Package org.springframework.context.annotation

Annotation Interface ImportResource

@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target(TYPE)
@Documented
public @interface ImportResource

Indicates one or more resources containing bean definitions to import.

Like @Import, this annotation provides functionality similar to the <import/> element in Spring XML. It is typically used when designing @Configuration classes to be bootstrapped by an AnnotationConfigApplicationContext, but where some XML functionality such as namespaces is still necessary.

By default, arguments to the value() attribute will be processed using a GroovyBeanDefinitionReader if ending in ".groovy"; otherwise, an XmlBeanDefinitionReader will be used to parse Spring <beans/> XML files. Optionally, the reader() attribute may be declared, allowing the user to choose a custom BeanDefinitionReader implementation.

Since:

3.0

Author:

Chris Beams, Juergen Hoeller, Sam Brannen

See Also:

• Configuration
• Import

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element	Description
String[]	locations	Resource locations from which to import.
Class<? extends BeanDefinitionReader>	reader	BeanDefinitionReader implementation to use when processing resources specified via the value() attribute.
String[]	value	Alias for locations().

Element Details

value

@AliasFor("locations")
String[] value

Alias for locations().

See Also:

• locations()
• reader()

Default:

{}

locations

@AliasFor("value")
String[] locations

Resource locations from which to import.

Supports resource-loading prefixes such as classpath:, file:, etc.

Consult the Javadoc for reader() for details on how resources will be processed.

Since:

4.2

See Also:

• value()
• reader()

Default:

{}

reader

Class<? extends BeanDefinitionReader> reader

BeanDefinitionReader implementation to use when processing resources specified via the value() attribute.

By default, the reader will be adapted to the resource path specified: ".groovy" files will be processed with a GroovyBeanDefinitionReader; whereas, all other resources will be processed with an XmlBeanDefinitionReader.

See Also:

• value()

Default:

org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionReader.class