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.aot	AOT support for application contexts.
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.aot

Methods in org.springframework.context.aot that return GenericApplicationContext

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected abstract GenericApplicationContext	ContextAotProcessor.prepareApplicationContext(Class<?> applicationClass)	Prepare the GenericApplicationContext for the specified application entry point to be used against an ApplicationContextAotGenerator.

Methods in org.springframework.context.aot with parameters of type GenericApplicationContext

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected org.springframework.javapoet.ClassName	ContextAotProcessor.performAotProcessing(GenericApplicationContext applicationContext)	Perform ahead-of-time processing of the specified context.
org.springframework.javapoet.ClassName	ApplicationContextAotGenerator.processAheadOfTime(GenericApplicationContext applicationContext, GenerationContext generationContext)	Process the specified GenericApplicationContext ahead-of-time using the specified GenerationContext.

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.
final GenericApplicationContext	AbstractGenericContextLoader.loadContextForAotProcessing(MergedContextConfiguration mergedConfig)	Load a GenericApplicationContext for AOT build-time processing based on the supplied MergedContextConfiguration.
final GenericApplicationContext	AbstractGenericContextLoader.loadContextForAotRuntime(MergedContextConfiguration mergedConfig, ApplicationContextInitializer<ConfigurableApplicationContext> initializer)	Load a GenericApplicationContext for AOT run-time execution based on the supplied MergedContextConfiguration and ApplicationContextInitializer.

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	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.