Deprecated API

Contents

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

Deprecated Interfaces

Interface and Description
org.springframework.http.client.AsyncClientHttpRequest as of Spring 5.0, in favor of ClientRequest
org.springframework.http.client.AsyncClientHttpRequestExecution as of Spring 5.0, in favor of ExchangeFilterFunction
org.springframework.http.client.AsyncClientHttpRequestFactory as of Spring 5.0, in favor of ClientHttpConnector
org.springframework.http.client.AsyncClientHttpRequestInterceptor as of Spring 5.0, in favor of ExchangeFilterFunction
org.springframework.web.client.AsyncRequestCallback as of Spring 5.0, in favor of ExchangeFilterFunction
org.springframework.web.client.AsyncRestOperations as of Spring 5.0, in favor of WebClient
org.springframework.jca.cci.core.CciOperations as of 5.3, in favor of specific data access APIs (or native CCI usage if there is no alternative)
org.springframework.jca.cci.core.ConnectionCallback as of 5.3, in favor of specific data access APIs (or native CCI usage if there is no alternative)
org.springframework.http.converter.protobuf.ExtensionRegistryInitializer as of Spring Framework 5.1, use ExtensionRegistry based constructors instead
org.springframework.remoting.httpinvoker.HttpInvokerClientConfiguration as of 5.3 (phasing out serialization-based remoting)
org.springframework.remoting.httpinvoker.HttpInvokerRequestExecutor as of 5.3 (phasing out serialization-based remoting)
org.springframework.jca.cci.core.InteractionCallback as of 5.3, in favor of specific data access APIs (or native CCI usage if there is no alternative)
org.springframework.context.support.LiveBeansViewMBean as of 5.3, in favor of using Spring Boot actuators for such needs
org.springframework.jca.cci.core.RecordCreator as of 5.3, in favor of specific data access APIs (or native CCI usage if there is no alternative)
org.springframework.jca.cci.core.RecordExtractor as of 5.3, in favor of specific data access APIs (or native CCI usage if there is no alternative)
org.springframework.remoting.rmi.RmiInvocationHandler as of 5.3 (phasing out serialization-based remoting)

Deprecated Classes

Class and Description
org.springframework.remoting.httpinvoker.AbstractHttpInvokerRequestExecutor as of 5.3 (phasing out serialization-based remoting)
org.springframework.web.util.AbstractUriTemplateHandler as of 5.0 in favor of DefaultUriBuilderFactory
org.springframework.web.socket.config.annotation.AbstractWebSocketMessageBrokerConfigurer as of 5.0 in favor of simply using WebSocketMessageBrokerConfigurer which has default methods, made possible by a Java 8 baseline.
org.springframework.beans.annotation.AnnotationBeanUtils as of 5.2, in favor of custom annotation attribute processing
org.springframework.core.type.classreading.AnnotationMetadataReadingVisitor As of Spring Framework 5.2, this class has been replaced by SimpleAnnotationMetadataReadingVisitor for internal use within the framework, but there is no public replacement for AnnotationMetadataReadingVisitor.
org.springframework.web.reactive.resource.AppCacheManifestTransformer as of 5.3 since browser support is going away
org.springframework.web.servlet.resource.AppCacheManifestTransformer as of 5.3 since browser support is going away
org.springframework.http.client.support.AsyncHttpAccessor as of Spring 5.0, with no direct replacement
org.springframework.web.client.AsyncRestTemplate as of Spring 5.0, in favor of WebClient
org.springframework.http.client.support.BasicAuthorizationInterceptor as of 5.1.1, in favor of BasicAuthenticationInterceptor which reuses HttpHeaders.setBasicAuth(java.lang.String, java.lang.String), sharing its default charset ISO-8859-1 instead of UTF-8 as used here
org.springframework.jdbc.core.BatchUpdateUtils as of 5.1.3, not used by JdbcTemplate anymore
org.springframework.web.context.request.async.CallableProcessingInterceptorAdapter as of 5.0 where CallableProcessingInterceptor has default methods
org.springframework.jca.cci.core.support.CciDaoSupport as of 5.3, in favor of specific data access APIs (or native CCI usage if there is no alternative)
org.springframework.jca.cci.connection.CciLocalTransactionManager as of 5.3, in favor of specific data access APIs (or native CCI usage if there is no alternative)
org.springframework.jca.cci.core.CciTemplate as of 5.3, in favor of specific data access APIs (or native CCI usage if there is no alternative)
org.springframework.messaging.support.ChannelInterceptorAdapter as of 5.0.7 ChannelInterceptor has default methods (made possible by a Java 8 baseline) and can be implemented directly without the need for this no-op adapter
org.springframework.remoting.rmi.CodebaseAwareObjectInputStream as of 5.3 (phasing out serialization-based remoting)
org.springframework.jca.cci.core.support.CommAreaRecord as of 5.3, in favor of specific data access APIs (or native CCI usage if there is no alternative)
org.springframework.util.comparator.CompoundComparator as of Spring Framework 5.0, in favor of the standard JDK 8 Comparator.thenComparing(Comparator)
org.springframework.jca.cci.connection.ConnectionFactoryUtils as of 5.3, in favor of specific data access APIs (or native CCI usage if there is no alternative)
org.springframework.jca.cci.connection.ConnectionHolder as of 5.3, in favor of specific data access APIs (or native CCI usage if there is no alternative)
org.springframework.jca.cci.connection.ConnectionSpecConnectionFactoryAdapter as of 5.3, in favor of specific data access APIs (or native CCI usage if there is no alternative)
org.springframework.scheduling.support.CronSequenceGenerator as of 5.3, in favor of CronExpression
org.springframework.format.datetime.joda.DateTimeFormatterFactory as of 5.3, in favor of standard JSR-310 support
org.springframework.format.datetime.joda.DateTimeFormatterFactoryBean as of 5.3, in favor of standard JSR-310 support
org.springframework.format.datetime.joda.DateTimeParser as of 5.3, in favor of standard JSR-310 support
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.util.DefaultUriTemplateHandler as of 5.0 in favor of DefaultUriBuilderFactory. Note: DefaultUriBuilderFactory has a different default for the parsePath property (from false to true).
org.springframework.web.context.request.async.DeferredResultProcessingInterceptorAdapter as of 5.0 where DeferredResultProcessingInterceptor has default methods
org.springframework.jca.cci.connection.DelegatingConnectionFactory as of 5.3, in favor of specific data access APIs (or native CCI usage if there is no alternative)
org.springframework.scheduling.commonj.DelegatingTimerListener as of 5.1, in favor of EE 7's DefaultManagedTaskScheduler
org.springframework.scheduling.commonj.DelegatingWork as of 5.1, in favor of EE 7's DefaultManagedTaskExecutor
org.springframework.jca.cci.object.EisOperation as of 5.3, in favor of specific data access APIs (or native CCI usage if there is no alternative)
org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.ExchangeFilterFunctions.Credentials as of Spring 5.1 in favor of using HttpHeaders.setBasicAuth(String, String) while building the request.
org.springframework.mock.jndi.ExpectedLookupTemplate Deprecated as of Spring Framework 5.2 in favor of complete solutions from third parties such as Simple-JNDI
org.springframework.web.filter.reactive.ForwardedHeaderFilter as of 5.1 this filter is deprecated in favor of using ForwardedHeaderTransformer which can be declared as a bean with the name "forwardedHeaderTransformer" or registered explicitly in WebHttpHandlerBuilder.
org.springframework.test.context.support.GenericPropertiesContextLoader as of 5.3, in favor of Spring's common bean definition formats and/or custom loader implementations
org.springframework.web.reactive.resource.GzipResourceResolver as of 5.1, in favor of using EncodedResourceResolver
org.springframework.web.servlet.resource.GzipResourceResolver as of 5.1, in favor of using EncodedResourceResolver
org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.HandlerInterceptorAdapter as of 5.3 in favor of implementing HandlerInterceptor and/or AsyncHandlerInterceptor directly.
org.springframework.remoting.caucho.HessianClientInterceptor as of 5.3 (phasing out serialization-based remoting)
org.springframework.remoting.caucho.HessianExporter as of 5.3 (phasing out serialization-based remoting)
org.springframework.remoting.caucho.HessianProxyFactoryBean as of 5.3 (phasing out serialization-based remoting)
org.springframework.remoting.caucho.HessianServiceExporter as of 5.3 (phasing out serialization-based remoting)
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(java.lang.Class<T>) with explicit qualifiers and/or primary markers
org.springframework.http.client.HttpComponentsAsyncClientHttpRequestFactory as of Spring 5.0, in favor of HttpComponentsClientHttpConnector
org.springframework.remoting.httpinvoker.HttpComponentsHttpInvokerRequestExecutor as of 5.3 (phasing out serialization-based remoting)
org.springframework.remoting.httpinvoker.HttpInvokerClientInterceptor as of 5.3 (phasing out serialization-based remoting)
org.springframework.remoting.httpinvoker.HttpInvokerProxyFactoryBean as of 5.3 (phasing out serialization-based remoting)
org.springframework.remoting.httpinvoker.HttpInvokerServiceExporter as of 5.3 (phasing out serialization-based remoting)
org.springframework.web.filter.HttpPutFormContentFilter as of 5.1 in favor of FormContentFilter which is the same but also handles DELETE.
org.springframework.beans.factory.config.InstantiationAwareBeanPostProcessorAdapter as of 5.3 in favor of implementing InstantiationAwareBeanPostProcessor or SmartInstantiationAwareBeanPostProcessor directly.
org.springframework.http.client.InterceptingAsyncClientHttpRequestFactory as of Spring 5.0, with no direct replacement
org.springframework.http.client.support.InterceptingAsyncHttpAccessor as of Spring 5.0, with no direct replacement
org.springframework.util.comparator.InvertibleComparator as of Spring Framework 5.0, in favor of the standard JDK 8 Comparator.reversed()
org.springframework.jdbc.core.support.JdbcBeanDefinitionReader as of 5.3, in favor of Spring's common bean definition formats and/or custom reader implementations
org.springframework.oxm.jibx.JibxMarshaller as of Spring Framework 5.1.5, due to the lack of activity on the JiBX project
org.springframework.jms.remoting.JmsInvokerClientInterceptor as of 5.3 (phasing out serialization-based remoting)
org.springframework.jms.remoting.JmsInvokerProxyFactoryBean as of 5.3 (phasing out serialization-based remoting)
org.springframework.jms.remoting.JmsInvokerServiceExporter as of 5.3 (phasing out serialization-based remoting)
org.springframework.remoting.rmi.JndiRmiClientInterceptor as of 5.3 (phasing out serialization-based remoting)
org.springframework.remoting.rmi.JndiRmiProxyFactoryBean as of 5.3 (phasing out serialization-based remoting)
org.springframework.remoting.rmi.JndiRmiServiceExporter as of 5.3 (phasing out serialization-based remoting)
org.springframework.format.datetime.joda.JodaDateTimeFormatAnnotationFormatterFactory as of 5.3, in favor of standard JSR-310 support
org.springframework.format.datetime.joda.JodaTimeContext as of 5.3, in favor of standard JSR-310 support
org.springframework.format.datetime.joda.JodaTimeContextHolder as of 5.3, in favor of standard JSR-310 support
org.springframework.format.datetime.joda.JodaTimeFormatterRegistrar as of 5.3, in favor of standard JSR-310 support
org.springframework.context.support.LiveBeansView as of 5.3, in favor of using Spring Boot actuators for such needs
org.springframework.web.context.support.LiveBeansViewServlet as of 5.3, in favor of using Spring Boot actuators for such needs
org.springframework.format.datetime.joda.LocalDateParser as of 5.3, in favor of standard JSR-310 support
org.springframework.format.datetime.joda.LocalDateTimeParser as of 5.3, in favor of standard JSR-310 support
org.springframework.format.datetime.joda.LocalTimeParser as of 5.3, in favor of standard JSR-310 support
org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactoryService since it is only meant to be used in the above-mentioned fallback scenario
org.springframework.jca.cci.object.MappingCommAreaOperation as of 5.3, in favor of specific data access APIs (or native CCI usage if there is no alternative)
org.springframework.jca.cci.object.MappingRecordOperation as of 5.3, in favor of specific data access APIs (or native CCI usage if there is no alternative)
org.springframework.test.util.MetaAnnotationUtils as of Spring Framework 5.3 in favor of TestContextAnnotationUtils
org.springframework.core.type.classreading.MethodMetadataReadingVisitor As of Spring Framework 5.2, this class and related classes in this package have been replaced by SimpleAnnotationMetadataReadingVisitor and related classes for internal use within the framework.
org.springframework.format.datetime.joda.MillisecondInstantPrinter as of 5.3, in favor of standard JSR-310 support
org.springframework.mock.http.client.MockAsyncClientHttpRequest as of Spring 5.0, with no direct replacement
org.springframework.jdbc.core.namedparam.NamedParameterBatchUpdateUtils as of 5.1.3, not used by NamedParameterJdbcTemplate anymore
org.springframework.http.client.Netty4ClientHttpRequestFactory as of Spring 5.0, in favor of ReactorClientHttpConnector
org.springframework.jca.cci.connection.NotSupportedRecordFactory as of 5.3, in favor of specific data access APIs (or native CCI usage if there is no alternative)
org.springframework.web.accept.PathExtensionContentNegotiationStrategy as of 5.2.4. See class-level note in ContentNegotiationManagerFactoryBean on the deprecation of path extension config options.
org.springframework.messaging.handler.annotation.support.PayloadArgumentResolver as of 5.2, in favor of PayloadMethodArgumentResolver
org.springframework.jdbc.support.incrementer.PostgreSQLSequenceMaxValueIncrementer in favor of the differently named PostgresSequenceMaxValueIncrementer
org.springframework.beans.factory.config.PreferencesPlaceholderConfigurer as of 5.2, along with PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer
org.springframework.beans.factory.support.PropertiesBeanDefinitionReader as of 5.3, in favor of Spring's common bean definition formats and/or custom reader implementations
org.springframework.beans.factory.config.PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer as of 5.2; use org.springframework.context.support.PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer instead which is more flexible through taking advantage of the Environment and PropertySource mechanisms.
org.springframework.format.datetime.joda.ReadableInstantPrinter as of 5.3, in favor of standard JSR-310 support
org.springframework.format.datetime.joda.ReadablePartialPrinter as of 5.3, in favor of standard JSR-310 support
org.springframework.remoting.rmi.RemoteInvocationSerializingExporter as of 5.3 (phasing out serialization-based remoting)
org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.RequiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor as of 5.1, in favor of using constructor injection for required settings (or a custom InitializingBean implementation)
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.ResourceBundleViewResolver as of 5.3, in favor of Spring's common view resolver variants and/or custom resolver implementations
org.springframework.remoting.rmi.RmiBasedExporter as of 5.3 (phasing out serialization-based remoting)
org.springframework.remoting.rmi.RmiClientInterceptor as of 5.3 (phasing out serialization-based remoting)
org.springframework.remoting.rmi.RmiClientInterceptorUtils as of 5.3 (phasing out serialization-based remoting)
org.springframework.remoting.rmi.RmiProxyFactoryBean as of 5.3 (phasing out serialization-based remoting)
org.springframework.remoting.rmi.RmiRegistryFactoryBean as of 5.3 (phasing out serialization-based remoting)
org.springframework.remoting.rmi.RmiServiceExporter as of 5.3 (phasing out serialization-based remoting)
org.springframework.scheduling.commonj.ScheduledTimerListener as of 5.1, in favor of EE 7's DefaultManagedTaskScheduler
org.springframework.web.context.support.ServletContextLiveBeansView as of 5.3, in favor of using Spring Boot actuators for such needs
org.springframework.web.accept.ServletPathExtensionContentNegotiationStrategy as of 5.2.4. See class-level note in ContentNegotiationManagerFactoryBean on the deprecation of path extension config options.
org.springframework.remoting.caucho.SimpleHessianServiceExporter as of Spring Framework 5.1, in favor of HessianServiceExporter
org.springframework.remoting.httpinvoker.SimpleHttpInvokerRequestExecutor as of 5.3 (phasing out serialization-based remoting)
org.springframework.remoting.httpinvoker.SimpleHttpInvokerServiceExporter as of Spring Framework 5.1, in favor of HttpInvokerServiceExporter
org.springframework.remoting.support.SimpleHttpServerFactoryBean as of Spring Framework 5.1, in favor of embedded Tomcat/Jetty/Undertow
org.springframework.remoting.jaxws.SimpleHttpServerJaxWsServiceExporter as of Spring Framework 5.1, in favor of SimpleJaxWsServiceExporter
org.apache.commons.logging.impl.SimpleLog in spring-jcl (effectively equivalent to NoOpLog)
org.springframework.mock.jndi.SimpleNamingContext Deprecated as of Spring Framework 5.2 in favor of complete solutions from third parties such as Simple-JNDI
org.springframework.mock.jndi.SimpleNamingContextBuilder Deprecated as of Spring Framework 5.2 in favor of complete solutions from third parties such as Simple-JNDI
org.springframework.jca.cci.object.SimpleRecordOperation as of 5.3, in favor of specific data access APIs (or native CCI usage if there is no alternative)
org.springframework.jca.cci.connection.SingleConnectionFactory as of 5.3, in favor of specific data access APIs (or native CCI usage if there is no alternative)
org.springframework.scheduling.commonj.TimerManagerAccessor as of 5.1, in favor of EE 7's DefaultManagedTaskScheduler
org.springframework.scheduling.commonj.TimerManagerFactoryBean as of 5.1, in favor of EE 7's DefaultManagedTaskScheduler
org.springframework.scheduling.commonj.TimerManagerTaskScheduler as of 5.1, in favor of EE 7's DefaultManagedTaskScheduler
org.springframework.jca.cci.connection.TransactionAwareConnectionFactoryProxy as of 5.3, in favor of specific data access APIs (or native CCI usage if there is no alternative)
org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionSynchronizationAdapter as of 5.3, in favor of the default methods on the TransactionSynchronization interface
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.WebMvcConfigurerAdapter as of 5.0 WebMvcConfigurer has default methods (made possible by a Java 8 baseline) and can be implemented directly without the need for this adapter
org.springframework.scheduling.commonj.WorkManagerTaskExecutor as of 5.1, in favor of the EE 7/8 based DefaultManagedTaskExecutor
org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanFactory as of Spring 3.1 in favor of DefaultListableBeanFactory and XmlBeanDefinitionReader
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.XmlViewResolver as of 5.3, in favor of Spring's common view resolver variants and/or custom resolver implementations

Deprecated Exceptions

Exceptions and Description
org.springframework.jca.cci.CannotCreateRecordException as of 5.3, in favor of specific data access APIs (or native CCI usage if there is no alternative)
org.springframework.jca.cci.CannotGetCciConnectionException as of 5.3, in favor of specific data access APIs (or native CCI usage if there is no alternative)
org.springframework.jca.cci.CciOperationNotSupportedException as of 5.3, in favor of specific data access APIs (or native CCI usage if there is no alternative)
org.springframework.jca.cci.InvalidResultSetAccessException as of 5.3, in favor of specific data access APIs (or native CCI usage if there is no alternative)
org.springframework.web.server.MediaTypeNotSupportedStatusException in favor of UnsupportedMediaTypeStatusException, with this class never thrown by Spring code and to be removed in 5.3
org.springframework.jca.cci.RecordTypeNotSupportedException as of 5.3, in favor of specific data access APIs (or native CCI usage if there is no alternative)

Deprecated Annotation Types

Annotation Type and Description
org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Required as of 5.1, in favor of using constructor injection for required settings (or a custom InitializingBean implementation)
org.springframework.lang.UsesJava7 as of 5.0 since the framework is based on Java 8+ now
org.springframework.lang.UsesJava8 as of 5.0 since the framework is based on Java 8+ now
org.springframework.lang.UsesSunHttpServer as of 5.1, along with Spring's Sun HTTP Server support classes

Deprecated Fields

Field and Description
org.springframework.http.MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_UTF8 as of 5.2 in favor of MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON since major browsers like Chrome now comply with the specification and interpret correctly UTF-8 special characters without requiring a charset=UTF-8 parameter.
org.springframework.http.MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_UTF8_VALUE as of 5.2 in favor of MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE since major browsers like Chrome now comply with the specification and interpret correctly UTF-8 special characters without requiring a charset=UTF-8 parameter.
org.springframework.http.MediaType.APPLICATION_PROBLEM_JSON_UTF8 as of 5.2 in favor of MediaType.APPLICATION_PROBLEM_JSON since major browsers like Chrome now comply with the specification and interpret correctly UTF-8 special characters without requiring a charset=UTF-8 parameter.
org.springframework.http.MediaType.APPLICATION_PROBLEM_JSON_UTF8_VALUE as of 5.2 in favor of MediaType.APPLICATION_PROBLEM_JSON_VALUE since major browsers like Chrome now comply with the specification and interpret correctly UTF-8 special characters without requiring a charset=UTF-8 parameter.
org.springframework.http.MediaType.APPLICATION_STREAM_JSON as of 5.3, see notice on MediaType.APPLICATION_STREAM_JSON_VALUE.
org.springframework.http.MediaType.APPLICATION_STREAM_JSON_VALUE as of 5.3 since it originates from the W3C Activity Streams specification which has a more specific purpose and has been since replaced with a different mime type. Use MediaType.APPLICATION_NDJSON as a replacement or any other line-delimited JSON format (e.g. JSON Lines, JSON Text Sequences).
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.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.asm.ClassReader.b Use ClassReader.readByte(int) and the other read methods instead. This field will eventually be deleted.
org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.ExchangeFilterFunctions.BASIC_AUTHENTICATION_CREDENTIALS_ATTRIBUTE as of Spring 5.1 in favor of using HttpHeaders.setBasicAuth(String, String) while building the request.
org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.CrossOrigin.DEFAULT_ALLOW_CREDENTIALS as of Spring 5.0, in favor of CorsConfiguration.applyPermitDefaultValues()
org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.CrossOrigin.DEFAULT_ALLOWED_HEADERS as of Spring 5.0, in favor of CorsConfiguration.applyPermitDefaultValues()
org.springframework.http.converter.json.AbstractJackson2HttpMessageConverter.DEFAULT_CHARSET
org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.CrossOrigin.DEFAULT_MAX_AGE as of Spring 5.0, in favor of CorsConfiguration.applyPermitDefaultValues()
org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.CrossOrigin.DEFAULT_ORIGINS as of Spring 5.0, in favor of CorsConfiguration.applyPermitDefaultValues()
org.springframework.web.servlet.HandlerMapping.LOOKUP_PATH as of 5.3 in favor of UrlPathHelper.PATH_ATTRIBUTE and ServletRequestPathUtils.PATH_ATTRIBUTE. To access the cached path used for request mapping, use ServletRequestPathUtils.getCachedPathValue(ServletRequest).
org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationFilter.NONE as of 5.2.6 since the MergedAnnotations model always ignores lang annotations according to the AnnotationFilter.PLAIN filter (for efficiency reasons)
org.springframework.cglib.core.KeyFactory.OBJECT_BY_CLASS this customizer might result in unexpected class leak since key object still holds a strong reference to the Object and class. It is recommended to have pre-processing method that would strip Objects and represent Classes as Strings
org.springframework.messaging.rsocket.annotation.support.RSocketFrameTypeMessageCondition.REQUEST_CONDITION as of 5.2.2 because matching to all interaction types is too flexible. Please use one of the other constants in this class that match to specific frames.
org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigUtils.REQUIRED_ANNOTATION_PROCESSOR_BEAN_NAME as of 5.1, since no Required processor is registered by default anymore

Deprecated Methods

Method and Description
org.springframework.core.env.Environment.acceptsProfiles(String...) as of 5.1 in favor of Environment.acceptsProfiles(Profiles)
org.springframework.core.env.AbstractEnvironment.acceptsProfiles(String...)
org.springframework.cache.support.AbstractCacheManager.addCache(Cache) as of Spring 4.3, in favor of AbstractCacheManager.getMissingCache(String)
org.springframework.core.codec.StringDecoder.allMimeTypes(boolean) as of Spring 5.0.4, in favor of StringDecoder.allMimeTypes() or StringDecoder.allMimeTypes(List, boolean)
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.reactive.function.client.ExchangeFilterFunctions.basicAuthentication() as of Spring 5.1 in favor of using HttpHeaders.setBasicAuth(String, String) while building the request.
org.springframework.test.web.client.MockRestServiceServer.bindTo(AsyncRestTemplate) see deprecation notice on AsyncRestTemplate itself
org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateTemplate.bulkUpdate(String, Object...)
org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateOperations.bulkUpdate(String, Object...) as of 5.0.4, in favor of a custom HibernateCallback lambda code block passed to the general HibernateOperations.execute(org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateCallback<T>) method
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.orm.hibernate5.HibernateTemplate.closeIterator(Iterator<?>)
org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateOperations.closeIterator(Iterator<?>) as of 5.0.4, in favor of a custom HibernateCallback lambda code block passed to the general HibernateOperations.execute(org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateCallback<T>) method
org.springframework.messaging.rsocket.RSocketRequester.Builder.connect(ClientTransport) as of 5.3 in favor of RSocketRequester.Builder.transport(ClientTransport)
org.springframework.messaging.rsocket.RSocketRequester.Builder.connectTcp(String, int) as of 5.3 in favor of RSocketRequester.Builder.tcp(String, int)
org.springframework.messaging.rsocket.RSocketRequester.Builder.connectWebSocket(URI) as of 5.3 in favor of RSocketRequester.Builder.websocket(URI)
org.springframework.messaging.simp.config.AbstractMessageBrokerConfiguration.createLocalUserRegistry() as of 5.1 in favor of AbstractMessageBrokerConfiguration.createLocalUserRegistry(Integer)
org.springframework.test.web.client.MockRestServiceServer.createServer(AsyncRestTemplate) see deprecation notice on AsyncRestTemplate itself
org.springframework.http.ContentDisposition.Builder.creationDate(ZonedDateTime) since 5.2.3 as per RFC 6266, Appendix B, to be removed in a future release.
org.springframework.core.codec.AbstractDataBufferDecoder.decodeDataBuffer(DataBuffer, ResolvableType, MimeType, Map<String, Object>) as of 5.2, please implement Decoder.decode(DataBuffer, ResolvableType, MimeType, Map) instead
org.springframework.http.codec.CodecConfigurer.CustomCodecs.decoder(Decoder<?>) as of 5.1.13, use CodecConfigurer.CustomCodecs.register(Object) or CodecConfigurer.CustomCodecs.registerWithDefaultConfig(Object) instead.
org.springframework.core.MethodParameter.decreaseNestingLevel() since 5.2 in favor of retaining the original MethodParameter and using MethodParameter.nested(Integer) if nesting is required
org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.destroy() as of Spring Framework 5.0, in favor of AbstractApplicationContext.close()
org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.determineRequiredStatus(AnnotationAttributes) since 5.2, in favor of AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.determineRequiredStatus(MergedAnnotation)
org.springframework.web.server.handler.ResponseStatusExceptionHandler.determineStatus(Throwable) as of 5.3 in favor of ResponseStatusExceptionHandler.determineRawStatusCode(Throwable).
org.springframework.util.Assert.doesNotContain(String, String) as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.doesNotContain(String, String, String)
org.springframework.http.codec.CodecConfigurer.CustomCodecs.encoder(Encoder<?>) as of 5.1.13, use CodecConfigurer.CustomCodecs.register(Object) or CodecConfigurer.CustomCodecs.registerWithDefaultConfig(Object) instead.
org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletResponse.encodeRedirectUrl(String)
org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletResponse.encodeUrl(String)
org.springframework.web.reactive.socket.CloseStatus.equalsCode(CloseStatus) as of 5.3 in favor of comparing codes directly
org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.WebClient.RequestHeadersSpec.exchange() since 5.3 due to the possibility to leak memory and/or connections; please, use WebClient.RequestHeadersSpec.exchangeToMono(Function), WebClient.RequestHeadersSpec.exchangeToFlux(Function); consider also using WebClient.RequestHeadersSpec.retrieve() which provides access to the response status and headers via ResponseEntity along with error status handling.
org.springframework.test.web.reactive.server.WebTestClient.Builder.exchangeStrategies(Consumer<ExchangeStrategies.Builder>) as of 5.1.13 in favor of WebTestClient.Builder.codecs(Consumer)
org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.WebClient.Builder.exchangeStrategies(Consumer<ExchangeStrategies.Builder>) as of 5.1.13 in favor of WebClient.Builder.codecs(Consumer)
org.springframework.jdbc.support.JdbcUtils.extractDatabaseMetaData(DataSource, String) as of 5.2.9, in favor of JdbcUtils.extractDatabaseMetaData(DataSource, DatabaseMetaDataCallback) with a lambda expression or method reference and a generically typed result
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.ContentNegotiationConfigurer.favorPathExtension(boolean) as of 5.2.4. See deprecation note on ContentNegotiationManagerFactoryBean.setFavorPathExtension(boolean).
org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.fileUpload(String, Object...) in favor of MockMvcRequestBuilders.multipart(String, Object...)
org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.fileUpload(URI) in favor of MockMvcRequestBuilders.multipart(URI)
org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateTemplate.find(String, Object...)
org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateOperations.find(String, Object...) as of 5.0.4, in favor of a custom HibernateCallback lambda code block passed to the general HibernateOperations.execute(org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateCallback<T>) method
org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtils.findAnnotationDeclaringClass(Class<? extends Annotation>, Class<?>) as of 5.2 since it is superseded by the MergedAnnotations API
org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtils.findAnnotationDeclaringClassForTypes(List<Class<? extends Annotation>>, Class<?>) as of 5.2 since it is superseded by the MergedAnnotations API
org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateTemplate.findByNamedParam(String, String[], Object[])
org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateOperations.findByNamedParam(String, String[], Object[]) as of 5.0.4, in favor of a custom HibernateCallback lambda code block passed to the general HibernateOperations.execute(org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateCallback<T>) method
org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateTemplate.findByNamedParam(String, String, Object)
org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateOperations.findByNamedParam(String, String, Object) as of 5.0.4, in favor of a custom HibernateCallback lambda code block passed to the general HibernateOperations.execute(org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateCallback<T>) method
org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateTemplate.findByNamedQuery(String, Object...)
org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateOperations.findByNamedQuery(String, Object...) as of 5.0.4, in favor of a custom HibernateCallback lambda code block passed to the general HibernateOperations.execute(org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateCallback<T>) method
org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateTemplate.findByNamedQueryAndNamedParam(String, String[], Object[])
org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateOperations.findByNamedQueryAndNamedParam(String, String[], Object[]) as of 5.0.4, in favor of a custom HibernateCallback lambda code block passed to the general HibernateOperations.execute(org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateCallback<T>) method
org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateTemplate.findByNamedQueryAndNamedParam(String, String, Object)
org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateOperations.findByNamedQueryAndNamedParam(String, String, Object) as of 5.0.4, in favor of a custom HibernateCallback lambda code block passed to the general HibernateOperations.execute(org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateCallback<T>) method
org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateTemplate.findByNamedQueryAndValueBean(String, Object)
org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateOperations.findByNamedQueryAndValueBean(String, Object) as of 5.0.4, in favor of a custom HibernateCallback lambda code block passed to the general HibernateOperations.execute(org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateCallback<T>) method
org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateTemplate.findByValueBean(String, Object)
org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateOperations.findByValueBean(String, Object) as of 5.0.4, in favor of a custom HibernateCallback lambda code block passed to the general HibernateOperations.execute(org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateCallback<T>) method
org.springframework.core.MethodParameter.forMethodOrConstructor(Object, int) as of 5.0, in favor of MethodParameter.forExecutable(java.lang.reflect.Executable, int)
org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.ClientResponse.from(ClientResponse) as of 5.3 in favor of the instance based ClientResponse.mutate().
org.springframework.web.reactive.function.BodyInserters.fromObject(T) As of Spring Framework 5.2, in favor of BodyInserters.fromValue(Object)
org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtils.getAnnotations(AnnotatedElement) as of 5.2 since it is superseded by the MergedAnnotations API
org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtils.getAnnotations(Method) as of 5.2 since it is superseded by the MergedAnnotations API
org.springframework.web.servlet.resource.ResourceHttpRequestHandler.getContentNegotiationManager() as of 5.2.4.
org.springframework.http.ContentDisposition.getCreationDate() since 5.2.3 as per RFC 6266, Appendix B, to be removed in a future release.
org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtils.getDeclaredRepeatableAnnotations(AnnotatedElement, Class<A>) as of 5.2 since it is superseded by the MergedAnnotations API
org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtils.getDeclaredRepeatableAnnotations(AnnotatedElement, Class<A>, Class<? extends Annotation>) as of 5.2 since it is superseded by the MergedAnnotations API
org.springframework.mock.web.MockPageContext.getExpressionEvaluator()
org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory.getFactory() in favor of LogFactory.getLog(Class)/LogFactory.getLog(String)
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerMapping.getFileExtensions() as of 5.2.4. See class-level note on the deprecation of path extension config options.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.RequestMappingInfo.BuilderConfiguration.getFileExtensions() as of 5.2.4. See class-level note in RequestMappingHandlerMapping on the deprecation of path extension config options.
org.springframework.web.reactive.socket.client.ReactorNettyWebSocketClient.getHandlePing() as of 5.3 in favor of ReactorNettyWebSocketClient.getWebsocketClientSpec()
org.springframework.web.reactive.socket.server.upgrade.ReactorNettyRequestUpgradeStrategy.getHandlePing() as of 5.2.6 in favor of ReactorNettyRequestUpgradeStrategy.getWebsocketServerSpec()
org.springframework.web.server.ResponseStatusException.getHeaders() as of 5.1.13 in favor of ResponseStatusException.getResponseHeaders()
org.springframework.http.client.HttpComponentsAsyncClientHttpRequestFactory.getHttpAsyncClient() as of 4.3.10, in favor of HttpComponentsAsyncClientHttpRequestFactory.getAsyncClient()
org.springframework.web.client.DefaultResponseErrorHandler.getHttpStatusCode(ClientHttpResponse) as of 5.0, in favor of DefaultResponseErrorHandler.handleError(ClientHttpResponse, HttpStatus)
org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory.getInstance(Class<?>) in favor of LogFactory.getLog(Class)
org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory.getInstance(String) in favor of LogFactory.getLog(String)
org.springframework.expression.spel.support.ReflectivePropertyAccessor.getLastReadInvokerPair() as of 4.3.15 since it is not used within the framework anymore
org.springframework.web.util.UrlPathHelper.getLookupPathForRequest(HttpServletRequest, String) as of 5.3 in favor of using UrlPathHelper.resolveAndCacheLookupPath(HttpServletRequest) and UrlPathHelper.getResolvedLookupPath(ServletRequest).
org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.AbstractHandlerMethodMapping.getMappingPathPatterns(T) as of 5.3 in favor of providing non-pattern mappings via AbstractHandlerMethodMapping.getDirectPaths(Object) instead
org.springframework.web.reactive.socket.client.ReactorNettyWebSocketClient.getMaxFramePayloadLength() as of 5.3 in favor of ReactorNettyWebSocketClient.getWebsocketClientSpec()
org.springframework.web.reactive.socket.server.upgrade.ReactorNettyRequestUpgradeStrategy.getMaxFramePayloadLength() as of 5.2.6 in favor of ReactorNettyRequestUpgradeStrategy.getWebsocketServerSpec()
org.springframework.http.ContentDisposition.getModificationDate() since 5.2.3 as per RFC 6266, Appendix B, to be removed in a future release.
org.springframework.http.ContentDisposition.getReadDate() since 5.2.3 as per RFC 6266, Appendix B, to be removed in a future release.
org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletRequest.getRealPath(String)
org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtils.getRepeatableAnnotations(AnnotatedElement, Class<A>) as of 5.2 since it is superseded by the MergedAnnotations API
org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtils.getRepeatableAnnotations(AnnotatedElement, Class<A>, Class<? extends Annotation>) as of 5.2 since it is superseded by the MergedAnnotations API
org.springframework.mock.web.MockServletContext.getServlet(String)
org.springframework.mock.web.MockServletContext.getServletNames()
org.springframework.mock.web.MockServletContext.getServlets()
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.http.ContentDisposition.getSize() since 5.2.3 as per RFC 6266, Appendix B, to be removed in a future release.
org.springframework.web.util.ContentCachingResponseWrapper.getStatusCode() as of 5.2 in favor of HttpServletResponse.getStatus()
org.springframework.http.server.reactive.AbstractServerHttpResponse.getStatusCodeValue() as of 5.2.4 in favor of ServerHttpResponse.getRawStatusCode().
org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getTypeForFactoryBean(String, RootBeanDefinition) since 5.2 in favor of AbstractBeanFactory.getTypeForFactoryBean(String, RootBeanDefinition, boolean)
org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.getTypeForFactoryBean(String, RootBeanDefinition)
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.RequestMappingInfo.BuilderConfiguration.getUrlPathHelper() as of 5.3, the path is resolved externally and obtained with ServletRequestPathUtils.getCachedPathValue(ServletRequest); this method always returns UrlPathHelper.defaultInstance.
org.springframework.mock.web.MockPageContext.getVariableResolver()
org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils.hashCode(boolean) as of Spring Framework 5.0, in favor of the native JDK 8 variant
org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils.hashCode(double) as of Spring Framework 5.0, in favor of the native JDK 8 variant
org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils.hashCode(float) as of Spring Framework 5.0, in favor of the native JDK 8 variant
org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils.hashCode(long) as of Spring Framework 5.0, in favor of the native JDK 8 variant
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.web.servlet.config.annotation.ContentNegotiationConfigurer.ignoreUnknownPathExtensions(boolean) as of 5.2.4. See deprecation note on ContentNegotiationManagerFactoryBean.setIgnoreUnknownPathExtensions(boolean).
org.springframework.core.MethodParameter.increaseNestingLevel() since 5.2 in favor of MethodParameter.nested(Integer)
org.springframework.web.bind.support.WebBindingInitializer.initBinder(WebDataBinder, WebRequest) as of 5.0 in favor of WebBindingInitializer.initBinder(WebDataBinder)
org.springframework.web.servlet.resource.ResourceHttpRequestHandler.initContentNegotiationStrategy() as of 5.2.4 this method returns null, and if a sub-class returns an actual instance,the instance is used only as a source of media type mappings, if it contains any. Please, use ResourceHttpRequestHandler.setMediaTypes(Map) instead, or if you need to change behavior, you can override ResourceHttpRequestHandler.getMediaType(HttpServletRequest, Resource).
org.springframework.beans.BeanUtils.instantiate(Class<T>) as of Spring 5.0, following the deprecation of Class.newInstance() in JDK 9
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator.isAlwaysMustRevalidate() as of 4.2, in favor of WebContentGenerator.getCacheControl()
org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtils.isAnnotationInherited(Class<? extends Annotation>, Class<?>) as of 5.2 since it is superseded by the MergedAnnotations API
org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtils.isAnnotationMetaPresent(Class<? extends Annotation>, Class<? extends Annotation>) as of 5.2 since it is superseded by the MergedAnnotations API
org.springframework.util.ClassUtils.isCglibProxy(Object) as of 5.2, in favor of custom (possibly narrower) checks
org.springframework.util.ClassUtils.isCglibProxyClass(Class<?>) as of 5.2, in favor of custom (possibly narrower) checks
org.springframework.util.ClassUtils.isCglibProxyClassName(String) as of 5.2, in favor of custom (possibly narrower) checks
org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.StatusResultMatchers.isDestinationLocked() matching the deprecation of HttpStatus.DESTINATION_LOCKED
org.springframework.util.StringUtils.isEmpty(Object) as of 5.3, in favor of StringUtils.hasLength(String) and StringUtils.hasText(String) (or ObjectUtils.isEmpty(Object))
org.springframework.context.support.AbstractResourceBasedMessageSource.isFallbackToSystemLocale() as of 5.2.2, in favor of AbstractResourceBasedMessageSource.getDefaultLocale()
org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.StatusResultMatchers.isInsufficientSpaceOnResource() matching the deprecation of HttpStatus.INSUFFICIENT_SPACE_ON_RESOURCE
org.springframework.web.servlet.i18n.LocaleChangeInterceptor.isLanguageTagCompliant() as of 5.1 since it always returns true now
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.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.cors.reactive.CorsUtils.isSameOrigin(ServerHttpRequest) as of 5.2, same-origin checks are performed directly by CorsUtils.isCorsRequest(org.springframework.http.server.reactive.ServerHttpRequest)
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.config.annotation.PathMatchConfigurer.isUseRegisteredSuffixPatternMatch() as of 5.2.4, see deprecation note on PathMatchConfigurer.setUseRegisteredSuffixPatternMatch(Boolean).
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.PathMatchConfigurer.isUseSuffixPatternMatch() as of 5.2.4, see deprecation note on PathMatchConfigurer.setUseSuffixPatternMatch(Boolean).
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.PathMatchConfigurer.isUseTrailingSlashMatch()
org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateTemplate.iterate(String, Object...)
org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateOperations.iterate(String, Object...) as of 5.0.4, in favor of a custom HibernateCallback lambda code block passed to the general HibernateOperations.execute(org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateCallback<T>) method
org.springframework.mock.web.MockServletContext.log(Exception, String)
org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.MappedInterceptor.matches(String, PathMatcher) as of 5.3 in favor of MappedInterceptor.matches(HttpServletRequest)
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.web.reactive.function.client.ClientRequest.method(HttpMethod, URI) in favor of ClientRequest.create(HttpMethod, URI)
org.springframework.http.ContentDisposition.Builder.modificationDate(ZonedDateTime) since 5.2.3 as per RFC 6266, Appendix B, to be removed in a future release.
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.hibernate5.support.OpenSessionInterceptor.openSession() as of 5.0, in favor of OpenSessionInterceptor.openSession(SessionFactory)
org.springframework.web.reactive.function.server.ServerRequest.pathContainer() as of 5.3, in favor on ServerRequest.requestPath()
org.springframework.web.reactive.function.server.support.ServerRequestWrapper.pathContainer()
org.springframework.web.servlet.function.ServerRequest.pathContainer() as of 5.3, in favor on ServerRequest.requestPath()
org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.postProcessPropertyValues(PropertyValues, PropertyDescriptor[], Object, String)
org.springframework.beans.factory.config.InstantiationAwareBeanPostProcessor.postProcessPropertyValues(PropertyValues, PropertyDescriptor[], Object, String) as of 5.1, in favor of InstantiationAwareBeanPostProcessor.postProcessProperties(PropertyValues, Object, String)
org.springframework.context.annotation.CommonAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.postProcessPropertyValues(PropertyValues, PropertyDescriptor[], Object, String)
org.springframework.orm.jpa.support.PersistenceAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.postProcessPropertyValues(PropertyValues, PropertyDescriptor[], Object, String)
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.jdbc.core.JdbcTemplate.query(String, Object[], ResultSetExtractor<T>)
org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcOperations.query(String, Object[], ResultSetExtractor<T>) as of 5.3, in favor of JdbcOperations.query(String, ResultSetExtractor, Object...)
org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcTemplate.query(String, Object[], RowCallbackHandler)
org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcOperations.query(String, Object[], RowCallbackHandler) as of 5.3, in favor of JdbcOperations.query(String, RowCallbackHandler, Object...)
org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcTemplate.query(String, Object[], RowMapper<T>)
org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcOperations.query(String, Object[], RowMapper<T>) as of 5.3, in favor of JdbcOperations.query(String, RowMapper, Object...)
org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcTemplate.queryForList(String, Object[], Class<T>)
org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcOperations.queryForList(String, Object[], Class<T>) as of 5.3, in favor of JdbcOperations.queryForList(String, Class, Object...)
org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcTemplate.queryForObject(String, Object[], Class<T>)
org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcOperations.queryForObject(String, Object[], Class<T>) as of 5.3, in favor of JdbcOperations.queryForObject(String, Class, Object...)
org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcTemplate.queryForObject(String, Object[], RowMapper<T>)
org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcOperations.queryForObject(String, Object[], RowMapper<T>) as of 5.3, in favor of JdbcOperations.queryForObject(String, RowMapper, Object...)
org.springframework.http.ContentDisposition.Builder.readDate(ZonedDateTime) since 5.2.3 as per RFC 6266, Appendix B, to be removed in a future release.
org.springframework.http.codec.CodecConfigurer.CustomCodecs.reader(HttpMessageReader<?>) as of 5.1.13, use CodecConfigurer.CustomCodecs.register(Object) or CodecConfigurer.CustomCodecs.registerWithDefaultConfig(Object) instead.
org.springframework.web.socket.WebSocketHttpHeaders.readOnlyWebSocketHttpHeaders(WebSocketHttpHeaders) as of 5.1.16, in favor of calling WebSocketHttpHeaders.WebSocketHttpHeaders(HttpHeaders) with a read-only wrapper from HttpHeaders.readOnlyHttpHeaders(HttpHeaders)
org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.DataSourceUtils.resetConnectionAfterTransaction(Connection, Integer) as of 5.1.11, in favor of DataSourceUtils.resetConnectionAfterTransaction(Connection, Integer, boolean)
org.springframework.web.reactive.result.view.AbstractView.resolveAsyncAttributes(Map<String, Object>) as of 5.1.8 this method is still invoked but it is a no-op. Please use AbstractView.resolveAsyncAttributes(Map, ServerWebExchange) instead. It is invoked after this one and does the actual work.
org.springframework.beans.factory.config.DependencyDescriptor.resolveNotUnique(Class<?>, Map<String, Object>) as of 5.1, in favor of DependencyDescriptor.resolveNotUnique(ResolvableType, Map)
org.springframework.core.GenericTypeResolver.resolveParameterType(MethodParameter, Class<?>) since 5.2 in favor of methodParameter.withContainingClass(implementationClass).getParameterType()
org.springframework.scheduling.config.ScheduledTaskRegistrar.scheduleFixedDelayTask(IntervalTask) as of 5.0.2, in favor of ScheduledTaskRegistrar.scheduleFixedDelayTask(FixedDelayTask)
org.springframework.scheduling.config.ScheduledTaskRegistrar.scheduleFixedRateTask(IntervalTask) as of 5.0.2, in favor of ScheduledTaskRegistrar.scheduleFixedRateTask(FixedRateTask)
org.springframework.mock.web.reactive.function.server.MockServerRequest.Builder.session(Principal) in favor of MockServerRequest.Builder.principal(Principal)
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator.setAlwaysMustRevalidate(boolean) as of 4.2, in favor of WebContentGenerator.setCacheControl(org.springframework.http.CacheControl)
org.springframework.web.cors.UrlBasedCorsConfigurationSource.setAlwaysUseFullPath(boolean) as of 5.3 in favor of using UrlBasedCorsConfigurationSource.setUrlPathHelper(UrlPathHelper), if at all. For further details, please see UrlBasedCorsConfigurationSource.setAllowInitLookupPath(boolean).
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.DefaultRequestToViewNameTranslator.setAlwaysUseFullPath(boolean) as of 5.3, the path is resolved externally and obtained with ServletRequestPathUtils.getCachedPathValue(ServletRequest)
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.WebContentInterceptor.setAlwaysUseFullPath(boolean) as of 5.3, the path is resolved externally and obtained with ServletRequestPathUtils.getCachedPathValue(ServletRequest)
org.springframework.web.servlet.resource.ResourceHttpRequestHandler.setContentNegotiationManager(ContentNegotiationManager) as of 5.2.4 in favor of using ResourceHttpRequestHandler.setMediaTypes(Map) with mappings possibly obtained from ContentNegotiationManager.getMediaTypeMappings().
org.springframework.cglib.core.KeyFactory.Generator.setCustomizer(Customizer) Use KeyFactory.Generator.addCustomizer(KeyFactoryCustomizer) instead.
org.springframework.web.accept.ContentNegotiationManagerFactoryBean.setFavorPathExtension(boolean) as of 5.2.4. See class-level note on the deprecation of path extension config options. As there is no replacement for this method, in 5.2.x it is necessary to set it to false. In 5.3 the default changes to false and use of this property becomes unnecessary.
org.springframework.web.reactive.socket.client.ReactorNettyWebSocketClient.setHandlePing(boolean) as of 5.3 in favor of providing a supplier of WebsocketClientSpec.Builder with a constructor argument
org.springframework.web.reactive.socket.server.upgrade.ReactorNettyRequestUpgradeStrategy.setHandlePing(boolean) as of 5.2.6 in favor of providing a supplier of WebsocketServerSpec.Builder with a constructor argument
org.springframework.http.client.HttpComponentsAsyncClientHttpRequestFactory.setHttpAsyncClient(CloseableHttpAsyncClient) as of 4.3.10, in favor of HttpComponentsAsyncClientHttpRequestFactory.setAsyncClient(HttpAsyncClient)
org.springframework.web.accept.ContentNegotiationManagerFactoryBean.setIgnoreUnknownPathExtensions(boolean) as of 5.2.4. See class-level note on the deprecation of path extension config options.
org.springframework.messaging.simp.config.ChannelRegistration.setInterceptors(ChannelInterceptor...) as of 4.3.12, in favor of ChannelRegistration.interceptors(ChannelInterceptor...)
org.springframework.web.servlet.i18n.LocaleChangeInterceptor.setLanguageTagCompliant(boolean) as of 5.1 since it only accepts true now
org.springframework.web.cors.UrlBasedCorsConfigurationSource.setLookupPathAttributeName(String) as of 5.3 in favor of UrlPathHelper.PATH_ATTRIBUTE.
org.springframework.web.reactive.socket.client.ReactorNettyWebSocketClient.setMaxFramePayloadLength(int) as of 5.3 in favor of providing a supplier of WebsocketClientSpec.Builder with a constructor argument
org.springframework.web.reactive.socket.server.upgrade.ReactorNettyRequestUpgradeStrategy.setMaxFramePayloadLength(Integer) as of 5.2.6 in favor of providing a supplier of WebsocketServerSpec.Builder with a constructor argument
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.web.servlet.mvc.method.RequestMappingInfo.BuilderConfiguration.setRegisteredSuffixPatternMatch(boolean) as of 5.2.4. See class-level note in RequestMappingHandlerMapping on the deprecation of path extension config options.
org.springframework.web.cors.UrlBasedCorsConfigurationSource.setRemoveSemicolonContent(boolean) as of 5.3 in favor of using UrlBasedCorsConfigurationSource.setUrlPathHelper(UrlPathHelper), if at all. For further details, please see UrlBasedCorsConfigurationSource.setAllowInitLookupPath(boolean).
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.DefaultRequestToViewNameTranslator.setRemoveSemicolonContent(boolean) as of 5.3, the path is resolved externally and obtained with ServletRequestPathUtils.getCachedPathValue(ServletRequest)
org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletResponse.setStatus(int, String)
org.springframework.http.server.reactive.AbstractServerHttpResponse.setStatusCodeValue(Integer) as of 5.2.4 in favor of ServerHttpResponse.setRawStatusCode(Integer).
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.RequestMappingInfo.BuilderConfiguration.setSuffixPatternMatch(boolean) as of 5.2.4. See deprecation note on RequestMappingHandlerMapping.setUseSuffixPatternMatch(boolean).
org.springframework.core.MethodParameter.setTypeIndexForCurrentLevel(int) since 5.2 in favor of MethodParameter.withTypeIndex(int)
org.springframework.web.cors.UrlBasedCorsConfigurationSource.setUrlDecode(boolean) as of 5.3 in favor of using UrlBasedCorsConfigurationSource.setUrlPathHelper(UrlPathHelper), if at all. For further details, please see UrlBasedCorsConfigurationSource.setAllowInitLookupPath(boolean).
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.DefaultRequestToViewNameTranslator.setUrlDecode(boolean) as of 5.3, the path is resolved externally and obtained with ServletRequestPathUtils.getCachedPathValue(ServletRequest)
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.WebContentInterceptor.setUrlDecode(boolean) as of 5.3, the path is resolved externally and obtained with ServletRequestPathUtils.getCachedPathValue(ServletRequest)
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.DefaultRequestToViewNameTranslator.setUrlPathHelper(UrlPathHelper) as of 5.3, the path is resolved externally and obtained with ServletRequestPathUtils.getCachedPathValue(ServletRequest)
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.WebContentInterceptor.setUrlPathHelper(UrlPathHelper) as of 5.3, the path is resolved externally and obtained with ServletRequestPathUtils.getCachedPathValue(ServletRequest)
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.RequestMappingInfo.BuilderConfiguration.setUrlPathHelper(UrlPathHelper) as of 5.3, the path is resolved externally and obtained with ServletRequestPathUtils.getCachedPathValue(ServletRequest)
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.accept.PathExtensionContentNegotiationStrategy.setUseJaf(boolean) as of 5.0, in favor of AbstractMappingContentNegotiationStrategy.setUseRegisteredExtensionsOnly(boolean).
org.springframework.web.accept.ContentNegotiationManagerFactoryBean.setUseJaf(boolean) as of 5.0, in favor of ContentNegotiationManagerFactoryBean.setUseRegisteredExtensionsOnly(boolean), which has reverse behavior.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerMapping.setUseRegisteredSuffixPatternMatch(boolean) as of 5.2.4. See class level note on the deprecation of path extension config options.
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.PathMatchConfigurer.setUseRegisteredSuffixPatternMatch(Boolean) as of 5.2.4. See class-level note in RequestMappingHandlerMapping on the deprecation of path extension config options.
org.springframework.test.web.servlet.setup.StandaloneMockMvcBuilder.setUseSuffixPatternMatch(boolean) as of 5.2.4. See class-level note in RequestMappingHandlerMapping on the deprecation of path extension config options.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerMapping.setUseSuffixPatternMatch(boolean) as of 5.2.4. See class level note on the deprecation of path extension config options. As there is no replacement for this method, in 5.2.x it is necessary to set it to false. In 5.3 the default changes to false and use of this property becomes unnecessary.
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.PathMatchConfigurer.setUseSuffixPatternMatch(Boolean) as of 5.2.4. See class-level note in RequestMappingHandlerMapping on the deprecation of path extension config options. As there is no replacement for this method, in 5.2.x it is necessary to set it to false. In 5.3 the default changes to false and use of this property becomes unnecessary.
org.springframework.jdbc.support.DatabaseStartupValidator.setValidationQuery(String) as of 5.3, in favor of the JDBC 4.0 connection validation
org.springframework.http.ContentDisposition.Builder.size(Long) since 5.2.3 as per RFC 6266, Appendix B, to be removed in a future release.
org.springframework.util.Assert.state(boolean) as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.state(boolean, String)
org.springframework.test.web.reactive.server.WebTestClient.RequestBodySpec.syncBody(Object) as of Spring Framework 5.2 in favor of WebTestClient.RequestBodySpec.bodyValue(Object)
org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.WebClient.RequestBodySpec.syncBody(Object) as of Spring Framework 5.2 in favor of WebClient.RequestBodySpec.bodyValue(Object)
org.springframework.web.reactive.function.server.ServerResponse.BodyBuilder.syncBody(Object) as of Spring Framework 5.2 in favor of ServerResponse.BodyBuilder.bodyValue(Object)
org.springframework.core.codec.StringDecoder.textPlainOnly(boolean) as of Spring 5.0.4, in favor of StringDecoder.textPlainOnly() or StringDecoder.textPlainOnly(List, boolean)
org.springframework.util.StringUtils.toLanguageTag(Locale) as of 5.0.4, in favor of Locale.toLanguageTag()
org.springframework.test.web.client.AbstractRequestExpectationManager.RequestExpectationGroup.updateAll(Collection<RequestExpectation>) as of 5.0.3, if favor of AbstractRequestExpectationManager.RequestExpectationGroup.addAllExpectations(java.util.Collection<org.springframework.test.web.client.RequestExpectation>)
org.springframework.web.reactive.socket.server.RequestUpgradeStrategy.upgrade(ServerWebExchange, WebSocketHandler, String) as of 5.1 in favor of RequestUpgradeStrategy.upgrade(ServerWebExchange, WebSocketHandler, String, Supplier)
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.ContentNegotiationConfigurer.useJaf(boolean) as of 5.0, in favor of ContentNegotiationConfigurer.useRegisteredExtensionsOnly(boolean) which has reverse behavior
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerMapping.useRegisteredSuffixPatternMatch() as of 5.2.4. See deprecation notice on RequestMappingHandlerMapping.setUseRegisteredSuffixPatternMatch(boolean).
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.RequestMappingInfo.BuilderConfiguration.useRegisteredSuffixPatternMatch() as of 5.2.4. See class-level note in RequestMappingHandlerMapping on the deprecation of path extension config options.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerMapping.useSuffixPatternMatch() as of 5.2.4. See deprecation notice on RequestMappingHandlerMapping.setUseSuffixPatternMatch(boolean).
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.RequestMappingInfo.BuilderConfiguration.useSuffixPatternMatch() as of 5.2.4. See deprecation note on RequestMappingHandlerMapping.setUseSuffixPatternMatch(boolean).
org.springframework.test.web.client.AbstractRequestExpectationManager.validateRequestInternal(ClientHttpRequest) as of 5.0.3, subclasses should implement AbstractRequestExpectationManager.matchRequest(ClientHttpRequest) instead and return only the matched expectation, leaving the call to create the response as a separate step (to be invoked by this class).
org.springframework.http.HttpStatus.Series.valueOf(HttpStatus) as of 5.3, in favor of invoking HttpStatus.series() directly
org.springframework.asm.MethodVisitor.visitMethodInsn(int, String, String, String) use MethodVisitor.visitMethodInsn(int, String, String, String, boolean) instead.
org.springframework.http.codec.CodecConfigurer.CustomCodecs.withDefaultCodecConfig(Consumer<CodecConfigurer.DefaultCodecConfig>) as of 5.1.13, use CodecConfigurer.CustomCodecs.registerWithDefaultConfig(Object) or CodecConfigurer.CustomCodecs.registerWithDefaultConfig(Object, Consumer) instead.
org.springframework.http.codec.CodecConfigurer.CustomCodecs.writer(HttpMessageWriter<?>) as of 5.1.13, use CodecConfigurer.CustomCodecs.register(Object) or CodecConfigurer.CustomCodecs.registerWithDefaultConfig(Object) instead.
org.springframework.http.server.reactive.AbstractListenerWriteProcessor.writingPaused() originally introduced for Undertow to stop write notifications when no data is available, but deprecated as of as of 5.0.6 since constant switching on every requested item causes a significant slowdown.

Deprecated Constructors

Constructor and Description
org.springframework.web.reactive.socket.adapter.AbstractListenerWebSocketSession(T, String, HandshakeInfo, DataBufferFactory, MonoProcessor<Void>) as of 5.3 in favor of AbstractListenerWebSocketSession.AbstractListenerWebSocketSession(Object, String, HandshakeInfo, DataBufferFactory, Sinks.Empty)
org.springframework.jdbc.core.metadata.CallParameterMetaData(String, int, int, String, boolean)
org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource(String, ClassLoader, Class<?>) as of 4.3.13, in favor of selective use of ClassPathResource.ClassPathResource(String, ClassLoader) vs ClassPathResource.ClassPathResource(String, Class)
org.springframework.scheduling.support.CronSequenceGenerator(String) as of 5.3, in favor of CronExpression.parse(String)
org.springframework.scheduling.support.CronSequenceGenerator(String, TimeZone) as of 5.3, in favor of CronExpression.parse(String)
org.springframework.web.server.handler.DefaultWebFilterChain(WebHandler, WebFilter...) as of 5.1 this constructor is deprecated in favor of DefaultWebFilterChain.DefaultWebFilterChain(WebHandler, List).
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.http.converter.HttpMessageNotReadableException(String) as of 5.1, in favor of HttpMessageNotReadableException.HttpMessageNotReadableException(String, HttpInputMessage)
org.springframework.http.converter.HttpMessageNotReadableException(String, Throwable) as of 5.1, in favor of HttpMessageNotReadableException.HttpMessageNotReadableException(String, Throwable, HttpInputMessage)
org.springframework.http.client.reactive.JettyClientHttpConnector(JettyResourceFactory, Consumer<HttpClient>) as of 5.2, in favor of JettyClientHttpConnector.JettyClientHttpConnector(HttpClient, JettyResourceFactory)
org.springframework.web.reactive.socket.adapter.JettyWebSocketSession(Session, HandshakeInfo, DataBufferFactory, MonoProcessor<Void>)
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.condition.PatternsRequestCondition(String[], UrlPathHelper, PathMatcher, boolean) as of 5.3 in favor of PatternsRequestCondition.PatternsRequestCondition(String[], boolean, PathMatcher).
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.condition.PatternsRequestCondition(String[], UrlPathHelper, PathMatcher, boolean, boolean) as of 5.2.4. See class-level note in RequestMappingHandlerMapping on the deprecation of path extension config options.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.condition.PatternsRequestCondition(String[], UrlPathHelper, PathMatcher, boolean, boolean, List<String>) as of 5.2.4. See class-level note in RequestMappingHandlerMapping on the deprecation of path extension config options.
org.springframework.http.converter.protobuf.ProtobufHttpMessageConverter(ExtensionRegistryInitializer) as of Spring Framework 5.1, use ProtobufHttpMessageConverter.ProtobufHttpMessageConverter(ExtensionRegistry) instead
org.springframework.http.converter.protobuf.ProtobufJsonFormatHttpMessageConverter(JsonFormat.Parser, JsonFormat.Printer, ExtensionRegistryInitializer) as of 5.1, in favor of ProtobufJsonFormatHttpMessageConverter.ProtobufJsonFormatHttpMessageConverter(com.google.protobuf.util.JsonFormat.Parser, com.google.protobuf.util.JsonFormat.Printer, ExtensionRegistry)
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.RequestMappingInfo(PatternsRequestCondition, RequestMethodsRequestCondition, ParamsRequestCondition, HeadersRequestCondition, ConsumesRequestCondition, ProducesRequestCondition, RequestCondition<?>) as of 5.3 in favor using RequestMappingInfo.Builder via RequestMappingInfo.paths(String...).
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.RequestMappingInfo(RequestMappingInfo, RequestCondition<?>) since 5.3 in favor of using RequestMappingInfo.addCustomCondition(RequestCondition).
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.RequestMappingInfo(String, PatternsRequestCondition, RequestMethodsRequestCondition, ParamsRequestCondition, HeadersRequestCondition, ConsumesRequestCondition, ProducesRequestCondition, RequestCondition<?>) as of 5.3 in favor using RequestMappingInfo.Builder via RequestMappingInfo.paths(String...).
org.springframework.web.server.ServerErrorException(String) in favor of ServerErrorException.ServerErrorException(String, Throwable)
org.springframework.web.server.ServerErrorException(String, MethodParameter) in favor of ServerErrorException.ServerErrorException(String, MethodParameter, Throwable)
org.springframework.core.type.StandardAnnotationMetadata(Class<?>) since 5.2 in favor of the factory method AnnotationMetadata.introspect(Class)
org.springframework.core.type.StandardAnnotationMetadata(Class<?>, boolean) since 5.2 in favor of the factory method AnnotationMetadata.introspect(Class). Use MergedAnnotation.asMap from StandardAnnotationMetadata.getAnnotations() rather than AnnotatedTypeMetadata.getAnnotationAttributes(String) if nestedAnnotationsAsMap is false
org.springframework.core.type.StandardClassMetadata(Class<?>) since 5.2 in favor of StandardAnnotationMetadata
org.springframework.core.type.StandardMethodMetadata(Method) since 5.2 in favor of obtaining instances via AnnotationMetadata
org.springframework.core.type.StandardMethodMetadata(Method, boolean) since 5.2 in favor of obtaining instances via AnnotationMetadata
org.springframework.web.reactive.socket.adapter.StandardWebSocketSession(Session, HandshakeInfo, DataBufferFactory, MonoProcessor<Void>)
org.springframework.web.reactive.socket.adapter.TomcatWebSocketSession(Session, HandshakeInfo, DataBufferFactory, MonoProcessor<Void>)
org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionInterceptor(PlatformTransactionManager, Properties) as of 5.2.5, in favor of TransactionAspectSupport.setTransactionAttributes(Properties)
org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionInterceptor(PlatformTransactionManager, TransactionAttributeSource) as of 5.2.5, in favor of TransactionInterceptor.TransactionInterceptor(TransactionManager, TransactionAttributeSource)
org.springframework.web.reactive.socket.adapter.UndertowWebSocketSession(WebSocketChannel, HandshakeInfo, DataBufferFactory, MonoProcessor<Void>)

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.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

Deprecated Annotation Type Elements

Annotation Type Element and Description
org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean.autowire as of 5.1, since @Bean factory method argument resolution and @Autowired processing supersede name/type-based bean property injection