Uses of Class
org.springframework.context.support.GenericApplicationContext

Packages that use GenericApplicationContext

Package	Description
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.support	Classes supporting the org.springframework.context package, such as abstract base classes for ApplicationContext implementations and a MessageSource implementation.
org.springframework.test.context.support	Support classes for the Spring TestContext Framework.
org.springframework.web.context.support	Classes supporting the org.springframework.web.context package, such as WebApplicationContext implementations and various utility classes.

Uses of GenericApplicationContext in org.springframework.context.annotation

Subclasses of GenericApplicationContext in org.springframework.context.annotation

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	AnnotationConfigApplicationContext	Standalone application context, accepting component classes as input — in particular @Configuration-annotated classes, but also plain @Component types and JSR-330 compliant classes using jakarta.inject annotations.

Uses of GenericApplicationContext in org.springframework.context.support

Subclasses of GenericApplicationContext in org.springframework.context.support

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	GenericGroovyApplicationContext	An ApplicationContext implementation that extends GenericApplicationContext and implements GroovyObject such that beans can be retrieved with the dot de-reference syntax instead of using AbstractApplicationContext.getBean(java.lang.String).
class	GenericXmlApplicationContext	Convenient application context with built-in XML support.
class	StaticApplicationContext	ApplicationContext implementation which supports programmatic registration of beans and messages, rather than reading bean definitions from external configuration sources.

Uses of GenericApplicationContext in org.springframework.test.context.support

Methods in org.springframework.test.context.support that return GenericApplicationContext

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected GenericApplicationContext	AbstractGenericContextLoader.createContext()	Factory method for creating the GenericApplicationContext used by this ContextLoader.

Methods in org.springframework.test.context.support with parameters of type GenericApplicationContext

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected abstract BeanDefinitionReader	AbstractGenericContextLoader.createBeanDefinitionReader(GenericApplicationContext context)	Factory method for creating a new BeanDefinitionReader for loading bean definitions into the supplied context.
protected BeanDefinitionReader	AnnotationConfigContextLoader.createBeanDefinitionReader(GenericApplicationContext context)	AnnotationConfigContextLoader should be used as a SmartContextLoader, not as a legacy ContextLoader.
protected BeanDefinitionReader	GenericPropertiesContextLoader.createBeanDefinitionReader(GenericApplicationContext context)	Deprecated. Creates a new PropertiesBeanDefinitionReader.
protected BeanDefinitionReader	GenericXmlContextLoader.createBeanDefinitionReader(GenericApplicationContext context)	Create a new XmlBeanDefinitionReader.
protected void	AbstractGenericContextLoader.customizeContext(GenericApplicationContext context)	Customize the GenericApplicationContext created by this ContextLoader after bean definitions have been loaded into the context but before the context is refreshed.
protected void	AbstractGenericContextLoader.loadBeanDefinitions(GenericApplicationContext context, MergedContextConfiguration mergedConfig)	Load bean definitions into the supplied context from the locations or classes in the supplied MergedContextConfiguration.
protected void	AnnotationConfigContextLoader.loadBeanDefinitions(GenericApplicationContext context, MergedContextConfiguration mergedConfig)	Register classes in the supplied context from the classes in the supplied MergedContextConfiguration.
protected void	GenericGroovyXmlContextLoader.loadBeanDefinitions(GenericApplicationContext context, MergedContextConfiguration mergedConfig)	Load bean definitions into the supplied context from the locations in the supplied MergedContextConfiguration using a GroovyBeanDefinitionReader.
protected void	AbstractGenericContextLoader.prepareContext(GenericApplicationContext context)	Prepare the GenericApplicationContext created by this ContextLoader.

Uses of GenericApplicationContext in org.springframework.web.context.support

Subclasses of GenericApplicationContext in org.springframework.web.context.support

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	GenericWebApplicationContext	Subclass of GenericApplicationContext, suitable for web environments.
class	StaticWebApplicationContext	Static WebApplicationContext implementation for testing.