Uses of Package
org.springframework.beans

Packages that use org.springframework.beans

Package	Description
org.springframework.aop.config	Support package for declarative AOP configuration, with XML schema being the primary configuration format.
org.springframework.aop.framework	Package containing Spring's basic AOP infrastructure, compliant with the AOP Alliance interfaces.
org.springframework.aop.framework.adapter	SPI package allowing Spring AOP framework to handle arbitrary advice types.
org.springframework.aop.framework.autoproxy	Bean post-processors for use in ApplicationContexts to simplify AOP usage by automatically creating AOP proxies without the need to use a ProxyFactoryBean.
org.springframework.aop.target
org.springframework.beans	This package contains interfaces and classes for manipulating Java beans.
org.springframework.beans.factory	The core package implementing Spring's lightweight Inversion of Control (IoC) container.
org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation	Support package for annotation-driven bean configuration.
org.springframework.beans.factory.config	SPI interfaces and configuration-related convenience classes for bean factories.
org.springframework.beans.factory.parsing	Support infrastructure for bean definition parsing.
org.springframework.beans.factory.support	Classes supporting the org.springframework.beans.factory package.
org.springframework.beans.factory.xml	Contains an abstract XML-based BeanFactory implementation, including a standard "spring-beans" XSD.
org.springframework.beans.support	Classes supporting the org.springframework.beans package, such as utility classes for sorting and holding lists of beans.
org.springframework.context	This package builds on the beans package to add support for message sources and for the Observer design pattern, and the ability for application objects to obtain resources using a consistent API.
org.springframework.context.annotation	Annotation support for the Application Context, including JSR-250 "common" annotations, component-scanning, and Java-based metadata for creating Spring-managed objects.
org.springframework.context.expression	Expression parsing support within a Spring application context.
org.springframework.context.support	Classes supporting the org.springframework.context package, such as abstract base classes for ApplicationContext implementations and a MessageSource implementation.
org.springframework.context.weaving	Load-time weaving support for a Spring application context, building on Spring's LoadTimeWeaver abstraction.
org.springframework.dao.support	Support classes for DAO implementations, providing miscellaneous utility methods.
org.springframework.jca.context	Integration package that allows for deploying a Spring application context as a JCA 1.7 compliant RAR file.
org.springframework.jdbc.core	Provides the core JDBC framework, based on JdbcTemplate and its associated callback interfaces and helper objects.
org.springframework.jms.annotation	Annotations and support classes for declarative JMS listener endpoints.
org.springframework.jms.listener.endpoint	This package provides JCA-based endpoint management for JMS message listeners.
org.springframework.jndi.support	Support classes for JNDI usage, including a JNDI-based BeanFactory implementation.
org.springframework.messaging.core	Defines interfaces and implementation classes for messaging templates.
org.springframework.orm.hibernate5	Package providing integration of Hibernate 5.x with Spring concepts.
org.springframework.orm.jpa	Package providing integration of JPA (Java Persistence API) with Spring concepts.
org.springframework.orm.jpa.support	Classes supporting the org.springframework.orm.jpa package.
org.springframework.scripting.support	Support classes for Spring's scripting package.
org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request	Contains built-in RequestBuilder implementations.
org.springframework.validation	Provides data binding and validation functionality, for usage in business and/or UI layers.
org.springframework.validation.beanvalidation	Support classes for integrating a JSR-303 Bean Validation provider (such as Hibernate Validator) into a Spring ApplicationContext and in particular with Spring's data binding and validation APIs.
org.springframework.web.bind	Provides web-specific data binding functionality.
org.springframework.web.bind.support	Support classes for web data binding.
org.springframework.web.context.support	Classes supporting the org.springframework.web.context package, such as WebApplicationContext implementations and various utility classes.
org.springframework.web.filter	Provides generic filter base classes allowing for bean-style configuration.
org.springframework.web.method.annotation	Support classes for annotation-based handler method processing.
org.springframework.web.reactive.handler	Provides HandlerMapping implementations including abstract base classes.
org.springframework.web.reactive.resource	Support classes for serving static resources.
org.springframework.web.reactive.result.view.freemarker	Support classes for the integration of FreeMarker as Spring web view technology.
org.springframework.web.reactive.result.view.script	Support classes for views based on the JSR-223 script engine abstraction (as included in Java 6+), e.g.
org.springframework.web.servlet	Provides servlets that integrate with the application context infrastructure, and the core interfaces and classes for the Spring web MVC framework.
org.springframework.web.servlet.handler	Provides standard HandlerMapping implementations, including abstract base classes for custom implementations.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation	MVC infrastructure for annotation-based handler method processing, building on the org.springframework.web.method.annotation package.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.support	Support package for MVC controllers.
org.springframework.web.servlet.view	Provides standard View and ViewResolver implementations, including abstract base classes for custom implementations.
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.groovy	Support classes for the integration of Groovy Templates as Spring web view technology.
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.xslt	Support classes for XSLT, providing a View implementation for XSLT stylesheets.
org.springframework.web.socket.client.standard	Client-side classes for use with standard Java WebSocket endpoints.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.aop.config

Class and Description
BeanMetadataElement Interface to be implemented by bean metadata elements that carry a configuration source object.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.aop.framework

Class and Description
BeansException Abstract superclass for all exceptions thrown in the beans package and subpackages.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.aop.framework.adapter

Class and Description
BeansException Abstract superclass for all exceptions thrown in the beans package and subpackages.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.aop.framework.autoproxy

Class and Description
BeansException Abstract superclass for all exceptions thrown in the beans package and subpackages.
PropertyValues Holder containing one or more PropertyValue objects, typically comprising one update for a specific target bean.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.aop.target

Class and Description
BeansException Abstract superclass for all exceptions thrown in the beans package and subpackages.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.beans

Class and Description
AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor A basic ConfigurablePropertyAccessor that provides the necessary infrastructure for all typical use cases.
AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor.PropertyHandler A handler for a specific property.
AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor.PropertyTokenHolder Holder class used to store property tokens.
AbstractPropertyAccessor Abstract implementation of the PropertyAccessor interface.
BeanInfoFactory Strategy interface for creating BeanInfo instances for Spring beans.
BeanInstantiationException Exception thrown when instantiation of a bean failed.
BeanMetadataAttribute Holder for a key-value style attribute that is part of a bean definition.
BeanMetadataAttributeAccessor Extension of AttributeAccessorSupport, holding attributes as BeanMetadataAttribute objects in order to keep track of the definition source.
BeanMetadataElement Interface to be implemented by bean metadata elements that carry a configuration source object.
BeansException Abstract superclass for all exceptions thrown in the beans package and subpackages.
BeanWrapper The central interface of Spring's low-level JavaBeans infrastructure.
BeanWrapperImpl Default BeanWrapper implementation that should be sufficient for all typical use cases.
ConfigurablePropertyAccessor Interface that encapsulates configuration methods for a PropertyAccessor.
DirectFieldAccessor ConfigurablePropertyAccessor implementation that directly accesses instance fields.
FatalBeanException Thrown on an unrecoverable problem encountered in the beans packages or sub-packages, e.g.
InvalidPropertyException Exception thrown when referring to an invalid bean property.
MutablePropertyValues The default implementation of the PropertyValues interface.
NotWritablePropertyException Exception thrown on an attempt to set the value of a property that is not writable (typically because there is no setter method).
PropertyAccessException Superclass for exceptions related to a property access, such as type mismatch or invocation target exception.
PropertyAccessor Common interface for classes that can access named properties (such as bean properties of an object or fields in an object) Serves as base interface for BeanWrapper.
PropertyEditorRegistry Encapsulates methods for registering JavaBeans PropertyEditors.
PropertyEditorRegistrySupport Base implementation of the PropertyEditorRegistry interface.
PropertyMatches Helper class for calculating property matches, according to a configurable distance.
PropertyValue Object to hold information and value for an individual bean property.
PropertyValues Holder containing one or more PropertyValue objects, typically comprising one update for a specific target bean.
TypeConverter Interface that defines type conversion methods.
TypeConverterSupport Base implementation of the TypeConverter interface, using a package-private delegate.
TypeMismatchException Exception thrown on a type mismatch when trying to set a bean property.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.beans.factory

Class and Description
BeansException Abstract superclass for all exceptions thrown in the beans package and subpackages.
FatalBeanException Thrown on an unrecoverable problem encountered in the beans packages or sub-packages, e.g.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation

Class and Description
BeanMetadataAttributeAccessor Extension of AttributeAccessorSupport, holding attributes as BeanMetadataAttribute objects in order to keep track of the definition source.
BeanMetadataElement Interface to be implemented by bean metadata elements that carry a configuration source object.
BeansException Abstract superclass for all exceptions thrown in the beans package and subpackages.
PropertyValues Holder containing one or more PropertyValue objects, typically comprising one update for a specific target bean.
TypeConverter Interface that defines type conversion methods.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.beans.factory.config

Class and Description
BeanMetadataElement Interface to be implemented by bean metadata elements that carry a configuration source object.
BeansException Abstract superclass for all exceptions thrown in the beans package and subpackages.
MutablePropertyValues The default implementation of the PropertyValues interface.
PropertyEditorRegistrar Interface for strategies that register custom property editors with a property editor registry.
PropertyEditorRegistry Encapsulates methods for registering JavaBeans PropertyEditors.
PropertyValues Holder containing one or more PropertyValue objects, typically comprising one update for a specific target bean.
TypeConverter Interface that defines type conversion methods.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.beans.factory.parsing

Class and Description
BeanMetadataElement Interface to be implemented by bean metadata elements that carry a configuration source object.
BeansException Abstract superclass for all exceptions thrown in the beans package and subpackages.
FatalBeanException Thrown on an unrecoverable problem encountered in the beans packages or sub-packages, e.g.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.beans.factory.support

Class and Description
BeanMetadataAttributeAccessor Extension of AttributeAccessorSupport, holding attributes as BeanMetadataAttribute objects in order to keep track of the definition source.
BeanMetadataElement Interface to be implemented by bean metadata elements that carry a configuration source object.
BeansException Abstract superclass for all exceptions thrown in the beans package and subpackages.
BeanWrapper The central interface of Spring's low-level JavaBeans infrastructure.
FatalBeanException Thrown on an unrecoverable problem encountered in the beans packages or sub-packages, e.g.
Mergeable Interface representing an object whose value set can be merged with that of a parent object.
MutablePropertyValues The default implementation of the PropertyValues interface.
PropertyEditorRegistrar Interface for strategies that register custom property editors with a property editor registry.
PropertyEditorRegistry Encapsulates methods for registering JavaBeans PropertyEditors.
PropertyValues Holder containing one or more PropertyValue objects, typically comprising one update for a specific target bean.
TypeConverter Interface that defines type conversion methods.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.beans.factory.xml

Class and Description
BeanMetadataAttributeAccessor Extension of AttributeAccessorSupport, holding attributes as BeanMetadataAttribute objects in order to keep track of the definition source.
BeanMetadataElement Interface to be implemented by bean metadata elements that carry a configuration source object.
BeansException Abstract superclass for all exceptions thrown in the beans package and subpackages.
FatalBeanException Thrown on an unrecoverable problem encountered in the beans packages or sub-packages, e.g.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.beans.support

Class and Description
BeansException Abstract superclass for all exceptions thrown in the beans package and subpackages.
PropertyEditorRegistrar Interface for strategies that register custom property editors with a property editor registry.
PropertyEditorRegistry Encapsulates methods for registering JavaBeans PropertyEditors.
TypeConverter Interface that defines type conversion methods.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.context

Class and Description
BeansException Abstract superclass for all exceptions thrown in the beans package and subpackages.
FatalBeanException Thrown on an unrecoverable problem encountered in the beans packages or sub-packages, e.g.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.context.annotation

Class and Description
BeanMetadataAttributeAccessor Extension of AttributeAccessorSupport, holding attributes as BeanMetadataAttribute objects in order to keep track of the definition source.
BeanMetadataElement Interface to be implemented by bean metadata elements that carry a configuration source object.
PropertyValues Holder containing one or more PropertyValue objects, typically comprising one update for a specific target bean.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.context.expression

Class and Description
BeansException Abstract superclass for all exceptions thrown in the beans package and subpackages.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.context.support

Class and Description
BeansException Abstract superclass for all exceptions thrown in the beans package and subpackages.
MutablePropertyValues The default implementation of the PropertyValues interface.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.context.weaving

Class and Description
BeansException Abstract superclass for all exceptions thrown in the beans package and subpackages.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.dao.support

Class and Description
BeansException Abstract superclass for all exceptions thrown in the beans package and subpackages.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.jca.context

Class and Description
BeansException Abstract superclass for all exceptions thrown in the beans package and subpackages.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.jdbc.core

Class and Description
BeanWrapper The central interface of Spring's low-level JavaBeans infrastructure.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.jms.annotation

Class and Description
BeansException Abstract superclass for all exceptions thrown in the beans package and subpackages.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.jms.listener.endpoint

Class and Description
BeanWrapper The central interface of Spring's low-level JavaBeans infrastructure.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.jndi.support

Class and Description
BeansException Abstract superclass for all exceptions thrown in the beans package and subpackages.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.messaging.core

Class and Description
BeansException Abstract superclass for all exceptions thrown in the beans package and subpackages.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.orm.hibernate5

Class and Description
BeansException Abstract superclass for all exceptions thrown in the beans package and subpackages.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.orm.jpa

Class and Description
BeansException Abstract superclass for all exceptions thrown in the beans package and subpackages.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.orm.jpa.support

Class and Description
PropertyValues Holder containing one or more PropertyValue objects, typically comprising one update for a specific target bean.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.scripting.support

Class and Description
PropertyValues Holder containing one or more PropertyValue objects, typically comprising one update for a specific target bean.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request

Class and Description
Mergeable Interface representing an object whose value set can be merged with that of a parent object.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.validation

Class and Description
BeanWrapper The central interface of Spring's low-level JavaBeans infrastructure.
ConfigurablePropertyAccessor Interface that encapsulates configuration methods for a PropertyAccessor.
MutablePropertyValues The default implementation of the PropertyValues interface.
PropertyAccessException Superclass for exceptions related to a property access, such as type mismatch or invocation target exception.
PropertyEditorRegistry Encapsulates methods for registering JavaBeans PropertyEditors.
PropertyValues Holder containing one or more PropertyValue objects, typically comprising one update for a specific target bean.
SimpleTypeConverter Simple implementation of the TypeConverter interface that does not operate on a specific target object.
TypeConverter Interface that defines type conversion methods.
TypeMismatchException Exception thrown on a type mismatch when trying to set a bean property.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.validation.beanvalidation

Class and Description
BeansException Abstract superclass for all exceptions thrown in the beans package and subpackages.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.web.bind

Class and Description
MutablePropertyValues The default implementation of the PropertyValues interface.
PropertyEditorRegistry Encapsulates methods for registering JavaBeans PropertyEditors.
PropertyValues Holder containing one or more PropertyValue objects, typically comprising one update for a specific target bean.
TypeConverter Interface that defines type conversion methods.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.web.bind.support

Class and Description
PropertyEditorRegistrar Interface for strategies that register custom property editors with a property editor registry.
PropertyEditorRegistry Encapsulates methods for registering JavaBeans PropertyEditors.
TypeConverter Interface that defines type conversion methods.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.web.context.support

Class and Description
BeansException Abstract superclass for all exceptions thrown in the beans package and subpackages.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.web.filter

Class and Description
BeansException Abstract superclass for all exceptions thrown in the beans package and subpackages.
BeanWrapper The central interface of Spring's low-level JavaBeans infrastructure.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.web.method.annotation

Class and Description
BeansException Abstract superclass for all exceptions thrown in the beans package and subpackages.
ConversionNotSupportedException Exception thrown when no suitable editor or converter can be found for a bean property.
PropertyAccessException Superclass for exceptions related to a property access, such as type mismatch or invocation target exception.
TypeMismatchException Exception thrown on a type mismatch when trying to set a bean property.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.web.reactive.handler

Class and Description
BeansException Abstract superclass for all exceptions thrown in the beans package and subpackages.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.web.reactive.resource

Class and Description
BeansException Abstract superclass for all exceptions thrown in the beans package and subpackages.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.web.reactive.result.view.freemarker

Class and Description
BeansException Abstract superclass for all exceptions thrown in the beans package and subpackages.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.web.reactive.result.view.script

Class and Description
BeansException Abstract superclass for all exceptions thrown in the beans package and subpackages.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.web.servlet

Class and Description
BeansException Abstract superclass for all exceptions thrown in the beans package and subpackages.
BeanWrapper The central interface of Spring's low-level JavaBeans infrastructure.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.web.servlet.handler

Class and Description
BeansException Abstract superclass for all exceptions thrown in the beans package and subpackages.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation

Class and Description
ConversionNotSupportedException Exception thrown when no suitable editor or converter can be found for a bean property.
MutablePropertyValues The default implementation of the PropertyValues interface.
PropertyEditorRegistry Encapsulates methods for registering JavaBeans PropertyEditors.
TypeConverter Interface that defines type conversion methods.
TypeMismatchException Exception thrown on a type mismatch when trying to set a bean property.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.support

Class and Description
ConversionNotSupportedException Exception thrown when no suitable editor or converter can be found for a bean property.
TypeMismatchException Exception thrown on a type mismatch when trying to set a bean property.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.web.servlet.view

Class and Description
BeansException Abstract superclass for all exceptions thrown in the beans package and subpackages.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.web.servlet.view.groovy

Class and Description
BeansException Abstract superclass for all exceptions thrown in the beans package and subpackages.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.web.servlet.view.xslt

Class and Description
BeansException Abstract superclass for all exceptions thrown in the beans package and subpackages.

Classes in org.springframework.beans used by org.springframework.web.socket.client.standard

Class and Description
BeansException Abstract superclass for all exceptions thrown in the beans package and subpackages.