Deprecated API

Contents

• Terminally Deprecated
• Interfaces
• Classes
• Exceptions
• Fields
• Methods
• Constructors
• Enum Constants

Terminally Deprecated Elements

Element	Description
org.springframework.http.client.HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory.setReadTimeout(int)	as of 6.0, in favor of SocketConfig.Builder.setSoTimeout(Timeout), see above.
org.springframework.http.client.reactive.ClientHttpResponse.getRawStatusCode()	as of 6.0, in favor of ClientHttpResponse.getStatusCode()
org.springframework.http.codec.multipart.DefaultPartHttpMessageReader.setStreaming(boolean)	as of 6.0, in favor of PartEvent and PartEventHttpMessageReader
org.springframework.http.HttpMethod.resolve(String)	in favor of HttpMethod.valueOf(String)
org.springframework.http.HttpRequest.getMethodValue()	as of Spring Framework 6.0 in favor of HttpRequest.getMethod() and HttpMethod.name()
org.springframework.http.MediaType.QUALITY_VALUE_COMPARATOR	As of 6.0, with no direct replacement
org.springframework.http.MediaType.sortByQualityValue(List<MediaType>)	As of 6.0, with no direct replacement
org.springframework.http.MediaType.sortBySpecificity(List<MediaType>)	As of 6.0, in favor of MimeTypeUtils.sortBySpecificity(List)
org.springframework.http.MediaType.SPECIFICITY_COMPARATOR	As of 6.0, with no direct replacement
org.springframework.scheduling.support.CronSequenceGenerator	as of 5.3, in favor of CronExpression
org.springframework.scheduling.support.CronSequenceGenerator(String)	as of 5.3, in favor of CronExpression.parse(String)
org.springframework.test.web.reactive.server.ExchangeResult.getRawStatusCode()	as of 6.0, in favor of ExchangeResult.getStatus()
org.springframework.util.Assert.doesNotContain(String, String)	as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.doesNotContain(String, String, String); to be removed in 6.1
org.springframework.util.Assert.hasLength(String)	as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.hasLength(String, String); to be removed in 6.1
org.springframework.util.Assert.hasText(String)	as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.hasText(String, String); to be removed in 6.1
org.springframework.util.Assert.isNull(Object)	as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.isNull(Object, String); to be removed in 6.1
org.springframework.util.Assert.isTrue(boolean)	as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.isTrue(boolean, String); to be removed in 6.1
org.springframework.util.Assert.noNullElements(Object[])	as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.noNullElements(Object[], String); to be removed in 6.1
org.springframework.util.Assert.notEmpty(Object[])	as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.notEmpty(Object[], String); to be removed in 6.1
org.springframework.util.Assert.notEmpty(Collection<?>)	as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.notEmpty(Collection, String); to be removed in 6.1
org.springframework.util.Assert.notEmpty(Map<?, ?>)	as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.notEmpty(Map, String); to be removed in 6.1
org.springframework.util.Assert.notNull(Object)	as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.notNull(Object, String); to be removed in 6.1
org.springframework.util.Assert.state(boolean)	as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.state(boolean, String); to be removed in 6.1
org.springframework.util.MimeType.SpecificityComparator	As of 6.0, with no direct replacement
org.springframework.util.MimeTypeUtils.SPECIFICITY_COMPARATOR	As of 6.0, with no direct replacement
org.springframework.web.HttpRequestMethodNotSupportedException(String, String)	in favor of HttpRequestMethodNotSupportedException(String, Collection)
org.springframework.web.HttpRequestMethodNotSupportedException(String, String[])	in favor of HttpRequestMethodNotSupportedException(String, Collection)
org.springframework.web.HttpRequestMethodNotSupportedException(String, String[], String)	in favor of HttpRequestMethodNotSupportedException(String, Collection)
org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.ClientResponse.rawStatusCode()	as of 6.0, in favor of ClientResponse.statusCode()
org.springframework.web.reactive.HandlerResult.applyExceptionHandler(Throwable)	without a replacement; for internal invocation only, not used as of 6.0
org.springframework.web.reactive.HandlerResult.hasExceptionHandler()	in favor of checking via HandlerResult.getExceptionHandler()
org.springframework.web.reactive.HandlerResult.setExceptionHandler(Function<Throwable, Mono<HandlerResult>>)	in favor of HandlerResult.setExceptionHandler(DispatchExceptionHandler)
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.ResponseEntityExceptionHandler.handleBindException(BindException, HttpHeaders, HttpStatusCode, WebRequest)	as of 6.0 since ModelAttributeMethodProcessor now raises the MethodArgumentNotValidException subclass instead.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.support.DefaultHandlerExceptionResolver.handleBindException(BindException, HttpServletRequest, HttpServletResponse, Object)	as of 6.0 since ModelAttributeMethodProcessor now raises the MethodArgumentNotValidException subclass instead.

Deprecated Interfaces

Interface	Description
org.springframework.core.task.AsyncListenableTaskExecutor	as of 6.0, in favor of AsyncTaskExecutor.submitCompletable(Runnable) and AsyncTaskExecutor.submitCompletable(Callable)
org.springframework.ui.context.HierarchicalThemeSource	as of 6.0 in favor of using CSS, without direct replacement
org.springframework.ui.context.Theme	as of 6.0 in favor of using CSS, without direct replacement
org.springframework.ui.context.ThemeSource	as of 6.0 in favor of using CSS, without direct replacement
org.springframework.util.concurrent.FailureCallback	as of 6.0, in favor of CompletableFuture.whenComplete(BiConsumer)
org.springframework.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture	as of 6.0, in favor of CompletableFuture
org.springframework.util.concurrent.ListenableFutureCallback	as of 6.0, in favor of CompletableFuture.whenComplete(BiConsumer)
org.springframework.util.concurrent.SuccessCallback	as of 6.0, in favor of CompletableFuture.whenComplete(BiConsumer)
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.LastModified	as of 5.3.9 in favor of using the checkNotModified methods in WebRequest, or from an annotated controller method, returning a ResponseEntity with an "ETag" and/or "Last-Modified" headers set.
org.springframework.web.servlet.ThemeResolver	as of 6.0 in favor of using CSS, without direct replacement

Deprecated Classes

Class	Description
org.apache.commons.logging.impl.SimpleLog	in spring-jcl (effectively equivalent to NoOpLog)
org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactoryService	since it is only meant to be used in the above-mentioned fallback scenario
org.springframework.aot.agent.InstrumentedBridgeMethods	This class should only be used by the runtime-hints agent when instrumenting bytecode and is not considered public API.
org.springframework.beans.factory.config.PreferencesPlaceholderConfigurer	as of 5.2, along with PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer
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.beans.factory.support.PropertiesBeanDefinitionReader	as of 5.3, in favor of Spring's common bean definition formats and/or custom reader implementations
org.springframework.cache.annotation.CachingConfigurerSupport	as of 6.0 in favor of implementing CachingConfigurer directly
org.springframework.cache.jcache.config.JCacheConfigurerSupport	as of 6.0 in favor of implementing JCacheConfigurer directly
org.springframework.cglib.core.TinyBitSet
org.springframework.http.client.AbstractClientHttpResponse	as of 6.0, with no direct replacement
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.messaging.handler.invocation.ListenableFutureReturnValueHandler	as of 6.0, in favor of CompletableFutureReturnValueHandler
org.springframework.r2dbc.core.Parameter	since 6.0, use io.r2dbc.spi.Parameter instead.
org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.AsyncConfigurerSupport	as of 6.0 in favor of implementing AsyncConfigurer directly
org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.AsyncResult	as of 6.0, in favor of CompletableFuture
org.springframework.scheduling.support.CronSequenceGenerator	as of 5.3, in favor of CronExpression
org.springframework.transaction.config.JtaTransactionManagerFactoryBean	as of 6.0, in favor of a straight JtaTransactionManager definition
org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionSynchronizationAdapter	as of 5.3, in favor of the default methods on the TransactionSynchronization interface
org.springframework.ui.context.support.DelegatingThemeSource	as of 6.0 in favor of using CSS, without direct replacement
org.springframework.ui.context.support.ResourceBundleThemeSource	as of 6.0 in favor of using CSS, without direct replacement
org.springframework.ui.context.support.SimpleTheme	as of 6.0 in favor of using CSS, without direct replacement
org.springframework.ui.context.support.UiApplicationContextUtils	as of 6.0 in favor of using CSS, without direct replacement
org.springframework.util.concurrent.CompletableToListenableFutureAdapter	as of 6.0, with no concrete replacement
org.springframework.util.concurrent.FutureAdapter	as of 6.0, with no concrete replacement
org.springframework.util.concurrent.ListenableFutureAdapter	as of 6.0, in favor of CompletableFuture
org.springframework.util.concurrent.ListenableFutureCallbackRegistry	as of 6.0, with no concrete replacement
org.springframework.util.concurrent.ListenableFutureTask	as of 6.0, with no concrete replacement
org.springframework.util.concurrent.MonoToListenableFutureAdapter	as of 6.0, in favor of Mono.toFuture()
org.springframework.util.concurrent.SettableListenableFuture	as of 6.0, in favor of CompletableFuture
org.springframework.util.MimeType.SpecificityComparator	As of 6.0, with no direct replacement
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.web.accept.ServletPathExtensionContentNegotiationStrategy	as of 5.2.4. See class-level note in ContentNegotiationManagerFactoryBean on the deprecation of path extension config options.
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.web.servlet.tags.ThemeTag	as of 6.0, with no direct replacement
org.springframework.web.servlet.theme.AbstractThemeResolver	as of 6.0 in favor of using CSS, without direct replacement
org.springframework.web.servlet.theme.CookieThemeResolver	as of 6.0 in favor of using CSS, without direct replacement
org.springframework.web.servlet.theme.FixedThemeResolver	as of 6.0 in favor of using CSS, without direct replacement
org.springframework.web.servlet.theme.SessionThemeResolver	as of 6.0 in favor of using CSS, without direct replacement
org.springframework.web.servlet.theme.ThemeChangeInterceptor	as of 6.0 in favor of using CSS, without direct replacement
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.web.servlet.view.XmlViewResolver	as of 5.3, in favor of Spring's common view resolver variants and/or custom resolver implementations
org.springframework.web.util.CookieGenerator	as of 6.0 in favor of ResponseCookie

Deprecated Exceptions

Exceptions	Description
org.springframework.core.task.TaskTimeoutException	as of 5.3.16 since the common executors do not support start timeouts
org.springframework.web.util.NestedServletException	as of 6.0, in favor of standard ServletException nesting

Deprecated Fields

Field	Description
org.springframework.asm.ClassReader.b	Use ClassReader.readByte(int) and the other read methods instead. This field will eventually be deleted.
org.springframework.beans.factory.config.AutowireCapableBeanFactory.AUTOWIRE_AUTODETECT	as of Spring 3.0: If you are using mixed autowiring strategies, prefer annotation-based autowiring for clearer demarcation of autowiring needs.
org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinition.AUTOWIRE_AUTODETECT	as of Spring 3.0: If you are using mixed autowiring strategies, use annotation-based autowiring for clearer demarcation of autowiring needs.
org.springframework.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.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.core.task.AsyncTaskExecutor.TIMEOUT_IMMEDIATE	as of 5.3.16 along with AsyncTaskExecutor.execute(Runnable, long)
org.springframework.core.task.AsyncTaskExecutor.TIMEOUT_INDEFINITE	as of 5.3.16 along with AsyncTaskExecutor.execute(Runnable, long)
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.http.MediaType.QUALITY_VALUE_COMPARATOR	As of 6.0, with no direct replacement
org.springframework.http.MediaType.SPECIFICITY_COMPARATOR	As of 6.0, with no direct replacement
org.springframework.util.MimeTypeUtils.SPECIFICITY_COMPARATOR	As of 6.0, with no direct replacement
org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.THEME_RESOLVER_ATTRIBUTE	as of 6.0, with no direct replacement
org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.THEME_RESOLVER_BEAN_NAME	as of 6.0, with no direct replacement
org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.THEME_SOURCE_ATTRIBUTE	as of 6.0, with no direct replacement
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.web.servlet.support.RequestContext.DEFAULT_THEME_NAME	as of 6.0, with no direct replacement

Deprecated Methods

Method	Description
org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory.getFactory()	in favor of LogFactory.getLog(Class)/LogFactory.getLog(String)
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.asm.ClassWriter.newHandle(int, String, String, String)	this method is superseded by ClassWriter.newHandle(int, String, String, String, boolean).
org.springframework.asm.MethodVisitor.visitMethodInsn(int, String, String, String)	use MethodVisitor.visitMethodInsn(int, String, String, String, boolean) instead.
org.springframework.beans.BeanUtils.instantiate(Class<T>)	as of Spring 5.0, following the deprecation of Class.newInstance() in JDK 9
org.springframework.cglib.core.CodeEmitter.invoke_static(Type, Signature)
org.springframework.cglib.core.EmitUtils.append_string(CodeEmitter, Type, EmitUtils.ArrayDelimiters, Customizer)	use EmitUtils.append_string(CodeEmitter, Type, ArrayDelimiters, CustomizerRegistry) instead
org.springframework.cglib.core.EmitUtils.hash_code(CodeEmitter, Type, int, Customizer)	use EmitUtils.hash_code(CodeEmitter, Type, int, CustomizerRegistry) instead
org.springframework.cglib.core.EmitUtils.not_equals(CodeEmitter, Type, Label, Customizer)	use EmitUtils.not_equals(CodeEmitter, Type, Label, CustomizerRegistry) instead
org.springframework.cglib.core.internal.CustomizerRegistry.singleton(Customizer)	Only to keep backward compatibility.
org.springframework.cglib.core.KeyFactory.Generator.setCustomizer(Customizer)	Use KeyFactory.Generator.addCustomizer(KeyFactoryCustomizer) instead.
org.springframework.context.support.AbstractResourceBasedMessageSource.isFallbackToSystemLocale()	as of 5.2.2, in favor of AbstractResourceBasedMessageSource.getDefaultLocale()
org.springframework.context.support.PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer.processProperties(ConfigurableListableBeanFactory, Properties)	in favor of PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer.processProperties(ConfigurableListableBeanFactory, ConfigurablePropertyResolver)
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.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.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.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.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.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.core.env.AbstractEnvironment.acceptsProfiles(String...)
org.springframework.core.env.Environment.acceptsProfiles(String...)	as of 5.1 in favor of Environment.acceptsProfiles(Profiles)
org.springframework.core.GenericTypeResolver.resolveParameterType(MethodParameter, Class<?>)	since 5.2 in favor of methodParameter.withContainingClass(implementationClass).getParameterType()
org.springframework.core.io.buffer.DataBuffer.asByteBuffer()	as of 6.0, in favor of DataBuffer.toByteBuffer(), which does not share data and returns a copy.
org.springframework.core.io.buffer.DataBuffer.asByteBuffer(int, int)	as of 6.0, in favor of DataBuffer.toByteBuffer(int, int), which does not share data and returns a copy.
org.springframework.core.io.buffer.DataBuffer.capacity(int)	as of 6.0, in favor of DataBuffer.ensureWritable(int), which has different semantics
org.springframework.core.io.buffer.DataBuffer.ensureCapacity(int)	since 6.0, in favor of DataBuffer.ensureWritable(int)
org.springframework.core.io.buffer.DataBuffer.retainedSlice(int, int)	as of 6.0, in favor of DataBuffer.split(int), which has different semantics
org.springframework.core.io.buffer.DataBuffer.slice(int, int)	as of 6.0, in favor of DataBuffer.split(int), which has different semantics
org.springframework.core.io.buffer.DataBufferFactory.allocateBuffer()	as of 6.0, in favor of DataBufferFactory.allocateBuffer(int)
org.springframework.core.io.buffer.DataBufferWrapper.asByteBuffer()
org.springframework.core.io.buffer.DataBufferWrapper.asByteBuffer(int, int)
org.springframework.core.io.buffer.DataBufferWrapper.capacity(int)
org.springframework.core.io.buffer.DataBufferWrapper.ensureCapacity(int)
org.springframework.core.io.buffer.DataBufferWrapper.retainedSlice(int, int)
org.springframework.core.io.buffer.DataBufferWrapper.slice(int, int)
org.springframework.core.io.buffer.DefaultDataBuffer.asByteBuffer()
org.springframework.core.io.buffer.DefaultDataBuffer.asByteBuffer(int, int)
org.springframework.core.io.buffer.DefaultDataBuffer.capacity(int)
org.springframework.core.io.buffer.DefaultDataBuffer.slice(int, int)
org.springframework.core.io.buffer.DefaultDataBufferFactory.allocateBuffer()
org.springframework.core.io.buffer.Netty5DataBuffer.asByteBuffer()
org.springframework.core.io.buffer.Netty5DataBuffer.asByteBuffer(int, int)
org.springframework.core.io.buffer.Netty5DataBuffer.capacity(int)
org.springframework.core.io.buffer.Netty5DataBuffer.slice(int, int)
org.springframework.core.io.buffer.Netty5DataBuffer.toByteBuffer(int, int)
org.springframework.core.io.buffer.Netty5DataBufferFactory.allocateBuffer()
org.springframework.core.io.buffer.NettyDataBuffer.asByteBuffer()
org.springframework.core.io.buffer.NettyDataBuffer.asByteBuffer(int, int)
org.springframework.core.io.buffer.NettyDataBuffer.capacity(int)
org.springframework.core.io.buffer.NettyDataBuffer.retainedSlice(int, int)
org.springframework.core.io.buffer.NettyDataBuffer.slice(int, int)
org.springframework.core.io.buffer.NettyDataBufferFactory.allocateBuffer()
org.springframework.core.io.support.SpringFactoriesLoader.loadFactoryNames(Class<?>, ClassLoader)	as of 6.0 in favor of SpringFactoriesLoader.load(Class, ArgumentResolver, FailureHandler)
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.core.MethodParameter.forMethodOrConstructor(Object, int)	as of 5.0, in favor of MethodParameter.forExecutable(java.lang.reflect.Executable, int)
org.springframework.core.MethodParameter.increaseNestingLevel()	since 5.2 in favor of MethodParameter.nested(Integer)
org.springframework.core.MethodParameter.setTypeIndexForCurrentLevel(int)	since 5.2 in favor of MethodParameter.withTypeIndex(int)
org.springframework.core.NestedExceptionUtils.buildMessage(String, Throwable)	as of 6.0, in favor of custom exception messages with selective inclusion of cause messages
org.springframework.core.task.AsyncListenableTaskExecutor.submitListenable(Runnable)	in favor of AsyncTaskExecutor.submitCompletable(Runnable)
org.springframework.core.task.AsyncListenableTaskExecutor.submitListenable(Callable<T>)	in favor of AsyncTaskExecutor.submitCompletable(Callable)
org.springframework.core.task.AsyncTaskExecutor.execute(Runnable, long)	as of 5.3.16 since the common executors do not support start timeouts
org.springframework.core.task.SimpleAsyncTaskExecutor.execute(Runnable, long)
org.springframework.core.task.support.TaskExecutorAdapter.execute(Runnable, long)
org.springframework.core.test.tools.ResourceFile.assertThat()	use assertThat(sourceFile) rather than calling this method directly.
org.springframework.core.test.tools.SourceFile.assertThat()	use assertThat(sourceFile) rather than calling this method directly.
org.springframework.http.client.ClientHttpResponse.getRawStatusCode()	as of 6.0, in favor of ClientHttpResponse.getStatusCode()
org.springframework.http.client.HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory.setReadTimeout(int)	as of 6.0, in favor of SocketConfig.Builder.setSoTimeout(Timeout), see above.
org.springframework.http.client.reactive.ClientHttpResponse.getRawStatusCode()	as of 6.0, in favor of ClientHttpResponse.getStatusCode()
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.http.codec.CodecConfigurer.CustomCodecs.encoder(Encoder<?>)	as of 5.1.13, use CodecConfigurer.CustomCodecs.register(Object) or CodecConfigurer.CustomCodecs.registerWithDefaultConfig(Object) instead.
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.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.codec.multipart.DefaultPartHttpMessageReader.setStreaming(boolean)	as of 6.0, in favor of PartEvent and PartEventHttpMessageReader
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.http.ContentDisposition.Builder.modificationDate(ZonedDateTime)	since 5.2.3 as per RFC 6266, Appendix B, to be removed in a future release.
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.ContentDisposition.Builder.size(Long)	since 5.2.3 as per RFC 6266, Appendix B, to be removed in a future release.
org.springframework.http.ContentDisposition.getCreationDate()	since 5.2.3 as per RFC 6266, Appendix B, to be removed in a future release.
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.http.ContentDisposition.getSize()	since 5.2.3 as per RFC 6266, Appendix B, to be removed in a future release.
org.springframework.http.HttpMethod.resolve(String)	in favor of HttpMethod.valueOf(String)
org.springframework.http.HttpRequest.getMethodValue()	as of Spring Framework 6.0 in favor of HttpRequest.getMethod() and HttpMethod.name()
org.springframework.http.HttpStatus.Series.valueOf(HttpStatus)	as of 5.3, in favor of invoking HttpStatus.series() directly
org.springframework.http.MediaType.sortByQualityValue(List<MediaType>)	As of 6.0, with no direct replacement
org.springframework.http.MediaType.sortBySpecificity(List<MediaType>)	As of 6.0, in favor of MimeTypeUtils.sortBySpecificity(List)
org.springframework.http.MediaType.sortBySpecificityAndQuality(List<MediaType>)	As of 6.0, in favor of MimeTypeUtils.sortBySpecificity(List)
org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity.getStatusCodeValue()	as of 6.0, in favor of ResponseEntity.getStatusCode()
org.springframework.http.server.reactive.AbstractListenerWriteProcessor.writingPaused()	originally introduced for Undertow to stop write notifications when no data is available, but deprecated as of 5.0.6 since constant switching on every requested item causes a significant slowdown.
org.springframework.http.server.reactive.AbstractServerHttpResponse.getRawStatusCode()
org.springframework.http.server.reactive.ServerHttpResponse.getRawStatusCode()	as of 6.0, in favor of ServerHttpResponse.getStatusCode()
org.springframework.http.server.reactive.ServerHttpResponseDecorator.getRawStatusCode()
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.JdbcOperations.query(String, Object[], RowCallbackHandler)	as of 5.3, in favor of JdbcOperations.query(String, RowCallbackHandler, Object...)
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.JdbcOperations.queryForList(String, Object[], Class<T>)	as of 5.3, in favor of JdbcOperations.queryForList(String, Class, Object...)
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.JdbcOperations.queryForObject(String, Object[], RowMapper<T>)	as of 5.3, in favor of JdbcOperations.queryForObject(String, RowMapper, Object...)
org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcTemplate.query(String, Object[], ResultSetExtractor<T>)
org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcTemplate.query(String, Object[], RowCallbackHandler)
org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcTemplate.query(String, Object[], RowMapper<T>)
org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcTemplate.queryForList(String, Object[], Class<T>)
org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcTemplate.queryForObject(String, Object[], Class<T>)
org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcTemplate.queryForObject(String, Object[], RowMapper<T>)
org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.DataSourceUtils.resetConnectionAfterTransaction(Connection, Integer)	as of 5.1.11, in favor of DataSourceUtils.resetConnectionAfterTransaction(Connection, Integer, boolean)
org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.init.ScriptUtils.containsSqlScriptDelimiters(String, String)	as of Spring Framework 5.2.16 with no plans for replacement. This is an internal API and will likely be removed in Spring Framework 6.0.
org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.init.ScriptUtils.readScript(LineNumberReader, String[], String, String)	as of Spring Framework 5.2.16 with no plans for replacement. This is an internal API and will likely be removed in Spring Framework 6.0.
org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.init.ScriptUtils.readScript(LineNumberReader, String, String, String)	as of Spring Framework 5.2.16 with no plans for replacement. This is an internal API and will likely be removed in Spring Framework 6.0.
org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.init.ScriptUtils.splitSqlScript(String, char, List<String>)	as of Spring Framework 5.2.16 with no plans for replacement. This is an internal API and will likely be removed in Spring Framework 6.0.
org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.init.ScriptUtils.splitSqlScript(String, String, List<String>)	as of Spring Framework 5.2.16 with no plans for replacement. This is an internal API and will likely be removed in Spring Framework 6.0.
org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.init.ScriptUtils.splitSqlScript(EncodedResource, String, String, String[], String, String, List<String>)	as of Spring Framework 5.2.16 with no plans for replacement. This is an internal API and will likely be removed in Spring Framework 6.0.
org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.init.ScriptUtils.splitSqlScript(EncodedResource, String, String, String, String, String, List<String>)	as of Spring Framework 5.2.16 with no plans for replacement. This is an internal API and will likely be removed in Spring Framework 6.0.
org.springframework.jdbc.support.DatabaseStartupValidator.setValidationQuery(String)	as of 5.3, in favor of the JDBC 4.0 connection validation
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.messaging.handler.invocation.AsyncHandlerMethodReturnValueHandler.toListenableFuture(Object, MethodParameter)	as of 6.0, in favor of AsyncHandlerMethodReturnValueHandler.toCompletableFuture(Object, MethodParameter)
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.stomp.ConnectionHandlingStompSession.getSessionFuture()	as of 6.0, in favor of ConnectionHandlingStompSession.getSession()
org.springframework.messaging.simp.stomp.ReactorNettyTcpStompClient.connect(StompHeaders, StompSessionHandler)	as of 6.0, in favor of ReactorNettyTcpStompClient.connectAsync(StompHeaders, StompSessionHandler)
org.springframework.messaging.simp.stomp.ReactorNettyTcpStompClient.connect(StompSessionHandler)	as of 6.0, in favor of ReactorNettyTcpStompClient.connectAsync(StompSessionHandler)
org.springframework.messaging.tcp.TcpConnection.send(Message<P>)	as of 6.0, in favor of TcpConnection.sendAsync(Message)
org.springframework.messaging.tcp.TcpOperations.connect(TcpConnectionHandler<P>)	as of 6.0, in favor of TcpOperations.connectAsync(TcpConnectionHandler)
org.springframework.messaging.tcp.TcpOperations.connect(TcpConnectionHandler<P>, ReconnectStrategy)	as of 6.0, in favor of TcpOperations.connectAsync(TcpConnectionHandler, ReconnectStrategy)
org.springframework.messaging.tcp.TcpOperations.shutdown()	as of 6.0, in favor of TcpOperations.shutdownAsync()
org.springframework.mock.http.client.MockClientHttpResponse.getRawStatusCode()
org.springframework.mock.http.server.reactive.MockServerHttpRequest.method(String, String, Object...)	as of Spring Framework 6.0 in favor of MockServerHttpRequest.method(HttpMethod, String, Object...)
org.springframework.mock.web.MockPageContext.getExpressionEvaluator()
org.springframework.mock.web.MockPageContext.getVariableResolver()
org.springframework.mock.web.reactive.function.server.MockServerRequest.methodName()
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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.orm.hibernate5.HibernateTemplate.bulkUpdate(String, Object...)
org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateTemplate.closeIterator(Iterator<?>)
org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateTemplate.find(String, Object...)
org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateTemplate.findByNamedParam(String, String[], Object[])
org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateTemplate.findByNamedParam(String, String, Object)
org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateTemplate.findByNamedQuery(String, Object...)
org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateTemplate.findByNamedQueryAndNamedParam(String, String[], Object[])
org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateTemplate.findByNamedQueryAndNamedParam(String, String, Object)
org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateTemplate.findByNamedQueryAndValueBean(String, Object)
org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateTemplate.findByValueBean(String, Object)
org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateTemplate.iterate(String, Object...)
org.springframework.scheduling.concurrent.ConcurrentTaskExecutor.execute(Runnable, long)
org.springframework.scheduling.concurrent.ThreadPoolTaskExecutor.execute(Runnable, long)
org.springframework.scheduling.concurrent.ThreadPoolTaskScheduler.execute(Runnable, long)
org.springframework.scheduling.concurrent.ThreadPoolTaskScheduler.isRemoveOnCancelPolicy()	as of 5.3.9, in favor of direct ThreadPoolTaskScheduler.getScheduledThreadPoolExecutor() access
org.springframework.scheduling.config.IntervalTask.getInitialDelay()	as of 6.0, in favor of IntervalTask.getInitialDelayDuration()
org.springframework.scheduling.config.IntervalTask.getInterval()	as of 6.0, in favor of IntervalTask.getIntervalDuration()
org.springframework.scheduling.config.ScheduledTaskRegistrar.addFixedDelayTask(Runnable, long)	as of 6.0, in favor of ScheduledTaskRegistrar.addFixedDelayTask(Runnable, Duration)
org.springframework.scheduling.config.ScheduledTaskRegistrar.addFixedRateTask(Runnable, long)	as of 6.0, in favor of ScheduledTaskRegistrar.addFixedRateTask(Runnable, Duration)
org.springframework.scheduling.quartz.SimpleThreadPoolTaskExecutor.execute(Runnable, long)
org.springframework.scheduling.support.PeriodicTrigger.getInitialDelay()	as of 6.0, in favor on PeriodicTrigger.getInitialDelayDuration()
org.springframework.scheduling.support.PeriodicTrigger.getPeriod()	as of 6.0, in favor on PeriodicTrigger.getPeriodDuration()
org.springframework.scheduling.support.PeriodicTrigger.getTimeUnit()	as of 6.0, with no direct replacement
org.springframework.scheduling.support.PeriodicTrigger.setInitialDelay(long)	as of 6.0, in favor of PeriodicTrigger.setInitialDelay(Duration)
org.springframework.scheduling.support.SimpleTriggerContext.update(Date, Date, Date)	as of 6.0, in favor of SimpleTriggerContext.update(Instant, Instant, Instant)
org.springframework.scheduling.TaskScheduler.schedule(Runnable, Date)	as of 6.0, in favor of TaskScheduler.schedule(Runnable, Instant)
org.springframework.scheduling.TaskScheduler.scheduleAtFixedRate(Runnable, long)	as of 6.0, in favor of TaskScheduler.scheduleAtFixedRate(Runnable, Duration)
org.springframework.scheduling.TaskScheduler.scheduleAtFixedRate(Runnable, Date, long)	as of 6.0, in favor of TaskScheduler.scheduleAtFixedRate(Runnable, Instant, Duration)
org.springframework.scheduling.TaskScheduler.scheduleWithFixedDelay(Runnable, long)	as of 6.0, in favor of TaskScheduler.scheduleWithFixedDelay(Runnable, Duration)
org.springframework.scheduling.TaskScheduler.scheduleWithFixedDelay(Runnable, Date, long)	as of 6.0, in favor of TaskScheduler.scheduleWithFixedDelay(Runnable, Instant, Duration)
org.springframework.scheduling.Trigger.nextExecutionTime(TriggerContext)	as of 6.0, in favor of Trigger.nextExecution(TriggerContext)
org.springframework.scheduling.TriggerContext.lastActualExecutionTime()	as of 6.0, in favor on TriggerContext.lastActualExecution()
org.springframework.scheduling.TriggerContext.lastCompletionTime()	as of 6.0, in favor on TriggerContext.lastCompletion()
org.springframework.scheduling.TriggerContext.lastScheduledExecutionTime()	as of 6.0, in favor on TriggerContext.lastScheduledExecution()
org.springframework.test.context.ContextLoader.loadContext(String...)	as of Spring Framework 6.0, in favor of methods defined in the SmartContextLoader SPI
org.springframework.test.context.ContextLoader.processLocations(Class<?>, String...)	as of Spring Framework 6.0, in favor of methods defined in the SmartContextLoader SPI
org.springframework.test.context.support.AbstractGenericContextLoader.loadContext(String...)	as of Spring Framework 6.0, in favor of AbstractGenericContextLoader.loadContext(MergedContextConfiguration)
org.springframework.test.web.reactive.server.ExchangeResult.getRawStatusCode()	as of 6.0, in favor of ExchangeResult.getStatus()
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.test.web.reactive.server.WebTestClient.RequestBodySpec.syncBody(Object)	as of Spring Framework 5.2 in favor of WebTestClient.RequestBodySpec.bodyValue(Object)
org.springframework.test.web.servlet.client.MockMvcWebTestClient.ControllerSpec.useTrailingSlashPatternMatch(boolean)	as of 6.0, see PathPatternParser.setMatchOptionalTrailingSeparator(boolean)
org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.StatusResultMatchers.isDestinationLocked()	matching the deprecation of HttpStatus.DESTINATION_LOCKED
org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.StatusResultMatchers.isInsufficientSpaceOnResource()	matching the deprecation of HttpStatus.INSUFFICIENT_SPACE_ON_RESOURCE
org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.StatusResultMatchers.isMethodFailure()	matching the deprecation of HttpStatus.METHOD_FAILURE
org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.StatusResultMatchers.isMovedTemporarily()	in favor of StatusResultMatchers.isFound()
org.springframework.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.test.web.servlet.result.StatusResultMatchers.isUseProxy()	matching the deprecation of HttpStatus.USE_PROXY
org.springframework.test.web.servlet.ResultMatcher.matchAll(ResultMatcher...)	as of Spring Framework 5.3.10, in favor of ResultActions.andExpectAll(ResultMatcher...)
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.test.web.servlet.setup.StandaloneMockMvcBuilder.setUseTrailingSlashPatternMatch(boolean)	as of 6.0, see PathPatternParser.setMatchOptionalTrailingSeparator(boolean)
org.springframework.util.Assert.doesNotContain(String, String)	as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.doesNotContain(String, String, String); to be removed in 6.1
org.springframework.util.Assert.hasLength(String)	as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.hasLength(String, String); to be removed in 6.1
org.springframework.util.Assert.hasText(String)	as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.hasText(String, String); to be removed in 6.1
org.springframework.util.Assert.isNull(Object)	as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.isNull(Object, String); to be removed in 6.1
org.springframework.util.Assert.isTrue(boolean)	as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.isTrue(boolean, String); to be removed in 6.1
org.springframework.util.Assert.noNullElements(Object[])	as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.noNullElements(Object[], String); to be removed in 6.1
org.springframework.util.Assert.notEmpty(Object[])	as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.notEmpty(Object[], String); to be removed in 6.1
org.springframework.util.Assert.notEmpty(Collection<?>)	as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.notEmpty(Collection, String); to be removed in 6.1
org.springframework.util.Assert.notEmpty(Map<?, ?>)	as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.notEmpty(Map, String); to be removed in 6.1
org.springframework.util.Assert.notNull(Object)	as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.notNull(Object, String); to be removed in 6.1
org.springframework.util.Assert.state(boolean)	as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.state(boolean, String); to be removed in 6.1
org.springframework.util.ClassUtils.getInterfaceMethodIfPossible(Method)	in favor of ClassUtils.getInterfaceMethodIfPossible(Method, Class)
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.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture.addCallback(ListenableFutureCallback<? super T>)	as of 6.0, in favor of CompletableFuture.whenComplete(BiConsumer)
org.springframework.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture.addCallback(SuccessCallback<? super T>, FailureCallback)	as of 6.0, in favor of CompletableFuture.whenComplete(BiConsumer)
org.springframework.util.ConcurrentLruCache.sizeLimit()	in favor of ConcurrentLruCache.capacity() as of 6.0.
org.springframework.util.SerializationUtils.deserialize(byte[])	This utility uses Java Object Serialization, which allows arbitrary code to be run and is known for being the source of many Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerabilities. Prefer the use of an external tool (that serializes to JSON, XML, or any other format) which is regularly checked and updated for not allowing RCE.
org.springframework.util.StreamUtils.emptyInput()	as of 6.0 in favor of InputStream.nullInputStream()
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.util.StringUtils.trimLeadingWhitespace(String)	since 6.0, in favor of String.stripLeading()
org.springframework.util.StringUtils.trimTrailingWhitespace(String)	since 6.0, in favor of String.stripTrailing()
org.springframework.util.StringUtils.trimWhitespace(String)	since 6.0, in favor of String.strip()
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.accept.ContentNegotiationManagerFactoryBean.setIgnoreUnknownPathExtensions(boolean)	as of 5.2.4. See class-level note on the deprecation of path extension config options.
org.springframework.web.accept.ContentNegotiationManagerFactoryBean.setUseJaf(boolean)	as of 5.0, in favor of ContentNegotiationManagerFactoryBean.setUseRegisteredExtensionsOnly(boolean), which has reverse behavior.
org.springframework.web.accept.PathExtensionContentNegotiationStrategy.setUseJaf(boolean)	as of 5.0, in favor of AbstractMappingContentNegotiationStrategy.setUseRegisteredExtensionsOnly(boolean).
org.springframework.web.client.DefaultResponseErrorHandler.hasError(int)	in favor of DefaultResponseErrorHandler.hasError(HttpStatusCode)
org.springframework.web.client.RestClientResponseException.getRawStatusCode()	as of 6.0, in favor of RestClientResponseException.getStatusCode()
org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate.doExecute(URI, HttpMethod, RequestCallback, ResponseExtractor<T>)	in favor of RestTemplate.doExecute(URI, String, HttpMethod, RequestCallback, ResponseExtractor)
org.springframework.web.client.UnknownContentTypeException.getRawStatusCode()	as of 6.0, in favor of UnknownContentTypeException.getStatusCode()
org.springframework.web.context.support.AbstractRefreshableWebApplicationContext.getTheme(String)
org.springframework.web.context.support.GenericWebApplicationContext.getTheme(String)
org.springframework.web.context.support.StaticWebApplicationContext.getTheme(String)
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.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.cors.UrlBasedCorsConfigurationSource.setLookupPathAttributeName(String)	as of 5.3 in favor of UrlPathHelper.PATH_ATTRIBUTE.
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.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.method.support.ModelAndViewContainer.setIgnoreDefaultModelOnRedirect(boolean)	as of 6.0 without a replacement; once removed, the default model will always be ignored on redirect
org.springframework.web.reactive.config.PathMatchConfigurer.isUseTrailingSlashMatch()
org.springframework.web.reactive.config.PathMatchConfigurer.setUseTrailingSlashMatch(Boolean)	as of 6.0, see PathPatternParser.setMatchOptionalTrailingSeparator(boolean)
org.springframework.web.reactive.function.BodyInserters.fromObject(T)	As of Spring Framework 5.2, in favor of BodyInserters.fromValue(Object)
org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.ClientRequest.method(HttpMethod, URI)	in favor of ClientRequest.create(HttpMethod, URI)
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.client.ClientResponse.rawStatusCode()	as of 6.0, in favor of ClientResponse.statusCode()
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.web.reactive.function.client.WebClient.Builder.exchangeStrategies(Consumer<ExchangeStrategies.Builder>)	as of 5.1.13 in favor of WebClient.Builder.codecs(Consumer)
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.client.WebClient.RequestHeadersSpec.context(Function<Context, Context>)	in 5.3.2 to be removed soon after; this method cannot provide context to downstream (nested or subsequent) requests and is of limited value.
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.web.reactive.function.client.WebClientResponseException.getRawStatusCode()	as of 6.0, in favor of WebClientResponseException.getStatusCode()
org.springframework.web.reactive.function.server.ServerRequest.methodName()	as of 6.0, in favor of ServerRequest.method()
org.springframework.web.reactive.function.server.ServerRequest.pathContainer()	as of 5.3, in favor on ServerRequest.requestPath()
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.web.reactive.function.server.ServerResponse.rawStatusCode()	as of 6.0, in favor of ServerResponse.statusCode()
org.springframework.web.reactive.function.server.support.ServerRequestWrapper.methodName()
org.springframework.web.reactive.function.server.support.ServerRequestWrapper.pathContainer()
org.springframework.web.reactive.handler.AbstractHandlerMapping.setUseTrailingSlashMatch(boolean)	as of 6.0, see PathPatternParser.setMatchOptionalTrailingSeparator(boolean)
org.springframework.web.reactive.HandlerResult.applyExceptionHandler(Throwable)	without a replacement; for internal invocation only, not used as of 6.0
org.springframework.web.reactive.HandlerResult.hasExceptionHandler()	in favor of checking via HandlerResult.getExceptionHandler()
org.springframework.web.reactive.HandlerResult.setExceptionHandler(Function<Throwable, Mono<HandlerResult>>)	in favor of HandlerResult.setExceptionHandler(DispatchExceptionHandler)
org.springframework.web.reactive.socket.client.ReactorNettyWebSocketClient.getHandlePing()	as of 5.3 in favor of ReactorNettyWebSocketClient.getWebsocketClientSpec()
org.springframework.web.reactive.socket.client.ReactorNettyWebSocketClient.getMaxFramePayloadLength()	as of 5.3 in favor of ReactorNettyWebSocketClient.getWebsocketClientSpec()
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.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.CloseStatus.equalsCode(CloseStatus)	as of 5.3 in favor of comparing codes directly
org.springframework.web.reactive.socket.server.upgrade.ReactorNettyRequestUpgradeStrategy.getHandlePing()	as of 5.2.6 in favor of ReactorNettyRequestUpgradeStrategy.getWebsocketServerSpec()
org.springframework.web.reactive.socket.server.upgrade.ReactorNettyRequestUpgradeStrategy.getMaxFramePayloadLength()	as of 5.2.6 in favor of ReactorNettyRequestUpgradeStrategy.getWebsocketServerSpec()
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.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.web.server.handler.ResponseStatusExceptionHandler.determineRawStatusCode(Throwable)	as of 6.0, in favor of ResponseStatusExceptionHandler.determineStatus(Throwable)
org.springframework.web.server.MethodNotAllowedException.getResponseHeaders()	as of 6.0 in favor of MethodNotAllowedException.getHeaders()
org.springframework.web.server.NotAcceptableStatusException.getResponseHeaders()	as of 6.0 in favor of NotAcceptableStatusException.getHeaders()
org.springframework.web.server.ResponseStatusException.getResponseHeaders()	as of 6.0 in favor of ResponseStatusException.getHeaders()
org.springframework.web.server.UnsupportedMediaTypeStatusException.getResponseHeaders()	as of 6.0 in favor of UnsupportedMediaTypeStatusException.getHeaders()
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.ContentNegotiationConfigurer.favorPathExtension(boolean)	as of 5.2.4. See deprecation note on ContentNegotiationManagerFactoryBean.setFavorPathExtension(boolean).
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.ContentNegotiationConfigurer.ignoreUnknownPathExtensions(boolean)	as of 5.2.4. See deprecation note on ContentNegotiationManagerFactoryBean.setIgnoreUnknownPathExtensions(boolean).
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.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.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.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.web.servlet.config.annotation.PathMatchConfigurer.setUseTrailingSlashMatch(Boolean)	as of 6.0, see PathPatternParser.setMatchOptionalTrailingSeparator(boolean)
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.WebMvcConfigurationSupport.themeResolver()
org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.getThemeSource()
org.springframework.web.servlet.function.ServerRequest.methodName()	in favor of ServerRequest.method()
org.springframework.web.servlet.function.ServerRequest.pathContainer()	as of 5.3, in favor on ServerRequest.requestPath()
org.springframework.web.servlet.function.ServerResponse.rawStatusCode()	as of 6.0, in favor of ServerResponse.statusCode()
org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.AbstractHandlerMapping.setAlwaysUseFullPath(boolean)	as of 6.0, in favor of using AbstractHandlerMapping.setUrlPathHelper(UrlPathHelper)
org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.AbstractHandlerMapping.setRemoveSemicolonContent(boolean)	as of 6.0, in favor of using AbstractHandlerMapping.setUrlPathHelper(UrlPathHelper)
org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.AbstractHandlerMapping.setUrlDecode(boolean)	as of 6.0, in favor of using AbstractHandlerMapping.setUrlPathHelper(UrlPathHelper)
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.servlet.handler.AbstractUrlHandlerMapping.setUseTrailingSlashMatch(boolean)	as of 6.0, see PathPatternParser.setMatchOptionalTrailingSeparator(boolean)
org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.MappedInterceptor.matches(String, PathMatcher)	as of 5.3 in favor of MappedInterceptor.matches(HttpServletRequest)
org.springframework.web.servlet.HandlerAdapter.getLastModified(HttpServletRequest, Object)	as of 5.3.9 along with LastModified.
org.springframework.web.servlet.i18n.CookieLocaleResolver.determineDefaultLocale(HttpServletRequest)	as of 6.0, in favor of CookieLocaleResolver.setDefaultLocaleFunction(Function)
org.springframework.web.servlet.i18n.CookieLocaleResolver.determineDefaultTimeZone(HttpServletRequest)	as of 6.0, in favor of CookieLocaleResolver.setDefaultTimeZoneFunction(Function)
org.springframework.web.servlet.i18n.CookieLocaleResolver.setCookieMaxAge(Integer)	as of 6.0 in favor of CookieLocaleResolver.setCookieMaxAge(Duration)
org.springframework.web.servlet.i18n.CookieLocaleResolver.setCookieName(String)	as of 6.0 in favor of CookieLocaleResolver(String)
org.springframework.web.servlet.i18n.SessionLocaleResolver.determineDefaultLocale(HttpServletRequest)	as of 6.0, in favor of SessionLocaleResolver.setDefaultLocaleFunction(Function)
org.springframework.web.servlet.i18n.SessionLocaleResolver.determineDefaultTimeZone(HttpServletRequest)	as of 6.0, in favor of SessionLocaleResolver.setDefaultTimeZoneFunction(Function)
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.AbstractHandlerMethodAdapter.getLastModifiedInternal(HttpServletRequest, HandlerMethod)	as of 5.3.9 along with LastModified.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.setIgnoreDefaultModelOnRedirect(boolean)	as of 6.0 without a replacement; once removed, the default model will always be ignored on redirect
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.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.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.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerMapping.setUseTrailingSlashMatch(boolean)	as of 6.0, see PathPatternParser.setMatchOptionalTrailingSeparator(boolean)
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.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerMapping.useSuffixPatternMatch()	as of 5.2.4. See deprecation notice on RequestMappingHandlerMapping.setUseSuffixPatternMatch(boolean).
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.ResponseEntityExceptionHandler.handleBindException(BindException, HttpHeaders, HttpStatusCode, WebRequest)	as of 6.0 since ModelAttributeMethodProcessor now raises the MethodArgumentNotValidException subclass instead.
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.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.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.servlet.mvc.method.RequestMappingInfo.BuilderConfiguration.setSuffixPatternMatch(boolean)	as of 5.2.4. See deprecation note on RequestMappingHandlerMapping.setUseSuffixPatternMatch(boolean).
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.RequestMappingInfo.BuilderConfiguration.setTrailingSlashMatch(boolean)	as of 6.0, see PathPatternParser.setMatchOptionalTrailingSeparator(boolean)
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.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.RequestMappingInfo.BuilderConfiguration.useSuffixPatternMatch()	as of 5.2.4. See deprecation note on RequestMappingHandlerMapping.setUseSuffixPatternMatch(boolean).
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.RequestMappingInfo.BuilderConfiguration.useTrailingSlashMatch()	as of 6.0 together with RequestMappingInfo.BuilderConfiguration.setTrailingSlashMatch(boolean)
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.support.DefaultHandlerExceptionResolver.handleBindException(BindException, HttpServletRequest, HttpServletResponse, Object)	as of 6.0 since ModelAttributeMethodProcessor now raises the MethodArgumentNotValidException subclass instead.
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.mvc.WebContentInterceptor.setUrlDecode(boolean)	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.resource.ResourceHttpRequestHandler.getContentNegotiationManager()	as of 5.2.4
org.springframework.web.servlet.resource.ResourceHttpRequestHandler.initContentNegotiationStrategy()	as of 5.2.4 this method returns null, and if a subclass 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.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.web.servlet.support.RequestContext.changeTheme(String)	as of 6.0, with no direct replacement
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.RequestContext.changeTheme(Theme)	as of 6.0, with no direct replacement
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.RequestContext.getFallbackTheme()	as of 6.0, with no direct replacement
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.RequestContext.getTheme()	as of 6.0, with no direct replacement
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.RequestContext.getThemeMessage(String)	as of 6.0, with no direct replacement
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.RequestContext.getThemeMessage(String, Object[])	as of 6.0, with no direct replacement
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.RequestContext.getThemeMessage(String, Object[], String)	as of 6.0, with no direct replacement
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.RequestContext.getThemeMessage(String, String)	as of 6.0, with no direct replacement
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.RequestContext.getThemeMessage(String, List<?>)	as of 6.0, with no direct replacement
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.RequestContext.getThemeMessage(String, List<?>, String)	as of 6.0, with no direct replacement
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.RequestContext.getThemeMessage(MessageSourceResolvable)	as of 6.0, with no direct replacement
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.RequestContextUtils.getTheme(HttpServletRequest)	as of 6.0, with no direct replacement
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.RequestContextUtils.getThemeResolver(HttpServletRequest)	as of 6.0, with no direct replacement
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.RequestContextUtils.getThemeSource(HttpServletRequest)	as of 6.0, with no direct replacement
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator.applyCacheSeconds(HttpServletResponse, int, boolean)	as of 4.2, in favor of WebContentGenerator.applyCacheControl(jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse, org.springframework.http.CacheControl)
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator.cacheForSeconds(HttpServletResponse, int)	as of 4.2, in favor of WebContentGenerator.applyCacheControl(jakarta.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(jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse, org.springframework.http.CacheControl)
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.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator.isAlwaysMustRevalidate()	as of 4.2, in favor of WebContentGenerator.getCacheControl()
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.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator.preventCaching(HttpServletResponse)	as of 4.2, in favor of WebContentGenerator.applyCacheControl(jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse, org.springframework.http.CacheControl)
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator.setAlwaysMustRevalidate(boolean)	as of 4.2, in favor of WebContentGenerator.setCacheControl(org.springframework.http.CacheControl)
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator.setUseCacheControlHeader(boolean)	as of 4.2, since going forward, the HTTP 1.1 cache-control header will be required, with the HTTP 1.0 headers disappearing
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator.setUseCacheControlNoStore(boolean)	as of 4.2, in favor of WebContentGenerator.setCacheControl(org.springframework.http.CacheControl)
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator.setUseExpiresHeader(boolean)	as of 4.2, since going forward, the HTTP 1.1 cache-control header will be required, with the HTTP 1.0 headers disappearing
org.springframework.web.socket.client.AbstractWebSocketClient.doHandshakeInternal(WebSocketHandler, HttpHeaders, URI, List<String>, List<WebSocketExtension>, Map<String, Object>)	as of 6.0, in favor of AbstractWebSocketClient.executeInternal(WebSocketHandler, HttpHeaders, URI, List, List, Map)
org.springframework.web.socket.client.WebSocketClient.doHandshake(WebSocketHandler, String, Object...)	as of 6.0, in favor of WebSocketClient.execute(WebSocketHandler, String, Object...)
org.springframework.web.socket.client.WebSocketClient.doHandshake(WebSocketHandler, WebSocketHttpHeaders, URI)	as of 6.0, in favor of WebSocketClient.execute(WebSocketHandler, WebSocketHttpHeaders, URI)
org.springframework.web.socket.messaging.WebSocketStompClient.connect(String, StompSessionHandler, Object...)	as of 6.0, in favor of WebSocketStompClient.connectAsync(String, StompSessionHandler, Object...)
org.springframework.web.socket.messaging.WebSocketStompClient.connect(String, WebSocketHttpHeaders, StompHeaders, StompSessionHandler, Object...)	as of 6.0, in favor of WebSocketStompClient.connectAsync(String, WebSocketHttpHeaders, StompHeaders, StompSessionHandler, Object...)
org.springframework.web.socket.messaging.WebSocketStompClient.connect(String, WebSocketHttpHeaders, StompSessionHandler, Object...)	as of 6.0, in favor of WebSocketStompClient.connectAsync(String, WebSocketHttpHeaders, StompSessionHandler, Object...)
org.springframework.web.socket.messaging.WebSocketStompClient.connect(URI, WebSocketHttpHeaders, StompHeaders, StompSessionHandler)	as of 6.0, in favor of WebSocketStompClient.connectAsync(URI, WebSocketHttpHeaders, StompHeaders, StompSessionHandler)
org.springframework.web.socket.sockjs.client.AbstractXhrTransport.connectInternal(TransportRequest, WebSocketHandler, URI, HttpHeaders, XhrClientSockJsSession, SettableListenableFuture<WebSocketSession>)
org.springframework.web.socket.sockjs.client.Transport.connect(TransportRequest, WebSocketHandler)	as of 6.0, in favor of Transport.connectAsync(TransportRequest, WebSocketHandler)
org.springframework.web.util.pattern.PathPatternParser.isMatchOptionalTrailingSeparator()	as of 6.0 together with PathPatternParser.setMatchOptionalTrailingSeparator(boolean).
org.springframework.web.util.pattern.PathPatternParser.setMatchOptionalTrailingSeparator(boolean)	transparent support for trailing slashes is deprecated as of 6.0 in favor of configuring explicit redirects through a proxy, Servlet/web filter, or a controller.
org.springframework.web.util.UrlPathHelper.getLookupPathForRequest(HttpServletRequest, String)	as of 5.3 in favor of using UrlPathHelper.resolveAndCacheLookupPath(HttpServletRequest) and UrlPathHelper.getResolvedLookupPath(ServletRequest).

Deprecated Constructors

Constructor	Description
org.springframework.asm.Handle(int, String, String, String)	this constructor has been superseded by Handle(int, String, String, String, boolean).
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.http.client.reactive.JettyClientHttpConnector(JettyResourceFactory, Consumer<HttpClient>)	as of 5.2, in favor of JettyClientHttpConnector(HttpClient, JettyResourceFactory)
org.springframework.http.converter.HttpMessageNotReadableException(String)	as of 5.1, in favor of HttpMessageNotReadableException(String, HttpInputMessage)
org.springframework.http.converter.HttpMessageNotReadableException(String, Throwable)	as of 5.1, in favor of HttpMessageNotReadableException(String, Throwable, HttpInputMessage)
org.springframework.scheduling.config.FixedDelayTask(Runnable, long, long)	as of 6.0, in favor on FixedDelayTask(Runnable, Duration, Duration)
org.springframework.scheduling.config.FixedRateTask(Runnable, long, long)	as of 6.0, in favor on FixedRateTask(Runnable, Duration, Duration)
org.springframework.scheduling.config.IntervalTask(Runnable, long)	as of 6.0, in favor on IntervalTask(Runnable, Duration)
org.springframework.scheduling.config.IntervalTask(Runnable, long, long)	as of 6.0, in favor on IntervalTask(Runnable, Duration, Duration)
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.scheduling.support.PeriodicTrigger(long)	as of 6.0, in favor on PeriodicTrigger(Duration)
org.springframework.scheduling.support.PeriodicTrigger(long, TimeUnit)	as of 6.0, in favor on PeriodicTrigger(Duration)
org.springframework.scheduling.support.SimpleTriggerContext(Date, Date, Date)	as of 6.0, in favor of SimpleTriggerContext(Instant, Instant, Instant)
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(TransactionManager, TransactionAttributeSource)
org.springframework.web.HttpMediaTypeException(String)	as of 6.0
org.springframework.web.HttpMediaTypeException(String, List<MediaType>)	as of 6.0
org.springframework.web.HttpRequestMethodNotSupportedException(String, String)	in favor of HttpRequestMethodNotSupportedException(String, Collection)
org.springframework.web.HttpRequestMethodNotSupportedException(String, String[])	in favor of HttpRequestMethodNotSupportedException(String, Collection)
org.springframework.web.HttpRequestMethodNotSupportedException(String, String[], String)	in favor of HttpRequestMethodNotSupportedException(String, Collection)
org.springframework.web.reactive.result.method.RequestMappingInfo(String, PatternsRequestCondition, RequestMethodsRequestCondition, ParamsRequestCondition, HeadersRequestCondition, ConsumesRequestCondition, ProducesRequestCondition, RequestCondition<?>)	as of 5.3.4 in favor using RequestMappingInfo.Builder via RequestMappingInfo.paths(String...).
org.springframework.web.reactive.result.method.RequestMappingInfo(PatternsRequestCondition, RequestMethodsRequestCondition, ParamsRequestCondition, HeadersRequestCondition, ConsumesRequestCondition, ProducesRequestCondition, RequestCondition<?>)	as of 5.3.4 in favor using RequestMappingInfo.Builder via RequestMappingInfo.paths(String...).
org.springframework.web.reactive.result.method.RequestMappingInfo(RequestMappingInfo, RequestCondition<?>)	since 5.3.4 in favor of using a RequestMappingInfo.Builder via RequestMappingInfo.mutate().
org.springframework.web.reactive.socket.HandshakeInfo(URI, HttpHeaders, Mono<Principal>, String, InetSocketAddress, Map<String, Object>, String)	as of 5.3.5 in favor of HandshakeInfo(URI, HttpHeaders, MultiValueMap, Mono, String, InetSocketAddress, Map, String)
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.condition.PatternsRequestCondition(String[], UrlPathHelper, PathMatcher, boolean)	as of 5.3 in favor of 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.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.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.socket.sockjs.client.AbstractClientSockJsSession(TransportRequest, WebSocketHandler, SettableListenableFuture<WebSocketSession>)	as of 6.0, in favor of AbstractClientSockJsSession(TransportRequest, WebSocketHandler, CompletableFuture)
org.springframework.web.socket.sockjs.client.WebSocketClientSockJsSession(TransportRequest, WebSocketHandler, SettableListenableFuture<WebSocketSession>)	as of 6.0, in favor of WebSocketClientSockJsSession(TransportRequest, WebSocketHandler, CompletableFuture)
org.springframework.web.socket.sockjs.client.XhrClientSockJsSession(TransportRequest, WebSocketHandler, XhrTransport, SettableListenableFuture<WebSocketSession>)	as of 6.0, in favor of XhrClientSockJsSession(TransportRequest, WebSocketHandler, XhrTransport, CompletableFuture)

Deprecated Enum Constants

Enum Constant	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