFactoryBean as of Spring 4.3, in favor of FreeMarker
org.springframework.ui.velocity.VelocityEngineUtils as of Spring 4.3, in favor of FreeMarker
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.velocity.VelocityLayoutView as of Spring 4.3, in favor of FreeMarker
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.velocity.VelocityLayoutViewResolver as of Spring 4.3, in favor of FreeMarker
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.velocity.VelocityToolboxView as of Spring 4.3, in favor of FreeMarker
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.velocity.VelocityView as of Spring 4.3, in favor of FreeMarker
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.velocity.VelocityViewResolver as of Spring 4.3, in favor of FreeMarker
org.springframework.util.WeakReferenceMonitor as of Spring Framework 4.3.6
org.springframework.http.converter.xml.XmlAwareFormHttpMessageConverter in favor of AllEncompassingFormHttpMessageConverter
org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanFactory as of Spring 3.1 in favor of DefaultListableBeanFactory and XmlBeanDefinitionReader
org.springframework.oxm.xmlbeans.XmlBeansMarshaller as of Spring 4.2, following the XMLBeans retirement at Apache

Deprecated Exceptions

Exceptions and Description
org.springframework.messaging.handler.annotation.support.AbstractMethodArgumentResolutionException as of 4.3.6, in favor of the invocation-associated MethodArgumentResolutionException
org.springframework.oxm.castor.CastorMappingException as of Spring Framework 4.3.13, due to the lack of activity on the Castor project
org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.support.HandlerMethodInvocationException as of 4.3, in favor of the HandlerMethod-based MVC infrastructure
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.HibernateJdbcException as of Spring 4.3, in favor of Hibernate 4.x/5.x
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.HibernateObjectRetrievalFailureException as of Spring 4.3, in favor of Hibernate 4.x/5.x
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.HibernateOptimisticLockingFailureException as of Spring 4.3, in favor of Hibernate 4.x/5.x
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.HibernateQueryException as of Spring 4.3, in favor of Hibernate 4.x/5.x
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.HibernateSystemException as of Spring 4.3, in favor of Hibernate 4.x/5.x
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.multiaction.NoSuchRequestHandlingMethodException as of 4.3, in favor of annotation-driven handler methods

Deprecated Annotation Types

Annotation Type and Description
org.springframework.mock.staticmock.MockStaticEntityMethods as of Spring 4.3, in favor of a custom aspect for such purposes
org.springframework.test.context.transaction.TransactionConfiguration As of Spring Framework 4.2, use @Rollback or @Commit at the class level and the transactionManager qualifier in @Transactional.

Deprecated Fields

Field and Description
org.springframework.util.MimeTypeUtils.APPLICATION_ATOM_XML as of 4.3.6, in favor of MediaType constants
org.springframework.util.MimeTypeUtils.APPLICATION_ATOM_XML_VALUE as of 4.3.6, in favor of MediaType constants
org.springframework.util.MimeTypeUtils.APPLICATION_FORM_URLENCODED as of 4.3.6, in favor of MediaType constants
org.springframework.util.MimeTypeUtils.APPLICATION_FORM_URLENCODED_VALUE as of 4.3.6, in favor of MediaType constants
org.springframework.util.MimeTypeUtils.APPLICATION_XHTML_XML as of 4.3.6, in favor of MediaType constants
org.springframework.util.MimeTypeUtils.APPLICATION_XHTML_XML_VALUE as of 4.3.6, in favor of MediaType constants
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.web.bind.annotation.CrossOrigin.DEFAULT_ALLOW_CREDENTIALS as of Spring 4.3.4, in favor of using CorsConfiguration.applyPermitDefaultValues()
org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.CrossOrigin.DEFAULT_ALLOWED_HEADERS as of Spring 4.3.4, in favor of using CorsConfiguration.applyPermitDefaultValues()
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.json.MappingJackson2JsonView.DEFAULT_JSONP_CONTENT_TYPE Will be removed as of Spring Framework 5.1, use CORS instead.
org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.CrossOrigin.DEFAULT_MAX_AGE as of Spring 4.3.4, in favor of using CorsConfiguration.applyPermitDefaultValues()
org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.CrossOrigin.DEFAULT_ORIGINS as of Spring 4.3.4, in favor of using CorsConfiguration.applyPermitDefaultValues()
org.springframework.messaging.handler.annotation.support.AnnotationExceptionHandlerMethodResolver.EXCEPTION_HANDLER_METHOD_FILTER as of Spring 4.2.3, since it isn't used anymore
org.springframework.util.MimeTypeUtils.MULTIPART_FORM_DATA as of 4.3.6, in favor of MediaType constants
org.springframework.util.MimeTypeUtils.MULTIPART_FORM_DATA_VALUE as of 4.3.6, in favor of MediaType constants
org.springframework.web.servlet.tags.form.InputTag.READONLY_ATTRIBUTE
org.springframework.web.servlet.tags.form.TextareaTag.READONLY_ATTRIBUTE
org.springframework.jmx.support.MBeanRegistrationSupport.REGISTRATION_FAIL_ON_EXISTING since Spring 3.2, in favor of RegistrationPolicy.FAIL_ON_EXISTING
org.springframework.jmx.support.MBeanRegistrationSupport.REGISTRATION_IGNORE_EXISTING since Spring 3.2, in favor of RegistrationPolicy.IGNORE_EXISTING
org.springframework.jmx.support.MBeanRegistrationSupport.REGISTRATION_REPLACE_EXISTING since Spring 3.2, in favor of RegistrationPolicy.REPLACE_EXISTING

Deprecated Methods

Method and Description
org.springframework.cache.support.AbstractCacheManager.addCache(Cache) as of Spring 4.3, in favor of AbstractCacheManager.getMissingCache(String)
org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionBuilder.addConstructorArg(Object) since Spring 2.5, in favor of BeanDefinitionBuilder.addConstructorArgValue(java.lang.Object). This variant just remains around for Spring Security 2.x compatibility.
org.springframework.test.web.servlet.setup.StandaloneMockMvcBuilder.addPlaceHolderValue(String, String) as of 4.2.8, in favor of StandaloneMockMvcBuilder.addPlaceholderValue(String, String)
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator.applyCacheSeconds(HttpServletResponse, int, boolean) as of 4.2, in favor of WebContentGenerator.applyCacheControl(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse, org.springframework.http.CacheControl)
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator.cacheForSeconds(HttpServletResponse, int) as of 4.2, in favor of WebContentGenerator.applyCacheControl(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse, org.springframework.http.CacheControl)
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator.cacheForSeconds(HttpServletResponse, int, boolean) as of 4.2, in favor of WebContentGenerator.applyCacheControl(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse, org.springframework.http.CacheControl)
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator.checkAndPrepare(HttpServletRequest, HttpServletResponse, boolean) as of 4.2, since the lastModified flag is effectively ignored, with a must-revalidate header only generated if explicitly configured
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator.checkAndPrepare(HttpServletRequest, HttpServletResponse, int, boolean) as of 4.2, since the lastModified flag is effectively ignored, with a must-revalidate header only generated if explicitly configured
org.springframework.test.jdbc.JdbcTestUtils.containsSqlScriptDelimiters(String, char) as of Spring 4.0.3, in favor of using ScriptUtils.containsSqlScriptDelimiters(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)
org.springframework.messaging.converter.AbstractMessageConverter.convertFromInternal(Message<?>, Class<?>) as of Spring 4.2, in favor of AbstractMessageConverter.convertFromInternal(Message, Class, Object) (which is also protected instead of public)
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.support.HibernateDaoSupport.convertHibernateAccessException(HibernateException) as of Spring 3.2.7, in favor of HibernateTemplate usage
org.springframework.messaging.converter.AbstractMessageConverter.convertToInternal(Object, MessageHeaders) as of Spring 4.2, in favor of AbstractMessageConverter.convertFromInternal(Message, Class, Object) (which is also protected instead of public)
org.springframework.test.web.servlet.htmlunit.MockMvcWebConnectionBuilderSupport.createConnection(WebConnection) Use MockMvcWebConnectionBuilderSupport.createConnection(WebClient) instead
org.springframework.jms.support.converter.MessagingMessageConverter.createMessageForPayload(Object, Session) as of 4.3, use MessagingMessageConverter.createMessageForPayload(Object, Session, Object)
org.springframework.test.web.servlet.MockMvcBuilderSupport.createMockMvc(Filter[], MockServletConfig, WebApplicationContext, RequestBuilder, List<ResultMatcher>, List<ResultHandler>, Boolean)
org.springframework.util.Assert.doesNotContain(String, String) as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.doesNotContain(String, String, String)
org.springframework.core.io.support.PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver.doFindPathMatchingJarResources(Resource, String) as of Spring 4.3, in favor of PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver.doFindPathMatchingJarResources(Resource, URL, String)
org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletResponse.encodeRedirectUrl(String)
org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletResponse.encodeUrl(String)
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.HibernateTemplate.executeFind(HibernateCallback<?>)
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.HibernateOperations.executeFind(HibernateCallback<?>) as of Spring 3.2.7, in favor of using a regular HibernateOperations.execute(org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.HibernateCallback<T>) call with a generic List type declared
org.springframework.test.jdbc.JdbcTestUtils.executeSqlScript(JdbcTemplate, EncodedResource, boolean) as of Spring 4.0.3, in favor of using ScriptUtils.executeSqlScript(java.sql.Connection, org.springframework.core.io.Resource) or ResourceDatabasePopulator.
org.springframework.test.jdbc.JdbcTestUtils.executeSqlScript(JdbcTemplate, Resource, boolean) as of Spring 4.0.3, in favor of using ScriptUtils.executeSqlScript(java.sql.Connection, org.springframework.core.io.Resource) or ResourceDatabasePopulator.
org.springframework.test.jdbc.JdbcTestUtils.executeSqlScript(JdbcTemplate, ResourceLoader, String, boolean) as of Spring 4.0.3, in favor of using ScriptUtils.executeSqlScript(java.sql.Connection, org.springframework.core.io.Resource) or ResourceDatabasePopulator.
org.springframework.web.util.WebUtils.exposeRequestAttributes(ServletRequest, Map<String, ?>) as of Spring 4.3.2, in favor of custom code for such purposes
org.springframework.web.util.WebUtils.extractFilenameFromUrlPath(String) as of Spring 4.3.2, in favor of custom code for such purposes
org.springframework.web.util.WebUtils.extractFullFilenameFromUrlPath(String) as of Spring 4.3.2, in favor of custom code for such purposes (or UriUtils.extractFileExtension(java.lang.String) for the file extension use case)
org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotatedElementUtils.findMergedAnnotation(AnnotatedElement, String) As of Spring Framework 4.2.3, use AnnotatedElementUtils.findMergedAnnotation(AnnotatedElement, Class) instead.
org.springframework.expression.spel.SpelMessage.formatMessage(int, Object...) as of Spring 4.3.5, in favor of SpelMessage.formatMessage(Object...)
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.MvcUriComponentsBuilder.fromMethod(Method, Object...) as of 4.2, this is deprecated in favor of the overloaded method that also accepts a controllerType argument
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.DeferredResultMethodReturnValueHandler.getAdapterMap() in 4.3.8, see comments on DeferredResultAdapter
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.ResponseBodyEmitterReturnValueHandler.getAdapterMap() in 4.3.8, see comments on ResponseBodyEmitterAdapter
org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationAttributes.getAliasedClassArray(String, Class<? extends Annotation>, Object) as of Spring 4.3.2, in favor of built-in alias resolution in AnnotationAttributes.getClassArray(java.lang.String) itself
org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationAttributes.getAliasedString(String, Class<? extends Annotation>, Object) as of Spring 4.3.2, in favor of built-in alias resolution in AnnotationAttributes.getString(java.lang.String) itself
org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationAttributes.getAliasedStringArray(String, Class<? extends Annotation>, Object) as of Spring 4.3.2, in favor of built-in alias resolution in AnnotationAttributes.getStringArray(java.lang.String) itself
org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotatedElementUtils.getAnnotationAttributes(AnnotatedElement, String) As of Spring Framework 4.2, use AnnotatedElementUtils.getMergedAnnotationAttributes(AnnotatedElement, String) instead.
org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotatedElementUtils.getAnnotationAttributes(AnnotatedElement, String, boolean, boolean) As of Spring Framework 4.2, use AnnotatedElementUtils.getMergedAnnotationAttributes(AnnotatedElement, String, boolean, boolean) instead.
org.springframework.util.MimeType.getCharSet() as of Spring 4.3, in favor of MimeType.getCharset() with its name aligned with the Java return type name
org.springframework.expression.spel.CodeFlow.getClassname()
org.springframework.core.GenericCollectionTypeResolver.getCollectionFieldType(Field, int, Map<Integer, Integer>) as of 4.0, in favor of using ResolvableType for arbitrary nesting levels
org.springframework.beans.factory.config.DependencyDescriptor.getCollectionType() as of 4.3.6, in favor of direct ResolvableType usage
org.springframework.web.servlet.tags.form.FormTag.getCommandName() as of Spring 4.3, in favor of FormTag.getModelAttribute()
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.ContentNegotiationConfigurer.getContentNegotiationManager() as of 4.3.12, in favor of ContentNegotiationConfigurer.buildContentNegotiationManager()
org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.BeanDefinitionParserDelegate.getEnvironment() in favor of XmlReaderContext.getEnvironment()
org.springframework.mock.web.MockPageContext.getExpressionEvaluator()
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.DefaultServletHandlerConfigurer.getHandlerMapping() as of 4.3.12, in favor of DefaultServletHandlerConfigurer.buildHandlerMapping()
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.ViewControllerRegistry.getHandlerMapping() as of 4.3.12, in favor of ViewControllerRegistry.buildHandlerMapping()
org.springframework.http.client.HttpComponentsAsyncClientHttpRequestFactory.getHttpAsyncClient() as of 4.3.10, in favor of HttpComponentsAsyncClientHttpRequestFactory.getAsyncClient()
org.springframework.http.converter.json.MappingJacksonValue.getJsonpFunction() Will be removed as of Spring Framework 5.1, use CORS instead.
org.springframework.expression.spel.support.ReflectivePropertyAccessor.getLastReadInvokerPair() as of 4.3.15 since it is not used within the framework anymore
org.springframework.core.GenericCollectionTypeResolver.getMapKeyFieldType(Field, int, Map<Integer, Integer>) as of 4.0, in favor of using ResolvableType for arbitrary nesting levels
org.springframework.beans.factory.config.DependencyDescriptor.getMapKeyType() as of 4.3.6, in favor of direct ResolvableType usage
org.springframework.core.GenericCollectionTypeResolver.getMapValueFieldType(Field, int, Map<Integer, Integer>) as of 4.0, in favor of using ResolvableType for arbitrary nesting levels
org.springframework.beans.factory.config.DependencyDescriptor.getMapValueType() as of 4.3.6, in favor of direct ResolvableType usage
org.springframework.web.servlet.resource.ResourceHttpRequestHandler.getMediaType(Resource) as of 4.3 this method is deprecated; please override ResourceHttpRequestHandler.getMediaType(HttpServletRequest, Resource) instead.
org.springframework.web.servlet.tags.form.FormTag.getMethodParameter() as of 4.2.3, in favor of FormTag.getMethodParam() which is a proper pairing for FormTag.setMethodParam(String)
org.springframework.web.util.WebUtils.getOrCreateSessionAttribute(HttpSession, String, Class<?>) as of Spring 4.3.2, in favor of custom code for such purposes
org.springframework.messaging.simp.config.ChannelRegistration.getOrCreateTaskExecRegistration() as of 4.3.12 since it's not used anymore
org.springframework.web.servlet.resource.ResourceUrlProvider.getPathHelper() as of Spring 4.2.8, in favor of ResourceUrlProvider.getUrlPathHelper()
org.springframework.expression.spel.ast.SpelNodeImpl.getPreviousChild()
org.springframework.core.env.PropertySourcesPropertyResolver.getPropertyAsClass(String, Class<T>)
org.springframework.core.env.PropertyResolver.getPropertyAsClass(String, Class<T>) as of 4.3, in favor of PropertyResolver.getProperty(java.lang.String) with manual conversion to Class via the application's ClassLoader
org.springframework.core.env.AbstractEnvironment.getPropertyAsClass(String, Class<T>)
org.springframework.core.env.AbstractPropertyResolver.getPropertyAsClass(String, Class<T>)
org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletRequest.getRealPath(String)
org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtils.getRepeatableAnnotation(AnnotatedElement, Class<? extends Annotation>, Class<A>) As of Spring Framework 4.2, use getRepeatableAnnotations() or getDeclaredRepeatableAnnotations() instead.
org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtils.getRepeatableAnnotation(Method, Class<? extends Annotation>, Class<A>) As of Spring Framework 4.2, use getRepeatableAnnotations() or getDeclaredRepeatableAnnotations() instead.
org.springframework.web.socket.sockjs.client.AbstractXhrTransport.getRequestHeaders()
org.springframework.mock.web.MockServletContext.getServlet(String)
org.springframework.mock.web.MockServletContext.getServletNames()
org.springframework.mock.web.MockServletContext.getServlets()
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.support.HibernateDaoSupport.getSession() as of Spring 3.2.7, in favor of HibernateTemplate usage
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.support.HibernateDaoSupport.getSession(boolean) as of Spring 3.2.7, in favor of HibernateTemplate usage
org.springframework.jdbc.core.metadata.TableMetaDataContext.getSimulationQueryForGetGeneratedKey(String, String) as of 4.3.15, in favor of TableMetaDataContext.getSimpleQueryForGetGeneratedKey(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)
org.springframework.web.util.WebUtils.getTargetPage(ServletRequest, String, int) as of Spring 4.3.2, in favor of custom code for such purposes
org.springframework.core.GenericTypeResolver.getTargetType(MethodParameter) as of Spring 4.0, use MethodParameter.getGenericParameterType()
org.springframework.messaging.simp.config.ChannelRegistration.getTaskExecRegistration() as of 4.3.12 since it's not used anymore
org.springframework.http.converter.json.GsonHttpMessageConverter.getTypeToken(Type) as of Spring Framework 4.3.8, in favor of signature-based resolution
org.springframework.web.socket.messaging.StompSubProtocolHandler.getUserSessionRegistry() as of 4.2
org.springframework.mock.web.MockPageContext.getVariableResolver()
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.RequestContextUtils.getWebApplicationContext(ServletRequest) as of Spring 4.2.1, in favor of RequestContextUtils.findWebApplicationContext(HttpServletRequest)
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.RequestContextUtils.getWebApplicationContext(ServletRequest, ServletContext) as of Spring 4.2.1, in favor of RequestContextUtils.findWebApplicationContext(HttpServletRequest, ServletContext)
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.ResponseEntityExceptionHandler.handleNoSuchRequestHandlingMethod(NoSuchRequestHandlingMethodException, HttpHeaders, HttpStatus, WebRequest) as of 4.3, along with NoSuchRequestHandlingMethodException
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.support.DefaultHandlerExceptionResolver.handleNoSuchRequestHandlingMethod(NoSuchRequestHandlingMethodException, HttpServletRequest, HttpServletResponse, Object) as of 4.3, along with NoSuchRequestHandlingMethodException
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.ViewResolverRegistry.hasBeanOfType(Class<?>)
org.springframework.util.Assert.hasLength(String) as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.hasLength(String, String)
org.springframework.util.Assert.hasText(String) as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.hasText(String, String)
org.springframework.jms.listener.adapter.MessageListenerAdapter.initDefaultStrategies() as of 4.1, in favor of calling the corresponding setters in the subclass constructor
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator.isAlwaysMustRevalidate() as of 4.2, in favor of WebContentGenerator.getCacheControl()
org.springframework.web.util.WebUtils.isDefaultHtmlEscape(ServletContext) as of Spring 4.1, in favor of WebUtils.getDefaultHtmlEscape(javax.servlet.ServletContext)
org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.StatusResultMatchers.isDestinationLocked() matching the deprecation of HttpStatus.DESTINATION_LOCKED
org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.StatusResultMatchers.isInsufficientSpaceOnResource() matching the deprecation of HttpStatus.INSUFFICIENT_SPACE_ON_RESOURCE
org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.StatusResultMatchers.isMethodFailure() matching the deprecation of HttpStatus.METHOD_FAILURE
org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.StatusResultMatchers.isMovedTemporarily() in favor of StatusResultMatchers.isFound()
org.springframework.jmx.support.JmxUtils.isMXBeanSupportAvailable() as of Spring 4.0, since Java 6 is required anyway now
org.springframework.util.Assert.isNull(Object) as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.isNull(Object, String)
org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletRequest.isRequestedSessionIdFromUrl()
org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.StatusResultMatchers.isRequestEntityTooLarge() matching the deprecation of HttpStatus.REQUEST_ENTITY_TOO_LARGE
org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.StatusResultMatchers.isRequestUriTooLong() matching the deprecation of HttpStatus.REQUEST_URI_TOO_LONG
org.springframework.web.socket.sockjs.transport.session.PollingSockJsSession.isStreaming() as of 4.2 this method is no longer used.
org.springframework.web.socket.sockjs.transport.session.StreamingSockJsSession.isStreaming() as of 4.2, since this method is no longer used.
org.springframework.web.socket.sockjs.transport.session.AbstractHttpSockJsSession.isStreaming() as of 4.2, since this method is no longer used.
org.springframework.util.Assert.isTrue(boolean) as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.isTrue(boolean, String)
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator.isUseCacheControlHeader() as of 4.2, in favor of WebContentGenerator.getCacheControl()
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator.isUseCacheControlNoStore() as of 4.2, in favor of WebContentGenerator.getCacheControl()
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator.isUseExpiresHeader() as of 4.2, in favor of WebContentGenerator.getCacheControl()
org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.StatusResultMatchers.isUseProxy() matching the deprecation of HttpStatus.USE_PROXY
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.json.MappingJackson2JsonView.isValidJsonpQueryParam(String) Will be removed as of Spring Framework 5.1, use CORS instead.
org.springframework.mock.web.MockServletContext.log(Exception, String)
org.springframework.jms.support.converter.MappingJackson2MessageConverter.mapToBytesMessage(Object, Session, ObjectMapper) as of 4.3, use MappingJackson2MessageConverter.mapToBytesMessage(Object, Session, ObjectWriter)
org.springframework.jms.support.converter.MappingJackson2MessageConverter.mapToMessage(Object, Session, ObjectMapper, MessageType) as of 4.3, use MappingJackson2MessageConverter.mapToMessage(Object, Session, ObjectWriter, MessageType)
org.springframework.jms.support.converter.MappingJackson2MessageConverter.mapToTextMessage(Object, Session, ObjectMapper) as of 4.3, use MappingJackson2MessageConverter.mapToTextMessage(Object, Session, ObjectWriter)
org.springframework.util.StringUtils.mergeStringArrays(String[], String[]) as of 4.3.15, in favor of manual merging via LinkedHashSet (with every entry included at most once, even entries within the first array)
org.springframework.ui.velocity.VelocityEngineUtils.mergeTemplate(VelocityEngine, String, Map<String, Object>, Writer) Use VelocityEngineUtils.mergeTemplate(VelocityEngine, String, String, Map, Writer) instead, following Velocity 1.6's corresponding deprecation in its own API.
org.springframework.ui.velocity.VelocityEngineUtils.mergeTemplateIntoString(VelocityEngine, String, Map<String, Object>) Use VelocityEngineUtils.mergeTemplateIntoString(VelocityEngine, String, String, Map) instead, following Velocity 1.6's corresponding deprecation in its own API.
org.springframework.asm.ClassWriter.newHandle(int, String, String, String) this method is superseded by ClassWriter.newHandle(int, String, String, String, boolean).
org.springframework.util.Assert.noNullElements(Object[]) as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.noNullElements(Object[], String)
org.springframework.util.Assert.notEmpty(Collection<?>) as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.notEmpty(Collection, String)
org.springframework.util.Assert.notEmpty(Map<?, ?>) as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.notEmpty(Map, String)
org.springframework.util.Assert.notEmpty(Object[]) as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.notEmpty(Object[], String)
org.springframework.util.Assert.notNull(Object) as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.notNull(Object, String)
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.support.AbstractLobType.nullSafeGet(ResultSet, String[], Object)
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.support.AbstractLobType.nullSafeSet(PreparedStatement, Object, int)
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.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator.preventCaching(HttpServletResponse) as of 4.2, in favor of WebContentGenerator.applyCacheControl(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse, org.springframework.http.CacheControl)
org.springframework.context.support.PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer.processProperties(ConfigurableListableBeanFactory, Properties) in favor of PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer.processProperties(ConfigurableListableBeanFactory, ConfigurablePropertyResolver)
org.springframework.test.jdbc.JdbcTestUtils.readScript(LineNumberReader) as of Spring 4.0.3, in favor of using ScriptUtils.readScript(LineNumberReader, String, String)
org.springframework.test.jdbc.JdbcTestUtils.readScript(LineNumberReader, String) as of Spring 4.0.3, in favor of using ScriptUtils.readScript(LineNumberReader, String, String)
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.support.HibernateDaoSupport.releaseSession(Session) as of Spring 3.2.7, in favor of HibernateTemplate usage
org.springframework.core.GenericTypeResolver.resolveReturnTypeForGenericMethod(Method, Object[], ClassLoader) as of Spring Framework 4.3.8, superseded by ResolvableType usage
org.springframework.web.socket.messaging.StompSubProtocolHandler.sendErrorMessage(WebSocketSession, Throwable) as of Spring 4.2, in favor of configuring a StompSubProtocolErrorHandler
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator.setAlwaysMustRevalidate(boolean) as of 4.2, in favor of WebContentGenerator.setCacheControl(org.springframework.http.CacheControl)
org.springframework.cache.interceptor.CacheAspectSupport.setApplicationContext(ApplicationContext) as of 4.3, in favor of CacheAspectSupport.setBeanFactory(org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory)
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.ViewResolverRegistry.setApplicationContext(ApplicationContext)
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.ViewControllerRegistry.setApplicationContext(ApplicationContext)
org.springframework.web.servlet.tags.form.FormTag.setCommandName(String) as of Spring 4.3, in favor of FormTag.setModelAttribute(java.lang.String)
org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders.setContentDispositionFormData(String, String, Charset) deprecated in 4.3.11 and removed from 5.0; as per RFC 7578, Section 4.2, an RFC 5987 style encoding should not be used for multipart/form-data requests. Furthermore there should be no reason for applications to set this header explicitly; for more details also read HttpHeaders.setContentDispositionFormData(String, String)
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.ViewResolverRegistry.setContentNegotiationManager(ContentNegotiationManager)
org.springframework.validation.DataBinder.setExtractOldValueForEditor(boolean) as of Spring 4.3.5, in favor of customizing this in DataBinder.createBeanPropertyBindingResult() or DataBinder.createDirectFieldBindingResult() itself
org.springframework.http.client.HttpComponentsAsyncClientHttpRequestFactory.setHttpAsyncClient(CloseableHttpAsyncClient) as of 4.3.10, in favor of HttpComponentsAsyncClientHttpRequestFactory.setAsyncClient(HttpAsyncClient)
org.springframework.messaging.simp.config.ChannelRegistration.setInterceptors(ChannelInterceptor...) as of 4.3.12, in favor of ChannelRegistration.interceptors(ChannelInterceptor...)
org.springframework.http.converter.json.MappingJacksonValue.setJsonpFunction(String) Will be removed as of Spring Framework 5.1, use CORS instead.
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.json.MappingJackson2JsonView.setJsonpParameterNames(Set<String>) Will be removed as of Spring Framework 5.1, use CORS instead.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.RequestMappingInfo.BuilderConfiguration.setPathHelper(UrlPathHelper) as of Spring 4.2.8, in favor of RequestMappingInfo.BuilderConfiguration.setUrlPathHelper(org.springframework.web.util.UrlPathHelper)
org.springframework.messaging.simp.user.DefaultUserDestinationResolver.setPathMatcher(PathMatcher) as of 4.3.14 this property is no longer used and is replaced by DefaultUserDestinationResolver.setRemoveLeadingSlash(boolean) that indicates more explicitly whether to keep the leading slash which may or may not be the case regardless of how the PathMatcher is configured.
org.springframework.jmx.support.MBeanRegistrationSupport.setRegistrationBehavior(int) since Spring 3.2, in favor of MBeanRegistrationSupport.setRegistrationPolicy(RegistrationPolicy)
org.springframework.jmx.support.MBeanRegistrationSupport.setRegistrationBehaviorName(String) since Spring 3.2, in favor of MBeanRegistrationSupport.setRegistrationPolicy(RegistrationPolicy)
org.springframework.web.socket.sockjs.client.AbstractXhrTransport.setRequestHeaders(HttpHeaders) as of 4.2 in favor of SockJsClient.setHttpHeaderNames(java.lang.String...).
org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletResponse.setStatus(int, String)
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator.setUseCacheControlHeader(boolean) as of 4.2, since going forward, the HTTP 1.1 cache-control header will be required, with the HTTP 1.0 headers disappearing
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator.setUseCacheControlNoStore(boolean) as of 4.2, in favor of WebContentGenerator.setCacheControl(org.springframework.http.CacheControl)
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator.setUseExpiresHeader(boolean) as of 4.2, since going forward, the HTTP 1.1 cache-control header will be required, with the HTTP 1.0 headers disappearing
org.springframework.web.socket.messaging.StompSubProtocolHandler.setUserSessionRegistry(UserSessionRegistry) as of 4.2 in favor of DefaultSimpUserRegistry which relies on the ApplicationContext events published by this class and is created via WebSocketMessageBrokerConfigurationSupport.createLocalUserRegistry
org.springframework.remoting.jaxws.AbstractJaxWsServiceExporter.setWebServiceFeatures(Object[]) as of Spring 4.0, in favor of AbstractJaxWsServiceExporter.setEndpointFeatures(javax.xml.ws.WebServiceFeature...)
org.springframework.remoting.jaxws.JaxWsPortClientInterceptor.setWebServiceFeatures(Object[]) as of Spring 4.0, in favor of the differentiated "serviceFeatures" and "portFeatures" properties
org.springframework.test.jdbc.JdbcTestUtils.splitSqlScript(String, char, List<String>) as of Spring 4.0.3, in favor of using ScriptUtils.splitSqlScript(String, char, List)
org.springframework.util.Assert.state(boolean) as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.state(boolean, String)
org.springframework.messaging.simp.config.AbstractMessageBrokerConfiguration.userSessionRegistry()
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.ViewResolverRegistry.velocity() as of Spring 4.3, in favor of FreeMarker
org.springframework.asm.MethodVisitor.visitMethodInsn(int, String, String, String)
org.springframework.web.socket.sockjs.transport.session.AbstractHttpSockJsSession.writePrelude(ServerHttpRequest, ServerHttpResponse) as of 4.2 this method is deprecated since the prelude is written in AbstractHttpSockJsSession.handleRequestInternal(org.springframework.http.server.ServerHttpRequest, org.springframework.http.server.ServerHttpResponse, boolean) of the StreamingSockJsSession subclass.

Deprecated Constructors

Constructor and Description
org.springframework.asm.Handle(int, String, String, String) this constructor has been superseded by Handle.Handle(int, String, String, String, boolean).
org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.HandlerMappingIntrospector(ApplicationContext) as of 4.3.12, in favor of HandlerMappingIntrospector.setApplicationContext(org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext)
org.springframework.orm.jpa.JpaSystemException(PersistenceException)
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.MvcUriComponentsBuilder.MethodArgumentBuilder(Method) as of 4.2, this is deprecated in favor of alternative constructors that accept a controllerType argument
org.springframework.test.web.servlet.htmlunit.MockMvcWebConnection(MockMvc) Use MockMvcWebConnection.MockMvcWebConnection(MockMvc, WebClient)
org.springframework.test.web.servlet.htmlunit.MockMvcWebConnection(MockMvc, String) use MockMvcWebConnection.MockMvcWebConnection(MockMvc, WebClient, String)
org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException(Class<?>, String, String) as of 4.3.4, in favor of NoSuchBeanDefinitionException.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException(ResolvableType, String)
org.springframework.jndi.TypeMismatchNamingException(String) as of Spring Framework 4.3.10
org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException(String, String, int, Class<?>, BeansException) in favor of UnsatisfiedDependencyException.UnsatisfiedDependencyException(String, String, InjectionPoint, BeansException)
org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException(String, String, int, Class<?>, String) in favor of UnsatisfiedDependencyException.UnsatisfiedDependencyException(String, String, InjectionPoint, String)
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.ViewControllerRegistry()
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.ViewResolverRegistry()
org.springframework.test.context.web.WebMergedContextConfiguration(Class<?>, String[], Class<?>[], Set<Class<? extends ApplicationContextInitializer<? extends ConfigurableApplicationContext>>>, String[], String, ContextLoader, CacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate, MergedContextConfiguration) as of Spring 4.1, use WebMergedContextConfiguration.WebMergedContextConfiguration(Class, String[], Class[], Set, String[], String[], String[], String, ContextLoader, CacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate, MergedContextConfiguration) instead.

Deprecated Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
org.springframework.http.HttpStatus.DESTINATION_LOCKED See WebDAV Draft Changes
org.springframework.http.HttpStatus.INSUFFICIENT_SPACE_ON_RESOURCE See WebDAV Draft Changes
org.springframework.web.socket.sockjs.transport.TransportType.JSONP
org.springframework.web.socket.sockjs.transport.TransportType.JSONP_SEND
org.springframework.http.HttpStatus.METHOD_FAILURE See WebDAV Draft Changes
org.springframework.http.HttpStatus.MOVED_TEMPORARILY in favor of HttpStatus.FOUND which will be returned from HttpStatus.valueOf(302)
org.springframework.http.HttpStatus.REQUEST_ENTITY_TOO_LARGE in favor of HttpStatus.PAYLOAD_TOO_LARGE which will be returned from HttpStatus.valueOf(413)
org.springframework.http.HttpStatus.REQUEST_URI_TOO_LONG in favor of HttpStatus.URI_TOO_LONG which will be returned from HttpStatus.valueOf(414)
org.springframework.http.HttpStatus.USE_PROXY due to security concerns regarding in-band configuration of a proxy