Deprecated API

Contents

• Terminally Deprecated
• Interfaces
• Classes
• Exception Classes
• Annotation Interfaces
• Fields
• Methods
• Constructors
• Enum Constants
• Annotation Interface Elements

Terminally Deprecated Elements

Element	Description
org.springframework.aot.agent.RuntimeHintsAgent	as of 7.0 in favor of the -XX:MissingRegistrationReportingMode=Warn and -XX:MissingRegistrationReportingMode=Exit JVM flags with GraalVM.
org.springframework.aot.hint.ExecutableMode.INTROSPECT	with no replacement since introspection is included when adding a reflection hint for a type.
org.springframework.aot.hint.MemberCategory.DECLARED_CLASSES	with no replacement since introspection is included when adding a reflection hint for a type.
org.springframework.aot.hint.MemberCategory.DECLARED_FIELDS	in favor of MemberCategory.ACCESS_DECLARED_FIELDS with similar semantics.
org.springframework.aot.hint.MemberCategory.INTROSPECT_DECLARED_CONSTRUCTORS	with no replacement since introspection is included when adding a reflection hint for a type.
org.springframework.aot.hint.MemberCategory.INTROSPECT_DECLARED_METHODS	with no replacement since introspection is added by default when adding a reflection hint for a type.
org.springframework.aot.hint.MemberCategory.INTROSPECT_PUBLIC_CONSTRUCTORS	with no replacement since introspection is included when adding a reflection hint for a type.
org.springframework.aot.hint.MemberCategory.INTROSPECT_PUBLIC_METHODS	with no replacement since introspection is added by default when adding a reflection hint for a type.
org.springframework.aot.hint.MemberCategory.PUBLIC_CLASSES	with no replacement since introspection is included when adding a reflection hint for a type.
org.springframework.aot.hint.MemberCategory.PUBLIC_FIELDS	in favor of MemberCategory.ACCESS_PUBLIC_FIELDS with similar semantics.
org.springframework.aot.hint.predicate.ReflectionHintsPredicates.ConstructorHintPredicate
org.springframework.aot.hint.predicate.ReflectionHintsPredicates.ExecutableHintPredicate
org.springframework.aot.hint.predicate.ReflectionHintsPredicates.FieldHintPredicate
org.springframework.aot.hint.predicate.ReflectionHintsPredicates.MethodHintPredicate
org.springframework.aot.hint.predicate.ReflectionHintsPredicates.onConstructor(Constructor<?>)	since 7.0 in favor of ReflectionHintsPredicates.onConstructorInvocation(Constructor) or ReflectionHintsPredicates.onType(Class).
org.springframework.aot.hint.predicate.ReflectionHintsPredicates.onField(Class<?>, String)	since 7.0 in favor of ReflectionHintsPredicates.onFieldAccess(Class, String) with similar semantics.
org.springframework.aot.hint.predicate.ReflectionHintsPredicates.onField(Field)	since 7.0 in favor of ReflectionHintsPredicates.onFieldAccess(Field) with similar semantics.
org.springframework.aot.hint.predicate.ReflectionHintsPredicates.onField(String, String)	since 7.0 in favor of ReflectionHintsPredicates.onFieldAccess(String, String) with similar semantics.
org.springframework.aot.hint.predicate.ReflectionHintsPredicates.onMethod(Class<?>, String)	since 7.0 in favor of ReflectionHintsPredicates.onMethodInvocation(Class, String) or ReflectionHintsPredicates.onType(Class).
org.springframework.aot.hint.predicate.ReflectionHintsPredicates.onMethod(Method)	since 7.0 in favor of ReflectionHintsPredicates.onMethodInvocation(Method) or ReflectionHintsPredicates.onType(Class).
org.springframework.aot.hint.predicate.ReflectionHintsPredicates.onMethod(String, String)	since 7.0 in favor of ReflectionHintsPredicates.onMethodInvocation(String, String) or ReflectionHintsPredicates.onType(Class).
org.springframework.aot.hint.support.FilePatternResourceHintsRegistrar.Builder.withClasspathLocations(String...)	in favor of FilePatternResourceHintsRegistrar.Builder.withClassPathLocations(String...)
org.springframework.aot.hint.support.FilePatternResourceHintsRegistrar.Builder.withClasspathLocations(List<String>)	in favor of FilePatternResourceHintsRegistrar.Builder.withClassPathLocations(List)
org.springframework.aot.test.agent.RuntimeHintsRecorder	as of 7.0 in favor of the -XX:MissingRegistrationReportingMode=Warn and -XX:MissingRegistrationReportingMode=Exit JVM flags with GraalVM.
org.springframework.beans.factory.config.PreferencesPlaceholderConfigurer	as of 5.2, along with PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer; to be removed in 8.0
org.springframework.beans.factory.config.PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer	as of 5.2, to be removed in 8.0; use org.springframework.context.support.PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer instead which is more flexible through taking advantage of the Environment and PropertySource mechanisms.
org.springframework.context.expression.MapAccessor	as of Spring Framework 7.0 in favor of MapAccessor.
org.springframework.context.index.processor.CandidateComponentsIndexer	as of 6.1, in favor of the AOT engine and the forthcoming support for an AOT-generated Spring components index
org.springframework.core.io.PathResource	since 7.0 in favor of FileSystemResource
org.springframework.dao.support.DaoSupport	as of 7.0, in favor of direct injection of client dependencies
org.springframework.http.codec.cbor.Jackson2CborDecoder	since 7.0 in favor of JacksonCborDecoder
org.springframework.http.codec.cbor.Jackson2CborEncoder	since 7.0 in favor of JacksonCborEncoder
org.springframework.http.codec.CodecConfigurer.DefaultCodecs.jackson2JsonDecoder(Decoder<?>)	in favor of CodecConfigurer.DefaultCodecs.jacksonJsonDecoder(Decoder).
org.springframework.http.codec.CodecConfigurer.DefaultCodecs.jackson2JsonEncoder(Encoder<?>)	in favor of CodecConfigurer.DefaultCodecs.jacksonJsonEncoder(Encoder).
org.springframework.http.codec.CodecConfigurer.DefaultCodecs.jackson2SmileDecoder(Decoder<?>)	in favor of CodecConfigurer.DefaultCodecs.jacksonSmileDecoder(Decoder).
org.springframework.http.codec.CodecConfigurer.DefaultCodecs.jackson2SmileEncoder(Encoder<?>)	in favor of CodecConfigurer.DefaultCodecs.jacksonSmileEncoder(Encoder).
org.springframework.http.codec.json.AbstractJackson2Decoder	since 7.0 in favor of AbstractJacksonDecoder
org.springframework.http.codec.json.AbstractJackson2Encoder	since 7.0 in favor of AbstractJacksonEncoder
org.springframework.http.codec.json.Jackson2CodecSupport	since 7.0 in favor of JacksonCodecSupport
org.springframework.http.codec.json.Jackson2JsonDecoder	since 7.0 in favor of AbstractJacksonDecoder
org.springframework.http.codec.json.Jackson2JsonEncoder	since 7.0 in favor of JacksonJsonEncoder
org.springframework.http.codec.json.Jackson2SmileDecoder	since 7.0 in favor of JacksonSmileDecoder
org.springframework.http.codec.json.Jackson2SmileEncoder	since 7.0 in favor of JacksonSmileEncoder
org.springframework.http.converter.cbor.MappingJackson2CborHttpMessageConverter	since 7.0 in favor of JacksonCborHttpMessageConverter
org.springframework.http.converter.json.AbstractJackson2HttpMessageConverter	since 7.0 in favor of AbstractJacksonHttpMessageConverter
org.springframework.http.converter.json.Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder	since 7.0 in favor using directly Jackson 3 builders like JsonMapper.builder()
org.springframework.http.converter.json.Jackson2ObjectMapperFactoryBean	since 7.0 in favor of using directly Jackson 3 converters default constructor
org.springframework.http.converter.json.MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter	since 7.0 in favor of JacksonJsonHttpMessageConverter
org.springframework.http.converter.json.MappingJacksonInputMessage	since 7.0 in favor of using SmartHttpMessageConverter hints
org.springframework.http.converter.json.MappingJacksonValue	since 7.0 in favor of using SmartHttpMessageConverter hints
org.springframework.http.converter.json.SpringHandlerInstantiator	since 7.0 in favor of JacksonHandlerInstantiator
org.springframework.http.converter.smile.MappingJackson2SmileHttpMessageConverter	since 7.0 in favor of JacksonSmileHttpMessageConverter
org.springframework.http.converter.xml.MappingJackson2XmlHttpMessageConverter	since 7.0 in favor of JacksonXmlHttpMessageConverter
org.springframework.http.converter.yaml.MappingJackson2YamlHttpMessageConverter	since 7.0 in favor of JacksonYamlHttpMessageConverter
org.springframework.http.HttpEntity(T, MultiValueMap<String, String>)	in favor of HttpEntity(Object, HttpHeaders)
org.springframework.http.HttpEntity(MultiValueMap<String, String>)	in favor of HttpEntity(HttpHeaders)
org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders.asMultiValueMap()	This method is provided for backward compatibility with APIs that would only accept maps. Generally avoid using HttpHeaders as a Map or MultiValueMap.
org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders.asSingleValueMap()	in favor of HttpHeaders.toSingleValueMap() which performs a copy but ensures that collection-iterating methods like entrySet() are case-insensitive
org.springframework.http.RequestEntity(T, MultiValueMap<String, String>, HttpMethod, URI, Type)	in favor of RequestEntity(Object, HttpHeaders, HttpMethod, URI, Type)
org.springframework.http.RequestEntity(T, MultiValueMap<String, String>, HttpMethod, URI)	in favor of RequestEntity(Object, HttpHeaders, HttpMethod, URI)
org.springframework.http.RequestEntity(MultiValueMap<String, String>, HttpMethod, URI)	in favor of RequestEntity(HttpHeaders, HttpMethod, URI)
org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity(T, MultiValueMap<String, String>, int)	in favor of ResponseEntity(Object, HttpHeaders, int)
org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity(T, MultiValueMap<String, String>, HttpStatusCode)	in favor of ResponseEntity(Object, HttpHeaders, HttpStatusCode)
org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity(MultiValueMap<String, String>, HttpStatusCode)	in favor of ResponseEntity(HttpHeaders, HttpStatusCode)
org.springframework.jdbc.core.namedparam.NamedParameterJdbcDaoSupport	as of 7.0, in favor of direct injection of NamedParameterJdbcTemplate or JdbcClient
org.springframework.jdbc.core.support.JdbcDaoSupport	as of 7.0, in favor of direct injection of JdbcTemplate or JdbcClient
org.springframework.jms.core.support.JmsGatewaySupport	as of 7.0, in favor of direct injection of JmsTemplate or JmsMessagingTemplate
org.springframework.jms.support.converter.MappingJackson2MessageConverter	since 7.0 in favor of JacksonJsonMessageConverter
org.springframework.messaging.converter.MappingJackson2MessageConverter	since 7.0 in favor of JacksonJsonMessageConverter
org.springframework.test.context.aot.AotContextLoader.loadContextForAotProcessing(MergedContextConfiguration)	as of Spring Framework 6.2.4, in favor of AotContextLoader.loadContextForAotProcessing(MergedContextConfiguration, RuntimeHints); to be removed in Spring Framework 8.0
org.springframework.test.context.bean.override.BeanOverrideHandler(Field, ResolvableType, String, BeanOverrideStrategy)	As of Spring Framework 6.2.6, in favor of BeanOverrideHandler(Field, ResolvableType, String, String, BeanOverrideStrategy)
org.springframework.test.context.support.AbstractDelegatingSmartContextLoader.loadContextForAotProcessing(MergedContextConfiguration)	as of Spring Framework 6.2.4, in favor of AbstractDelegatingSmartContextLoader.loadContextForAotProcessing(MergedContextConfiguration, RuntimeHints); to be removed in Spring Framework 8.0
org.springframework.test.context.support.AbstractGenericContextLoader.loadContextForAotProcessing(MergedContextConfiguration)	as of Spring Framework 6.2.4, in favor of AbstractGenericContextLoader.loadContextForAotProcessing(MergedContextConfiguration, RuntimeHints); to be removed in Spring Framework 8.0
org.springframework.test.context.support.TestConstructorUtils.isAutowirableConstructor(Constructor<?>, Class<?>)	as of 6.2.13, in favor of TestConstructorUtils.isAutowirableConstructor(Executable, PropertyProvider); to be removed in Spring Framework 7.1
org.springframework.test.context.support.TestConstructorUtils.isAutowirableConstructor(Constructor<?>, Class<?>, PropertyProvider)	as of 6.2.13, in favor of TestConstructorUtils.isAutowirableConstructor(Executable, PropertyProvider); to be removed in Spring Framework 7.1
org.springframework.test.context.support.TestConstructorUtils.isAutowirableConstructor(Executable, Class<?>)	as of 6.2.13, in favor of TestConstructorUtils.isAutowirableConstructor(Executable, PropertyProvider); to be removed in Spring Framework 7.1
org.springframework.test.context.support.TestConstructorUtils.isAutowirableConstructor(Executable, Class<?>, PropertyProvider)	as of 6.2.13, in favor of TestConstructorUtils.isAutowirableConstructor(Executable, PropertyProvider); to be removed in Spring Framework 7.1
org.springframework.test.context.web.AbstractGenericWebContextLoader.loadContextForAotProcessing(MergedContextConfiguration)	as of Spring Framework 6.2.4, in favor of AbstractGenericWebContextLoader.loadContextForAotProcessing(MergedContextConfiguration, RuntimeHints); to be removed in Spring Framework 8.0
org.springframework.test.util.JsonPathExpectationsHelper(String, Object...)	in favor of calling String.formatted(Object...) upfront
org.springframework.test.web.servlet.setup.StandaloneMockMvcBuilder.setRemoveSemicolonContent(boolean)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.client.RestClient.Builder.messageConverters(Iterable<HttpMessageConverter<?>>)	since 7.0 in favor of RestClient.Builder.configureMessageConverters(Consumer)
org.springframework.web.client.RestClient.Builder.messageConverters(Consumer<List<HttpMessageConverter<?>>>)	since 7.0 in favor of RestClient.Builder.configureMessageConverters(Consumer)
org.springframework.web.cors.UrlBasedCorsConfigurationSource.setAllowInitLookupPath(boolean)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
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.setPathMatcher(PathMatcher)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
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.cors.UrlBasedCorsConfigurationSource.setUrlPathHelper(UrlPathHelper)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.reactive.function.server.RequestPredicates.pathExtension(String)	without replacement to discourage use of path extensions for request mapping and for content negotiation (with similar deprecations and removals already applied to annotated controllers). For further context, please read issue #24179
org.springframework.web.reactive.function.server.RequestPredicates.pathExtension(Predicate<String>)	without replacement to discourage use of path extensions for request mapping and for content negotiation (with similar deprecations and removals already applied to annotated controllers). For further context, please read issue #24179
org.springframework.web.reactive.function.server.RequestPredicates.Visitor.pathExtension(String)	without replacement to discourage use of path extensions for request mapping and for content negotiation (with similar deprecations and removals already applied to annotated controllers). For further context, please read issue #24179
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.DelegatingWebMvcConfiguration.configureMessageConverters(List<HttpMessageConverter<?>>)
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.DelegatingWebMvcConfiguration.extendMessageConverters(List<HttpMessageConverter<?>>)
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.InterceptorRegistration.pathMatcher(PathMatcher)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.PathMatchConfigurer.getPathMatcher()
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.PathMatchConfigurer.getPathMatcherOrDefault()	use of PathMatcher is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.PathMatchConfigurer.getUrlPathHelper()
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.PathMatchConfigurer.getUrlPathHelperOrDefault()	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.PathMatchConfigurer.preferPathMatcher()	use of PathMatcher is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.PathMatchConfigurer.setPathMatcher(PathMatcher)	use of PathMatcher is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.PathMatchConfigurer.setUrlPathHelper(UrlPathHelper)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.ResourceHandlerRegistry(ApplicationContext, ServletContext, ContentNegotiationManager, UrlPathHelper)	in favor of ResourceHandlerRegistry(ApplicationContext, ServletContext, ContentNegotiationManager)
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.WebMvcConfigurationSupport.addDefaultHttpMessageConverters(List<HttpMessageConverter<?>>)	since 7.0 in favor of WebMvcConfigurationSupport.createMessageConverters()
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.WebMvcConfigurationSupport.configureMessageConverters(List<HttpMessageConverter<?>>)	since 7.0 in favor of WebMvcConfigurationSupport.configureMessageConverters(HttpMessageConverters.ServerBuilder)
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.WebMvcConfigurationSupport.extendMessageConverters(List<HttpMessageConverter<?>>)	since 7.0 in favor of WebMvcConfigurationSupport.configureMessageConverters(HttpMessageConverters.ServerBuilder)
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.WebMvcConfigurationSupport.mvcPathMatcher()	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.WebMvcConfigurationSupport.mvcUrlPathHelper()	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.WebMvcConfigurer.configureMessageConverters(List<HttpMessageConverter<?>>)	since 7.0 in favor of configuring converters on WebMvcConfigurer.configureMessageConverters(HttpMessageConverters.ServerBuilder)
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.WebMvcConfigurer.extendMessageConverters(List<HttpMessageConverter<?>>)	since 7.0 in favor of configuring converters on WebMvcConfigurer.configureMessageConverters(HttpMessageConverters.ServerBuilder)
org.springframework.web.servlet.function.RequestPredicates.pathExtension(String)	without replacement to discourage use of path extensions for request mapping and for content negotiation (with similar deprecations and removals already applied to annotated controllers). For further context, please read issue #24179
org.springframework.web.servlet.function.RequestPredicates.pathExtension(Predicate<String>)	without replacement to discourage use of path extensions for request mapping and for content negotiation (with similar deprecations and removals already applied to annotated controllers). For further context, please read issue #24179
org.springframework.web.servlet.function.RequestPredicates.Visitor.pathExtension(String)	without replacement to discourage use of path extensions for request mapping and for content negotiation (with similar deprecations and removals already applied to annotated controllers). For further context, please read issue #24179
org.springframework.web.servlet.function.support.RouterFunctionMapping.match(HttpServletRequest, String)
org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.AbstractHandlerMapping.getPathMatcher()	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.AbstractHandlerMapping.getUrlPathHelper()	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.AbstractHandlerMapping.setPathMatcher(PathMatcher)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.AbstractHandlerMapping.setUrlPathHelper(UrlPathHelper)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.AbstractUrlHandlerMapping.match(HttpServletRequest, String)
org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.HandlerMappingIntrospector	in favor of using just PathPatternParser; when HandlerMappingIntrospector.allHandlerMappingsUsePathPatternParser() returns true, it is sufficient to use that to align with handler mappings.
org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.MappedInterceptor(String[], String[], HandlerInterceptor, PathPatternParser)	in favor of the constructor variant with HTTP methods
org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.MappedInterceptor.getPathMatcher()	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.MappedInterceptor.setPathMatcher(PathMatcher)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.MatchableHandlerMapping	together with HandlerMappingIntrospector without a replacement.
org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.MatchableHandlerMapping.match(HttpServletRequest, String)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.RequestMatchResult	together with HandlerMappingIntrospector without a replacement.
org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.RequestMatchResult(String, String, PathMatcher)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.AbstractUrlViewController.getUrlPathHelper()	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.AbstractUrlViewController.setAlwaysUseFullPath(boolean)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.AbstractUrlViewController.setRemoveSemicolonContent(boolean)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.AbstractUrlViewController.setUrlDecode(boolean)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.AbstractUrlViewController.setUrlPathHelper(UrlPathHelper)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.condition.PatternsRequestCondition	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerMapping.match(HttpServletRequest, String)
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.ServletCookieValueMethodArgumentResolver.setUrlPathHelper(UrlPathHelper)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.RequestMappingInfo.BuilderConfiguration.getPathMatcher()	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.RequestMappingInfo.BuilderConfiguration.setPathMatcher(PathMatcher)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.RequestMappingInfo.getPatternsCondition()	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.WebContentInterceptor.lookupCacheControl(String)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.WebContentInterceptor.lookupCacheSeconds(String)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.WebContentInterceptor.setPathMatcher(PathMatcher)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.resource.PathResourceResolver.getUrlPathHelper()	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.resource.PathResourceResolver.setUrlPathHelper(UrlPathHelper)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.resource.ResourceHttpRequestHandler.getUrlPathHelper()	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.resource.ResourceHttpRequestHandler.setUrlPathHelper(UrlPathHelper)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.resource.ResourceUrlProvider.getPathMatcher()	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules. After the deprecation phase, it will no longer be possible to set a customized PathMatcher instance.
org.springframework.web.servlet.resource.ResourceUrlProvider.getUrlPathHelper()	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules. After the deprecation phase, it will no longer be possible to set a customized PathMatcher instance.
org.springframework.web.servlet.resource.ResourceUrlProvider.setPathMatcher(PathMatcher)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules. After the deprecation phase, it will no longer be possible to set a customized PathMatcher instance.
org.springframework.web.servlet.resource.ResourceUrlProvider.setUrlPathHelper(UrlPathHelper)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules. After the deprecation phase, it will no longer be possible to set a customized PathMatcher instance.
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.AbstractFlashMapManager.getUrlPathHelper()	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.AbstractFlashMapManager.setUrlPathHelper(UrlPathHelper)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.RequestContext.getUrlPathHelper()	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.RequestContext.setUrlPathHelper(UrlPathHelper)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.document.AbstractPdfStamperView	since 7.0. Libraries or applications can provide their own View class or perform rendering in web handlers directly.
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.document.AbstractPdfView	since 7.0. Libraries or applications can provide their own View class or perform rendering in web handlers directly.
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.document.AbstractXlsView	since 7.0. Libraries or applications can provide their own View class or perform rendering in web handlers directly.
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.document.AbstractXlsxStreamingView	since 7.0. Libraries or applications can provide their own View class or perform rendering in web handlers directly.
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.document.AbstractXlsxView	since 7.0. Libraries or applications can provide their own View class or perform rendering in web handlers directly.
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.feed.AbstractAtomFeedView	since 7.0. Libraries or applications can provide their own View class or perform rendering in web handlers directly.
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.feed.AbstractFeedView	since 7.0. Libraries or applications can provide their own View class or perform rendering in web handlers directly.
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.feed.AbstractRssFeedView	since 7.0. Libraries or applications can provide their own View class or perform rendering in web handlers directly.
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.json.AbstractJackson2View	since 7.0 in favor of AbstractJacksonView
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.json.MappingJackson2JsonView	since 7.0 in favor of JacksonJsonView
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.xml.MappingJackson2XmlView	since 7.0 in favor of JacksonXmlView
org.springframework.web.socket.config.annotation.StompEndpointRegistry.setUrlPathHelper(UrlPathHelper)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.socket.config.annotation.WebMvcStompEndpointRegistry.getUrlPathHelper()
org.springframework.web.socket.config.annotation.WebMvcStompEndpointRegistry.setUrlPathHelper(UrlPathHelper)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.socket.sockjs.frame.Jackson2SockJsMessageCodec	since 7.0 in favor of JacksonJsonSockJsMessageCodec

Deprecated Interfaces

Interface	Description
org.springframework.jdbc.support.lob.LobCreator	as of 6.2, in favor of SqlBinaryValue and SqlCharacterValue
org.springframework.jdbc.support.lob.LobHandler	as of 6.2, in favor of SqlBinaryValue and SqlCharacterValue
org.springframework.jdbc.support.xml.SqlXmlHandler	as of 6.2, in favor of direct ResultSet.getSQLXML(int) and Connection.createSQLXML() usage, possibly in combination with a custom SqlValue implementation
org.springframework.jdbc.support.xml.SqlXmlValue	as of 6.2, in favor of a direct SqlValue implementation
org.springframework.jdbc.support.xml.XmlBinaryStreamProvider	as of 6.2, in favor of direct SQLXML usage
org.springframework.jdbc.support.xml.XmlCharacterStreamProvider	as of 6.2, in favor of direct SQLXML usage
org.springframework.jdbc.support.xml.XmlResultProvider	as of 6.2, in favor of direct SQLXML usage
org.springframework.test.annotation.ProfileValueSource	since Spring Framework 7.0 in favor of the SpringExtension and JUnit Jupiter
org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.MatchableHandlerMapping	together with HandlerMappingIntrospector without a replacement.

Deprecated Classes

Class	Description
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.aot.agent.RuntimeHintsAgent	as of 7.0 in favor of the -XX:MissingRegistrationReportingMode=Warn and -XX:MissingRegistrationReportingMode=Exit JVM flags with GraalVM.
org.springframework.aot.hint.predicate.ReflectionHintsPredicates.ConstructorHintPredicate
org.springframework.aot.hint.predicate.ReflectionHintsPredicates.ExecutableHintPredicate
org.springframework.aot.hint.predicate.ReflectionHintsPredicates.FieldHintPredicate
org.springframework.aot.hint.predicate.ReflectionHintsPredicates.MethodHintPredicate
org.springframework.aot.test.agent.RuntimeHintsRecorder	as of 7.0 in favor of the -XX:MissingRegistrationReportingMode=Warn and -XX:MissingRegistrationReportingMode=Exit JVM flags with GraalVM.
org.springframework.beans.factory.config.PreferencesPlaceholderConfigurer	as of 5.2, along with PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer; to be removed in 8.0
org.springframework.beans.factory.config.PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer	as of 5.2, to be removed in 8.0; 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	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.context.expression.MapAccessor	as of Spring Framework 7.0 in favor of MapAccessor.
org.springframework.context.index.processor.CandidateComponentsIndexer	as of 6.1, in favor of the AOT engine and the forthcoming support for an AOT-generated Spring components index
org.springframework.core.Constants	since 6.1 with no replacement; use an enum, map, or similar custom solution instead
org.springframework.core.env.JOptCommandLinePropertySource	since 6.1 with no plans for a replacement
org.springframework.core.io.PathResource	since 7.0 in favor of FileSystemResource
org.springframework.dao.support.DaoSupport	as of 7.0, in favor of direct injection of client dependencies
org.springframework.http.codec.cbor.Jackson2CborDecoder	since 7.0 in favor of JacksonCborDecoder
org.springframework.http.codec.cbor.Jackson2CborEncoder	since 7.0 in favor of JacksonCborEncoder
org.springframework.http.codec.json.AbstractJackson2Decoder	since 7.0 in favor of AbstractJacksonDecoder
org.springframework.http.codec.json.AbstractJackson2Encoder	since 7.0 in favor of AbstractJacksonEncoder
org.springframework.http.codec.json.Jackson2CodecSupport	since 7.0 in favor of JacksonCodecSupport
org.springframework.http.codec.json.Jackson2JsonDecoder	since 7.0 in favor of AbstractJacksonDecoder
org.springframework.http.codec.json.Jackson2JsonEncoder	since 7.0 in favor of JacksonJsonEncoder
org.springframework.http.codec.json.Jackson2SmileDecoder	since 7.0 in favor of JacksonSmileDecoder
org.springframework.http.codec.json.Jackson2SmileEncoder	since 7.0 in favor of JacksonSmileEncoder
org.springframework.http.converter.cbor.MappingJackson2CborHttpMessageConverter	since 7.0 in favor of JacksonCborHttpMessageConverter
org.springframework.http.converter.json.AbstractJackson2HttpMessageConverter	since 7.0 in favor of AbstractJacksonHttpMessageConverter
org.springframework.http.converter.json.Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder	since 7.0 in favor using directly Jackson 3 builders like JsonMapper.builder()
org.springframework.http.converter.json.Jackson2ObjectMapperFactoryBean	since 7.0 in favor of using directly Jackson 3 converters default constructor
org.springframework.http.converter.json.MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter	since 7.0 in favor of JacksonJsonHttpMessageConverter
org.springframework.http.converter.json.MappingJacksonInputMessage	since 7.0 in favor of using SmartHttpMessageConverter hints
org.springframework.http.converter.json.MappingJacksonValue	since 7.0 in favor of using SmartHttpMessageConverter hints
org.springframework.http.converter.json.SpringHandlerInstantiator	since 7.0 in favor of JacksonHandlerInstantiator
org.springframework.http.converter.smile.MappingJackson2SmileHttpMessageConverter	since 7.0 in favor of JacksonSmileHttpMessageConverter
org.springframework.http.converter.xml.MappingJackson2XmlHttpMessageConverter	since 7.0 in favor of JacksonXmlHttpMessageConverter
org.springframework.http.converter.yaml.MappingJackson2YamlHttpMessageConverter	since 7.0 in favor of JacksonYamlHttpMessageConverter
org.springframework.jdbc.core.namedparam.NamedParameterJdbcDaoSupport	as of 7.0, in favor of direct injection of NamedParameterJdbcTemplate or JdbcClient
org.springframework.jdbc.core.support.AbstractLobCreatingPreparedStatementCallback	as of 6.2, in favor of SqlBinaryValue and SqlCharacterValue
org.springframework.jdbc.core.support.AbstractLobStreamingResultSetExtractor	as of 6.2 along with LobHandler, in favor of ResultSet.getBinaryStream(int)/ResultSet.getCharacterStream(int) usage
org.springframework.jdbc.core.support.JdbcBeanDefinitionReader	in favor of Spring's common bean definition formats and/or custom reader implementations
org.springframework.jdbc.core.support.JdbcDaoSupport	as of 7.0, in favor of direct injection of JdbcTemplate or JdbcClient
org.springframework.jdbc.core.support.SqlLobValue	as of 6.2, in favor of SqlBinaryValue and SqlCharacterValue
org.springframework.jdbc.support.lob.AbstractLobHandler	as of 6.2, in favor of SqlBinaryValue and SqlCharacterValue
org.springframework.jdbc.support.lob.DefaultLobHandler	as of 6.2, in favor of SqlBinaryValue and SqlCharacterValue
org.springframework.jdbc.support.lob.TemporaryLobCreator	as of 6.2, in favor of SqlBinaryValue and SqlCharacterValue
org.springframework.jdbc.support.xml.Jdbc4SqlXmlHandler	as of 6.2, in favor of direct ResultSet.getSQLXML(int) and Connection.createSQLXML() usage, possibly in combination with a custom SqlValue implementation
org.springframework.jms.core.support.JmsGatewaySupport	as of 7.0, in favor of direct injection of JmsTemplate or JmsMessagingTemplate
org.springframework.jms.support.converter.MappingJackson2MessageConverter	since 7.0 in favor of JacksonJsonMessageConverter
org.springframework.messaging.converter.MappingJackson2MessageConverter	since 7.0 in favor of JacksonJsonMessageConverter
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.test.annotation.ProfileValueUtils	since Spring Framework 7.0 with no replacement
org.springframework.test.annotation.SystemProfileValueSource	since Spring Framework 7.0 in favor of the SpringExtension and JUnit Jupiter
org.springframework.test.annotation.TestAnnotationUtils	since Spring Framework 7.0 with no replacement
org.springframework.test.context.junit4.AbstractJUnit4SpringContextTests	since Spring Framework 7.0 in favor of the SpringExtension and JUnit Jupiter
org.springframework.test.context.junit4.AbstractTransactionalJUnit4SpringContextTests	since Spring Framework 7.0 in favor of the SpringExtension and JUnit Jupiter
org.springframework.test.context.junit4.rules.SpringClassRule	since Spring Framework 7.0 in favor of the SpringExtension and JUnit Jupiter
org.springframework.test.context.junit4.rules.SpringMethodRule	since Spring Framework 7.0 in favor of the SpringExtension and JUnit Jupiter
org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner	since Spring Framework 7.0 in favor of the SpringExtension and JUnit Jupiter
org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringRunner	since Spring Framework 7.0 in favor of the SpringExtension and JUnit Jupiter
org.springframework.test.context.junit4.statements.ProfileValueChecker	since Spring Framework 7.0 in favor of the SpringExtension and JUnit Jupiter
org.springframework.test.context.junit4.statements.RunAfterTestClassCallbacks	since Spring Framework 7.0 in favor of the SpringExtension and JUnit Jupiter
org.springframework.test.context.junit4.statements.RunAfterTestExecutionCallbacks	since Spring Framework 7.0 in favor of the SpringExtension and JUnit Jupiter
org.springframework.test.context.junit4.statements.RunAfterTestMethodCallbacks	since Spring Framework 7.0 in favor of the SpringExtension and JUnit Jupiter
org.springframework.test.context.junit4.statements.RunBeforeTestClassCallbacks	since Spring Framework 7.0 in favor of the SpringExtension and JUnit Jupiter
org.springframework.test.context.junit4.statements.RunBeforeTestExecutionCallbacks	since Spring Framework 7.0 in favor of the SpringExtension and JUnit Jupiter
org.springframework.test.context.junit4.statements.RunBeforeTestMethodCallbacks	since Spring Framework 7.0 in favor of the SpringExtension and JUnit Jupiter
org.springframework.test.context.junit4.statements.RunPrepareTestInstanceCallbacks	since Spring Framework 7.0 in favor of the SpringExtension and JUnit Jupiter
org.springframework.test.context.junit4.statements.SpringFailOnTimeout	since Spring Framework 7.0 in favor of the SpringExtension and JUnit Jupiter
org.springframework.test.context.junit4.statements.SpringRepeat	since Spring Framework 7.0 in favor of the SpringExtension and JUnit Jupiter
org.springframework.test.util.JsonExpectationsHelper	in favor of using JSONAssert directly or the JsonComparator abstraction
org.springframework.test.web.client.MockMvcClientHttpRequestFactory	in favor of RestTestClient.bindTo(MockMvc)
org.springframework.transaction.config.JtaTransactionManagerFactoryBean	as of 6.0, in favor of a straight JtaTransactionManager definition
org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionCallbackWithoutResult	as of 7.0, superseded by TransactionOperations.executeWithoutResult(Consumer)
org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionSynchronizationAdapter	as of 5.3, in favor of the default methods on the TransactionSynchronization interface
org.springframework.util.comparator.ComparableComparator	as of 6.1 in favor of Comparator.naturalOrder()
org.springframework.util.comparator.NullSafeComparator	as of 6.1 in favor of Comparator.nullsLast(Comparator) and Comparator.nullsFirst(Comparator)
org.springframework.util.concurrent.FutureAdapter	as of 6.0, with no concrete replacement
org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.HandlerMappingIntrospector	in favor of using just PathPatternParser; when HandlerMappingIntrospector.allHandlerMappingsUsePathPatternParser() returns true, it is sufficient to use that to align with handler mappings.
org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.RequestMatchResult	together with HandlerMappingIntrospector without a replacement.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.condition.PatternsRequestCondition	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.document.AbstractPdfStamperView	since 7.0. Libraries or applications can provide their own View class or perform rendering in web handlers directly.
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.document.AbstractPdfView	since 7.0. Libraries or applications can provide their own View class or perform rendering in web handlers directly.
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.document.AbstractXlsView	since 7.0. Libraries or applications can provide their own View class or perform rendering in web handlers directly.
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.document.AbstractXlsxStreamingView	since 7.0. Libraries or applications can provide their own View class or perform rendering in web handlers directly.
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.document.AbstractXlsxView	since 7.0. Libraries or applications can provide their own View class or perform rendering in web handlers directly.
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.feed.AbstractAtomFeedView	since 7.0. Libraries or applications can provide their own View class or perform rendering in web handlers directly.
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.feed.AbstractFeedView	since 7.0. Libraries or applications can provide their own View class or perform rendering in web handlers directly.
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.feed.AbstractRssFeedView	since 7.0. Libraries or applications can provide their own View class or perform rendering in web handlers directly.
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.json.AbstractJackson2View	since 7.0 in favor of AbstractJacksonView
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.json.MappingJackson2JsonView	since 7.0 in favor of JacksonJsonView
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.xml.MappingJackson2XmlView	since 7.0 in favor of JacksonXmlView
org.springframework.web.socket.sockjs.frame.Jackson2SockJsMessageCodec	since 7.0 in favor of JacksonJsonSockJsMessageCodec

Deprecated Exception Classes

Exception Class	Description
org.springframework.core.task.TaskTimeoutException	since the common executors do not support start timeouts
org.springframework.dao.CannotSerializeTransactionException	as of 6.0.3, in favor of PessimisticLockingFailureException/CannotAcquireLockException
org.springframework.dao.CleanupFailureDataAccessException	as of 6.0.3 since it is not in use within core JDBC/ORM support
org.springframework.dao.DeadlockLoserDataAccessException	as of 6.0.3, in favor of PessimisticLockingFailureException/CannotAcquireLockException
org.springframework.jdbc.LobRetrievalFailureException	as of 6.2 along with LobHandler
org.springframework.jdbc.support.xml.SqlXmlFeatureNotImplementedException	as of 6.2, in favor of direct ResultSet.getSQLXML(int) and Connection.createSQLXML() usage, possibly in combination with a custom SqlValue implementation
org.springframework.web.client.HttpClientErrorException.UnprocessableEntity	since 7.0 in favor of HttpClientErrorException.UnprocessableContent
org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.WebClientResponseException.UnprocessableEntity	since 7.0 in favor of WebClientResponseException.UnprocessableContent
org.springframework.web.server.PayloadTooLargeException	since 7.0 in favor of ContentTooLargeException

Deprecated Annotation Interfaces

Annotation Interface	Description
org.springframework.lang.NonNull	use NonNull instead
org.springframework.lang.NonNullApi	use NullMarked instead
org.springframework.lang.NonNullFields	use NullMarked instead
org.springframework.lang.Nullable	use Nullable instead
org.springframework.test.annotation.IfProfileValue	since Spring Framework 7.0 in favor of the SpringExtension and JUnit Jupiter
org.springframework.test.annotation.ProfileValueSourceConfiguration	since Spring Framework 7.0 in favor of the SpringExtension and JUnit Jupiter
org.springframework.test.annotation.Repeat	since Spring Framework 7.0 in favor of the SpringExtension and JUnit Jupiter
org.springframework.test.annotation.Timed	since Spring Framework 7.0 in favor of the SpringExtension and JUnit Jupiter

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	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	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	since the MergedAnnotations model always ignores lang annotations according to the AnnotationFilter.PLAIN filter, for efficiency reasons
org.springframework.core.task.AsyncTaskExecutor.TIMEOUT_IMMEDIATE	along with AsyncTaskExecutor.execute(Runnable, long)
org.springframework.core.task.AsyncTaskExecutor.TIMEOUT_INDEFINITE	along with AsyncTaskExecutor.execute(Runnable, long)
org.springframework.jmx.export.MBeanExporter.AUTODETECT_ALL	as of 6.1, in favor of the "autodetect" flag
org.springframework.jmx.export.MBeanExporter.AUTODETECT_ASSEMBLER	as of 6.1, in favor of the "autodetect" flag
org.springframework.jmx.export.MBeanExporter.AUTODETECT_MBEAN	as of 6.1, in favor of the "autodetect" flag
org.springframework.jmx.export.MBeanExporter.AUTODETECT_NONE	as of 6.1, in favor of the "autodetect" flag
org.springframework.web.servlet.HandlerMapping.LOOKUP_PATH	in favor of UrlPathHelper.PATH_ATTRIBUTE and ServletRequestPathUtils.PATH_ATTRIBUTE. To access the cached path used for request mapping, use ServletRequestPathUtils.getCachedPathValue(ServletRequest).

Deprecated Methods

Method	Description
org.springframework.aot.hint.predicate.ReflectionHintsPredicates.onConstructor(Constructor<?>)	since 7.0 in favor of ReflectionHintsPredicates.onConstructorInvocation(Constructor) or ReflectionHintsPredicates.onType(Class).
org.springframework.aot.hint.predicate.ReflectionHintsPredicates.onField(Class<?>, String)	since 7.0 in favor of ReflectionHintsPredicates.onFieldAccess(Class, String) with similar semantics.
org.springframework.aot.hint.predicate.ReflectionHintsPredicates.onField(Field)	since 7.0 in favor of ReflectionHintsPredicates.onFieldAccess(Field) with similar semantics.
org.springframework.aot.hint.predicate.ReflectionHintsPredicates.onField(String, String)	since 7.0 in favor of ReflectionHintsPredicates.onFieldAccess(String, String) with similar semantics.
org.springframework.aot.hint.predicate.ReflectionHintsPredicates.onMethod(Class<?>, String)	since 7.0 in favor of ReflectionHintsPredicates.onMethodInvocation(Class, String) or ReflectionHintsPredicates.onType(Class).
org.springframework.aot.hint.predicate.ReflectionHintsPredicates.onMethod(Method)	since 7.0 in favor of ReflectionHintsPredicates.onMethodInvocation(Method) or ReflectionHintsPredicates.onType(Class).
org.springframework.aot.hint.predicate.ReflectionHintsPredicates.onMethod(String, String)	since 7.0 in favor of ReflectionHintsPredicates.onMethodInvocation(String, String) or ReflectionHintsPredicates.onType(Class).
org.springframework.aot.hint.support.FilePatternResourceHintsRegistrar.Builder.withClasspathLocations(String...)	in favor of FilePatternResourceHintsRegistrar.Builder.withClassPathLocations(String...)
org.springframework.aot.hint.support.FilePatternResourceHintsRegistrar.Builder.withClasspathLocations(List<String>)	in favor of FilePatternResourceHintsRegistrar.Builder.withClassPathLocations(List)
org.springframework.asm.Attribute.getLabels()	no longer used by ASM.
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>)	following the deprecation of Class.newInstance() in JDK 9
org.springframework.beans.factory.aot.InstanceSupplierCodeGenerator.generateCode(RegisteredBean, Executable)	in favor of InstanceSupplierCodeGenerator.generateCode(RegisteredBean, InstantiationDescriptor)
org.springframework.beans.factory.config.AutowireCapableBeanFactory.applyBeanPostProcessorsAfterInitialization(Object, String)	as of 6.1, in favor of implicit post-processing through AutowireCapableBeanFactory.initializeBean(Object, String)
org.springframework.beans.factory.config.AutowireCapableBeanFactory.applyBeanPostProcessorsBeforeInitialization(Object, String)	as of 6.1, in favor of implicit post-processing through AutowireCapableBeanFactory.initializeBean(Object, String)
org.springframework.beans.factory.config.AutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(Class<?>, int, boolean)	in favor of AutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(Class)
org.springframework.beans.factory.config.SingletonBeanRegistry.getSingletonMutex()	as of 6.2, in favor of lenient singleton locking (with this method returning an arbitrary object to lock on)
org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.applyBeanPostProcessorsAfterInitialization(Object, String)
org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.applyBeanPostProcessorsBeforeInitialization(Object, String)
org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(Class<?>, int, boolean)
org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingletonMutex()
org.springframework.beans.factory.support.RegisteredBean.resolveConstructorOrFactoryMethod()	in favor of RegisteredBean.resolveInstantiationDescriptor()
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.annotation.Configuration.enforceUniqueMethods()	as of 7.0, always relying on @Bean unique methods, just possibly with Optional/ObjectProvider arguments
org.springframework.context.support.AbstractResourceBasedMessageSource.isFallbackToSystemLocale()	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<?>)	since it is superseded by the MergedAnnotations API
org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtils.findAnnotationDeclaringClassForTypes(List<Class<? extends Annotation>>, Class<?>)	since it is superseded by the MergedAnnotations API
org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtils.getAnnotations(AnnotatedElement)	since it is superseded by the MergedAnnotations API
org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtils.getAnnotations(Method)	since it is superseded by the MergedAnnotations API
org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtils.getDeclaredRepeatableAnnotations(AnnotatedElement, Class<A>)	since it is superseded by the MergedAnnotations API
org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtils.getDeclaredRepeatableAnnotations(AnnotatedElement, Class<A>, Class<? extends Annotation>)	since it is superseded by the MergedAnnotations API
org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtils.getRepeatableAnnotations(AnnotatedElement, Class<A>)	since it is superseded by the MergedAnnotations API
org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtils.getRepeatableAnnotations(AnnotatedElement, Class<A>, Class<? extends Annotation>)	since it is superseded by the MergedAnnotations API
org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtils.isAnnotationInherited(Class<? extends Annotation>, Class<?>)	since it is superseded by the MergedAnnotations API
org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtils.isAnnotationMetaPresent(Class<? extends Annotation>, Class<? extends Annotation>)	since it is superseded by the MergedAnnotations API
org.springframework.core.annotation.RepeatableContainers.and(Class<? extends Annotation>, Class<? extends Annotation>)	as of Spring Framework 7.0, in favor of RepeatableContainers.plus(Class, Class)
org.springframework.core.annotation.RepeatableContainers.of(Class<? extends Annotation>, Class<? extends Annotation>)	as of Spring Framework 7.0, in favor of RepeatableContainers.explicitRepeatable(Class, Class)
org.springframework.core.codec.AbstractDataBufferDecoder.decodeDataBuffer(DataBuffer, ResolvableType, MimeType, Map<String, Object>)	in favor of implementing Decoder.decode(DataBuffer, ResolvableType, MimeType, Map) instead
org.springframework.core.env.AbstractEnvironment.acceptsProfiles(String...)
org.springframework.core.env.Environment.acceptsProfiles(String...)	in favor of Environment.acceptsProfiles(Profiles) or Environment.matchesProfiles(String...)
org.springframework.core.GenericTypeResolver.resolveParameterType(MethodParameter, Class<?>)	in favor of methodParameter.withContainingClass(implementationClass).getParameterType()
org.springframework.core.io.buffer.DataBuffer.asByteBuffer()	as of 6.0, in favor of DataBuffer.toByteBuffer(ByteBuffer), DataBuffer.readableByteBuffers() or DataBuffer.writableByteBuffers()
org.springframework.core.io.buffer.DataBuffer.asByteBuffer(int, int)	as of 6.0, in favor of DataBuffer.toByteBuffer(int, ByteBuffer, int, int), DataBuffer.readableByteBuffers() or DataBuffer.writableByteBuffers()
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.DataBuffer.toByteBuffer()	as of 6.0.5, in favor of DataBuffer.toByteBuffer(ByteBuffer)
org.springframework.core.io.buffer.DataBuffer.toByteBuffer(int, int)	as of 6.0.5, in favor of DataBuffer.toByteBuffer(int, ByteBuffer, int, int)
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.DataBufferWrapper.toByteBuffer()
org.springframework.core.io.buffer.DataBufferWrapper.toByteBuffer(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.DefaultDataBuffer.toByteBuffer(int, int)
org.springframework.core.io.buffer.DefaultDataBufferFactory.allocateBuffer()
org.springframework.core.io.buffer.JettyDataBuffer.asByteBuffer()
org.springframework.core.io.buffer.JettyDataBuffer.asByteBuffer(int, int)
org.springframework.core.io.buffer.JettyDataBuffer.capacity(int)
org.springframework.core.io.buffer.JettyDataBuffer.slice(int, int)
org.springframework.core.io.buffer.JettyDataBuffer.toByteBuffer(int, int)
org.springframework.core.io.buffer.JettyDataBufferFactory.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.NettyDataBuffer.toByteBuffer(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()	in favor of retaining the original MethodParameter and using MethodParameter.nested(Integer) if nesting is required
org.springframework.core.MethodParameter.forMethodOrConstructor(Object, int)	in favor of MethodParameter.forExecutable(Executable, int)
org.springframework.core.MethodParameter.increaseNestingLevel()	in favor of MethodParameter.nested(Integer)
org.springframework.core.MethodParameter.setTypeIndexForCurrentLevel(int)	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.AsyncTaskExecutor.execute(Runnable, long)	since the common executors do not support start timeouts
org.springframework.core.task.SimpleAsyncTaskExecutor.execute(Runnable, long)
org.springframework.expression.spel.ast.SpelNodeImpl.generateCodeForArgument(MethodVisitor, CodeFlow, SpelNodeImpl, String)	as of 6.2, in favor of CodeFlow.generateCodeForArgument(MethodVisitor, SpelNode, String)
org.springframework.expression.spel.ast.SpelNodeImpl.generateCodeForArguments(MethodVisitor, CodeFlow, Member, SpelNodeImpl[])	as of 6.2, in favor of SpelNodeImpl.generateCodeForArguments(MethodVisitor, CodeFlow, Executable, SpelNodeImpl[])
org.springframework.http.codec.CodecConfigurer.DefaultCodecs.jackson2JsonDecoder(Decoder<?>)	in favor of CodecConfigurer.DefaultCodecs.jacksonJsonDecoder(Decoder).
org.springframework.http.codec.CodecConfigurer.DefaultCodecs.jackson2JsonEncoder(Encoder<?>)	in favor of CodecConfigurer.DefaultCodecs.jacksonJsonEncoder(Encoder).
org.springframework.http.codec.CodecConfigurer.DefaultCodecs.jackson2SmileDecoder(Decoder<?>)	in favor of CodecConfigurer.DefaultCodecs.jacksonSmileDecoder(Decoder).
org.springframework.http.codec.CodecConfigurer.DefaultCodecs.jackson2SmileEncoder(Encoder<?>)	in favor of CodecConfigurer.DefaultCodecs.jacksonSmileEncoder(Encoder).
org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders.asMultiValueMap()	This method is provided for backward compatibility with APIs that would only accept maps. Generally avoid using HttpHeaders as a Map or MultiValueMap.
org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders.asSingleValueMap()	in favor of HttpHeaders.toSingleValueMap() which performs a copy but ensures that collection-iterating methods like entrySet() are case-insensitive
org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity.unprocessableEntity()	since 7.0 in favor of ResponseEntity.unprocessableContent()
org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcOperations.query(String, Object[], ResultSetExtractor<T>)	in favor of JdbcOperations.query(String, ResultSetExtractor, Object...)
org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcOperations.query(String, Object[], RowCallbackHandler)	in favor of JdbcOperations.query(String, RowCallbackHandler, Object...)
org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcOperations.query(String, Object[], RowMapper<T>)	in favor of JdbcOperations.query(String, RowMapper, Object...)
org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcOperations.queryForList(String, Object[], Class<T>)	in favor of JdbcOperations.queryForList(String, Class, Object...)
org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcOperations.queryForObject(String, Object[], Class<T>)	in favor of JdbcOperations.queryForObject(String, Class, Object...)
org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcOperations.queryForObject(String, Object[], RowMapper<T>)	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)	in favor of DataSourceUtils.resetConnectionAfterTransaction(Connection, Integer, boolean)
org.springframework.jdbc.SQLWarningException.SQLWarning()	as of 5.3.29, in favor of SQLWarningException.getSQLWarning()
org.springframework.jdbc.support.DatabaseStartupValidator.setValidationQuery(String)	in favor of the JDBC 4.0 connection validation
org.springframework.jdbc.support.JdbcUtils.extractDatabaseMetaData(DataSource, String)	in favor of JdbcUtils.extractDatabaseMetaData(DataSource, DatabaseMetaDataCallback) with a lambda expression or method reference and a generically typed result
org.springframework.jdbc.support.SQLErrorCodeSQLExceptionTranslator.customTranslate(String, String, SQLException)	as of 6.1, in favor of AbstractFallbackSQLExceptionTranslator.setCustomTranslator(SQLExceptionTranslator)
org.springframework.jmx.export.MBeanExporter.setAutodetectMode(int)	as of 6.1, in favor of the "autodetect" flag
org.springframework.jmx.export.MBeanExporter.setAutodetectModeName(String)	as of 6.1, in favor of the "autodetect" flag
org.springframework.messaging.rsocket.RSocketRequester.Builder.connect(ClientTransport)	in favor of RSocketRequester.Builder.transport(ClientTransport)
org.springframework.messaging.rsocket.RSocketRequester.Builder.connectTcp(String, int)	in favor of RSocketRequester.Builder.tcp(String, int)
org.springframework.messaging.rsocket.RSocketRequester.Builder.connectWebSocket(URI)	in favor of RSocketRequester.Builder.websocket(URI)
org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.ScheduledAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.createRunnable(Object, Method)	in favor of ScheduledAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.createRunnable(Object, Method, String)
org.springframework.scheduling.concurrent.ConcurrentTaskExecutor.execute(Runnable, long)
org.springframework.scheduling.concurrent.ThreadPoolTaskScheduler.isRemoveOnCancelPolicy()	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.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.aot.AotContextLoader.loadContextForAotProcessing(MergedContextConfiguration)	as of Spring Framework 6.2.4, in favor of AotContextLoader.loadContextForAotProcessing(MergedContextConfiguration, RuntimeHints); to be removed in Spring Framework 8.0
org.springframework.test.context.cache.ContextCache.put(MergedContextConfiguration, ApplicationContext)	since Spring Framework 7.0 in favor of ContextCache.put(MergedContextConfiguration, LoadFunction)
org.springframework.test.context.cache.DefaultContextCache.put(MergedContextConfiguration, ApplicationContext)
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.MergedContextConfiguration.getPropertySourceLocations()	since 6.1 in favor of MergedContextConfiguration.getPropertySourceDescriptors()
org.springframework.test.context.support.AbstractDelegatingSmartContextLoader.loadContextForAotProcessing(MergedContextConfiguration)	as of Spring Framework 6.2.4, in favor of AbstractDelegatingSmartContextLoader.loadContextForAotProcessing(MergedContextConfiguration, RuntimeHints); to be removed in Spring Framework 8.0
org.springframework.test.context.support.AbstractGenericContextLoader.loadContext(String...)	as of Spring Framework 6.0, in favor of AbstractGenericContextLoader.loadContext(MergedContextConfiguration)
org.springframework.test.context.support.AbstractGenericContextLoader.loadContextForAotProcessing(MergedContextConfiguration)	as of Spring Framework 6.2.4, in favor of AbstractGenericContextLoader.loadContextForAotProcessing(MergedContextConfiguration, RuntimeHints); to be removed in Spring Framework 8.0
org.springframework.test.context.support.TestConstructorUtils.isAutowirableConstructor(Constructor<?>, Class<?>)	as of 6.2.13, in favor of TestConstructorUtils.isAutowirableConstructor(Executable, PropertyProvider); to be removed in Spring Framework 7.1
org.springframework.test.context.support.TestConstructorUtils.isAutowirableConstructor(Constructor<?>, Class<?>, PropertyProvider)	as of 6.2.13, in favor of TestConstructorUtils.isAutowirableConstructor(Executable, PropertyProvider); to be removed in Spring Framework 7.1
org.springframework.test.context.support.TestConstructorUtils.isAutowirableConstructor(Executable, Class<?>)	as of 6.2.13, in favor of TestConstructorUtils.isAutowirableConstructor(Executable, PropertyProvider); to be removed in Spring Framework 7.1
org.springframework.test.context.support.TestConstructorUtils.isAutowirableConstructor(Executable, Class<?>, PropertyProvider)	as of 6.2.13, in favor of TestConstructorUtils.isAutowirableConstructor(Executable, PropertyProvider); to be removed in Spring Framework 7.1
org.springframework.test.context.web.AbstractGenericWebContextLoader.loadContextForAotProcessing(MergedContextConfiguration)	as of Spring Framework 6.2.4, in favor of AbstractGenericWebContextLoader.loadContextForAotProcessing(MergedContextConfiguration, RuntimeHints); to be removed in Spring Framework 8.0
org.springframework.test.web.client.match.ContentRequestMatchers.json(String, boolean)	in favor of ContentRequestMatchers.json(String, JsonCompareMode)
org.springframework.test.web.reactive.server.WebTestClient.BodyContentSpec.json(String, boolean)	in favor of WebTestClient.BodyContentSpec.json(String, JsonCompareMode)
org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.request(String, URI)	in favor of MockMvcRequestBuilders.request(HttpMethod, URI)
org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.ContentResultMatchers.json(String, boolean)	in favor of ContentResultMatchers.json(String, JsonCompareMode)
org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.StatusResultMatchers.isBandwidthLimitExceeded()	since 7.0, since this is now unassigned
org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.StatusResultMatchers.isIAmATeapot()	since 7.0, this was marked as unused in RFC 9110
org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.StatusResultMatchers.isNotExtended()	since 7.0, this is now marked as "historic" and not endorsed by a standards body.
org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.StatusResultMatchers.isPayloadTooLarge()	since 7.0 in favor of StatusResultMatchers.isContentTooLarge()
org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.StatusResultMatchers.isProcessing()	since 7.0, removed from WebDAV specification
org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.StatusResultMatchers.isUnprocessableEntity()	since 7.0 in favor of StatusResultMatchers.isUnprocessableContent()
org.springframework.test.web.servlet.setup.StandaloneMockMvcBuilder.setRemoveSemicolonContent(boolean)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionAspectSupport.determineTransactionManager(TransactionAttribute)	in favor of TransactionAspectSupport.determineTransactionManager(TransactionAttribute, Class)
org.springframework.util.ClassUtils.getInterfaceMethodIfPossible(Method)	in favor of ClassUtils.getInterfaceMethodIfPossible(Method, Class)
org.springframework.util.ClassUtils.isCglibProxy(Object)	in favor of custom (possibly narrower) checks such as for a Spring AOP proxy
org.springframework.util.ClassUtils.isCglibProxyClass(Class<?>)	in favor of custom (possibly narrower) checks or simply a check for containing ClassUtils.CGLIB_CLASS_SEPARATOR
org.springframework.util.ClassUtils.isCglibProxyClassName(String)	in favor of custom (possibly narrower) checks or simply a check for containing ClassUtils.CGLIB_CLASS_SEPARATOR
org.springframework.util.ConcurrentLruCache.sizeLimit()	in favor of ConcurrentLruCache.capacity() as of 6.0.
org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils.nullSafeHashCode(boolean[])	as of 6.1 in favor of Arrays.hashCode(boolean[])
org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils.nullSafeHashCode(byte[])	as of 6.1 in favor of Arrays.hashCode(byte[])
org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils.nullSafeHashCode(char[])	as of 6.1 in favor of Arrays.hashCode(char[])
org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils.nullSafeHashCode(double[])	as of 6.1 in favor of Arrays.hashCode(double[])
org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils.nullSafeHashCode(float[])	as of 6.1 in favor of Arrays.hashCode(float[])
org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils.nullSafeHashCode(int[])	as of 6.1 in favor of Arrays.hashCode(int[])
org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils.nullSafeHashCode(long[])	as of 6.1 in favor of Arrays.hashCode(long[])
org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils.nullSafeHashCode(short[])	as of 6.1 in favor of Arrays.hashCode(short[])
org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils.nullSafeHashCode(Object[])	as of 6.1 in favor of Arrays.hashCode(Object[])
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.StopWatch.getLastTaskInfo()	as of 6.1, in favor of StopWatch.lastTaskInfo()
org.springframework.util.StopWatch.getLastTaskName()	as of 6.1, in favor of StopWatch.lastTaskInfo()
org.springframework.util.StopWatch.getLastTaskTimeMillis()	as of 6.1, in favor of StopWatch.lastTaskInfo()
org.springframework.util.StopWatch.getLastTaskTimeNanos()	as of 6.1, in favor of StopWatch.lastTaskInfo()
org.springframework.util.StreamUtils.emptyInput()	as of 6.0 in favor of InputStream.nullInputStream()
org.springframework.util.StringUtils.isEmpty(Object)	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.client.RestClient.Builder.messageConverters(Iterable<HttpMessageConverter<?>>)	since 7.0 in favor of RestClient.Builder.configureMessageConverters(Consumer)
org.springframework.web.client.RestClient.Builder.messageConverters(Consumer<List<HttpMessageConverter<?>>>)	since 7.0 in favor of RestClient.Builder.configureMessageConverters(Consumer)
org.springframework.web.cors.UrlBasedCorsConfigurationSource.setAllowInitLookupPath(boolean)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
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.setPathMatcher(PathMatcher)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
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.cors.UrlBasedCorsConfigurationSource.setUrlPathHelper(UrlPathHelper)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.reactive.function.server.RequestPredicates.pathExtension(String)	without replacement to discourage use of path extensions for request mapping and for content negotiation (with similar deprecations and removals already applied to annotated controllers). For further context, please read issue #24179
org.springframework.web.reactive.function.server.RequestPredicates.pathExtension(Predicate<String>)	without replacement to discourage use of path extensions for request mapping and for content negotiation (with similar deprecations and removals already applied to annotated controllers). For further context, please read issue #24179
org.springframework.web.reactive.function.server.RequestPredicates.Visitor.pathExtension(String)	without replacement to discourage use of path extensions for request mapping and for content negotiation (with similar deprecations and removals already applied to annotated controllers). For further context, please read issue #24179
org.springframework.web.reactive.function.server.ServerResponse.unprocessableEntity()	since 7.0 in favor of ServerResponse.unprocessableContent()
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.DelegatingWebMvcConfiguration.configureMessageConverters(List<HttpMessageConverter<?>>)
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.DelegatingWebMvcConfiguration.extendMessageConverters(List<HttpMessageConverter<?>>)
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.InterceptorRegistration.pathMatcher(PathMatcher)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.PathMatchConfigurer.getPathMatcher()
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.PathMatchConfigurer.getPathMatcherOrDefault()	use of PathMatcher is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.PathMatchConfigurer.getUrlPathHelper()
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.PathMatchConfigurer.getUrlPathHelperOrDefault()	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.PathMatchConfigurer.preferPathMatcher()	use of PathMatcher is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.PathMatchConfigurer.setPathMatcher(PathMatcher)	use of PathMatcher is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.PathMatchConfigurer.setUrlPathHelper(UrlPathHelper)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.WebMvcConfigurationSupport.addDefaultHttpMessageConverters(List<HttpMessageConverter<?>>)	since 7.0 in favor of WebMvcConfigurationSupport.createMessageConverters()
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.WebMvcConfigurationSupport.configureMessageConverters(List<HttpMessageConverter<?>>)	since 7.0 in favor of WebMvcConfigurationSupport.configureMessageConverters(HttpMessageConverters.ServerBuilder)
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.WebMvcConfigurationSupport.extendMessageConverters(List<HttpMessageConverter<?>>)	since 7.0 in favor of WebMvcConfigurationSupport.configureMessageConverters(HttpMessageConverters.ServerBuilder)
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.WebMvcConfigurationSupport.mvcPathMatcher()	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.WebMvcConfigurationSupport.mvcUrlPathHelper()	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.WebMvcConfigurer.configureMessageConverters(List<HttpMessageConverter<?>>)	since 7.0 in favor of configuring converters on WebMvcConfigurer.configureMessageConverters(HttpMessageConverters.ServerBuilder)
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.WebMvcConfigurer.extendMessageConverters(List<HttpMessageConverter<?>>)	since 7.0 in favor of configuring converters on WebMvcConfigurer.configureMessageConverters(HttpMessageConverters.ServerBuilder)
org.springframework.web.servlet.function.RequestPredicates.pathExtension(String)	without replacement to discourage use of path extensions for request mapping and for content negotiation (with similar deprecations and removals already applied to annotated controllers). For further context, please read issue #24179
org.springframework.web.servlet.function.RequestPredicates.pathExtension(Predicate<String>)	without replacement to discourage use of path extensions for request mapping and for content negotiation (with similar deprecations and removals already applied to annotated controllers). For further context, please read issue #24179
org.springframework.web.servlet.function.RequestPredicates.Visitor.pathExtension(String)	without replacement to discourage use of path extensions for request mapping and for content negotiation (with similar deprecations and removals already applied to annotated controllers). For further context, please read issue #24179
org.springframework.web.servlet.function.ServerResponse.unprocessableEntity()	since 7.0 in favor of ServerResponse.unprocessableContent()
org.springframework.web.servlet.function.support.RouterFunctionMapping.match(HttpServletRequest, String)
org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.AbstractHandlerMapping.getPathMatcher()	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.AbstractHandlerMapping.getUrlPathHelper()	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
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.setPathMatcher(PathMatcher)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
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.AbstractHandlerMapping.setUrlPathHelper(UrlPathHelper)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.AbstractUrlHandlerMapping.match(HttpServletRequest, String)
org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.MappedInterceptor.getPathMatcher()	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.MappedInterceptor.setPathMatcher(PathMatcher)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.MatchableHandlerMapping.match(HttpServletRequest, String)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.AbstractUrlViewController.getUrlPathHelper()	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.AbstractUrlViewController.setAlwaysUseFullPath(boolean)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.AbstractUrlViewController.setRemoveSemicolonContent(boolean)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.AbstractUrlViewController.setUrlDecode(boolean)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.AbstractUrlViewController.setUrlPathHelper(UrlPathHelper)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerMapping.match(HttpServletRequest, String)
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.ServletCookieValueMethodArgumentResolver.setUrlPathHelper(UrlPathHelper)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.RequestMappingInfo.BuilderConfiguration.getPathMatcher()	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.RequestMappingInfo.BuilderConfiguration.getUrlPathHelper()	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.setPathMatcher(PathMatcher)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.RequestMappingInfo.BuilderConfiguration.setUrlPathHelper(UrlPathHelper)	the path is resolved externally and obtained with ServletRequestPathUtils.getCachedPathValue(ServletRequest)
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.RequestMappingInfo.getPatternsCondition()	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.WebContentInterceptor.lookupCacheControl(String)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.WebContentInterceptor.lookupCacheSeconds(String)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.WebContentInterceptor.setAlwaysUseFullPath(boolean)	the path is resolved externally and obtained with ServletRequestPathUtils.getCachedPathValue(ServletRequest)
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.WebContentInterceptor.setPathMatcher(PathMatcher)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.WebContentInterceptor.setUrlDecode(boolean)	the path is resolved externally and obtained with ServletRequestPathUtils.getCachedPathValue(ServletRequest)
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.WebContentInterceptor.setUrlPathHelper(UrlPathHelper)	the path is resolved externally and obtained with ServletRequestPathUtils.getCachedPathValue(ServletRequest)
org.springframework.web.servlet.resource.PathResourceResolver.getUrlPathHelper()	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.resource.PathResourceResolver.setUrlPathHelper(UrlPathHelper)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.resource.ResourceHttpRequestHandler.getUrlPathHelper()	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.resource.ResourceHttpRequestHandler.setUrlPathHelper(UrlPathHelper)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.resource.ResourceUrlProvider.getPathMatcher()	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules. After the deprecation phase, it will no longer be possible to set a customized PathMatcher instance.
org.springframework.web.servlet.resource.ResourceUrlProvider.getUrlPathHelper()	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules. After the deprecation phase, it will no longer be possible to set a customized PathMatcher instance.
org.springframework.web.servlet.resource.ResourceUrlProvider.setPathMatcher(PathMatcher)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules. After the deprecation phase, it will no longer be possible to set a customized PathMatcher instance.
org.springframework.web.servlet.resource.ResourceUrlProvider.setUrlPathHelper(UrlPathHelper)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules. After the deprecation phase, it will no longer be possible to set a customized PathMatcher instance.
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.AbstractFlashMapManager.getUrlPathHelper()	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.AbstractFlashMapManager.setUrlPathHelper(UrlPathHelper)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.RequestContext.getUrlPathHelper()	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.RequestContext.setUrlPathHelper(UrlPathHelper)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.socket.config.annotation.StompEndpointRegistry.setUrlPathHelper(UrlPathHelper)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.socket.config.annotation.WebMvcStompEndpointRegistry.getUrlPathHelper()
org.springframework.web.socket.config.annotation.WebMvcStompEndpointRegistry.setUrlPathHelper(UrlPathHelper)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.

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.beans.factory.support.RootBeanDefinition(ResolvableType)	as of 6.0.11, in favor of an extra RootBeanDefinition.setTargetType(ResolvableType) call
org.springframework.core.type.StandardAnnotationMetadata(Class<?>)	in favor of the factory method AnnotationMetadata.introspect(Class)
org.springframework.core.type.StandardAnnotationMetadata(Class<?>, boolean)	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<?>)	in favor of StandardAnnotationMetadata
org.springframework.core.type.StandardMethodMetadata(Method)	in favor of obtaining instances via AnnotationMetadata
org.springframework.expression.spel.ast.OperatorMatches(int, int, SpelNodeImpl...)	as of Spring Framework 5.2.23 in favor of invoking OperatorMatches(ConcurrentMap, int, int, SpelNodeImpl...) with a shared pattern cache instead
org.springframework.http.HttpEntity(T, MultiValueMap<String, String>)	in favor of HttpEntity(Object, HttpHeaders)
org.springframework.http.HttpEntity(MultiValueMap<String, String>)	in favor of HttpEntity(HttpHeaders)
org.springframework.http.RequestEntity(T, MultiValueMap<String, String>, HttpMethod, URI, Type)	in favor of RequestEntity(Object, HttpHeaders, HttpMethod, URI, Type)
org.springframework.http.RequestEntity(T, MultiValueMap<String, String>, HttpMethod, URI)	in favor of RequestEntity(Object, HttpHeaders, HttpMethod, URI)
org.springframework.http.RequestEntity(MultiValueMap<String, String>, HttpMethod, URI)	in favor of RequestEntity(HttpHeaders, HttpMethod, URI)
org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity(T, MultiValueMap<String, String>, int)	in favor of ResponseEntity(Object, HttpHeaders, int)
org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity(T, MultiValueMap<String, String>, HttpStatusCode)	in favor of ResponseEntity(Object, HttpHeaders, HttpStatusCode)
org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity(MultiValueMap<String, String>, HttpStatusCode)	in favor of ResponseEntity(HttpHeaders, HttpStatusCode)
org.springframework.scheduling.concurrent.ConcurrentTaskExecutor()	in favor of ConcurrentTaskExecutor(Executor) with an externally provided Executor
org.springframework.scheduling.concurrent.ConcurrentTaskScheduler()	in favor of ConcurrentTaskScheduler(ScheduledExecutorService) with an externally provided Executor
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.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.test.context.bean.override.BeanOverrideHandler(Field, ResolvableType, String, BeanOverrideStrategy)	As of Spring Framework 6.2.6, in favor of BeanOverrideHandler(Field, ResolvableType, String, String, BeanOverrideStrategy)
org.springframework.test.context.MergedContextConfiguration(Class<?>, String[], Class<?>[], Set<Class<? extends ApplicationContextInitializer<?>>>, String[], String[], String[], Set<ContextCustomizer>, ContextLoader, CacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate, MergedContextConfiguration)	since 6.1 in favor of MergedContextConfiguration(Class, String[], Class[], Set, String[], List, String[], Set, ContextLoader, CacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate, MergedContextConfiguration)
org.springframework.test.context.MergedContextConfiguration(Class<?>, String[], Class<?>[], Set<Class<? extends ApplicationContextInitializer<?>>>, String[], String[], String[], ContextLoader, CacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate, MergedContextConfiguration)	since 6.1 in favor of MergedContextConfiguration(Class, String[], Class[], Set, String[], List, String[], Set, ContextLoader, CacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate, MergedContextConfiguration)
org.springframework.test.context.web.WebMergedContextConfiguration(Class<?>, String[], Class<?>[], Set<Class<? extends ApplicationContextInitializer<?>>>, String[], String[], String[], String, ContextLoader, CacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate, MergedContextConfiguration)	since 6.1 in favor of WebMergedContextConfiguration(Class, String[], Class[], Set, String[], List, String[], Set, String, ContextLoader, CacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate, MergedContextConfiguration)
org.springframework.test.context.web.WebMergedContextConfiguration(Class<?>, String[], Class<?>[], Set<Class<? extends ApplicationContextInitializer<?>>>, String[], String[], String[], Set<ContextCustomizer>, String, ContextLoader, CacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate, MergedContextConfiguration)	since 6.1 in favor of WebMergedContextConfiguration(Class, String[], Class[], Set, String[], List, String[], Set, String, ContextLoader, CacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate, MergedContextConfiguration)
org.springframework.test.util.JsonPathExpectationsHelper(String, Object...)	in favor of calling String.formatted(Object...) upfront
org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionInterceptor(PlatformTransactionManager, Properties)	in favor of TransactionAspectSupport.setTransactionAttributes(Properties)
org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionInterceptor(PlatformTransactionManager, TransactionAttributeSource)	in favor of TransactionInterceptor(TransactionManager, TransactionAttributeSource)
org.springframework.transaction.jta.SpringJtaSynchronizationAdapter(TransactionSynchronization, TransactionManager)	as of 6.0.12 since JTA 1.1+ requires implicit rollback-only setting in case of an exception thrown in beforeCompletion, so the regular SpringJtaSynchronizationAdapter(TransactionSynchronization) constructor is sufficient for all scenarios
org.springframework.transaction.jta.SpringJtaSynchronizationAdapter(TransactionSynchronization, UserTransaction)	as of 6.0.12 since JTA 1.1+ requires implicit rollback-only setting in case of an exception thrown in beforeCompletion, so the regular SpringJtaSynchronizationAdapter(TransactionSynchronization) constructor is sufficient for all scenarios
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.ResourceHandlerRegistry(ApplicationContext, ServletContext, ContentNegotiationManager, UrlPathHelper)	in favor of ResourceHandlerRegistry(ApplicationContext, ServletContext, ContentNegotiationManager)
org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.MappedInterceptor(String[], String[], HandlerInterceptor, PathPatternParser)	in favor of the constructor variant with HTTP methods
org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.RequestMatchResult(String, String, PathMatcher)	use of PathMatcher and UrlPathHelper is deprecated for use at runtime in web modules in favor of parsed patterns with PathPatternParser.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.RequestMappingInfo(String, PatternsRequestCondition, RequestMethodsRequestCondition, ParamsRequestCondition, HeadersRequestCondition, ConsumesRequestCondition, ProducesRequestCondition, VersionRequestCondition, RequestCondition<?>)	in favor using RequestMappingInfo.Builder via RequestMappingInfo.paths(String...).
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.RequestMappingInfo(PatternsRequestCondition, RequestMethodsRequestCondition, ParamsRequestCondition, HeadersRequestCondition, ConsumesRequestCondition, ProducesRequestCondition, VersionRequestCondition, RequestCondition<?>)	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).

Deprecated Enum Constants

Enum Constant	Description
org.springframework.aot.hint.ExecutableMode.INTROSPECT	with no replacement since introspection is included when adding a reflection hint for a type.
org.springframework.aot.hint.MemberCategory.DECLARED_CLASSES	with no replacement since introspection is included when adding a reflection hint for a type.
org.springframework.aot.hint.MemberCategory.DECLARED_FIELDS	in favor of MemberCategory.ACCESS_DECLARED_FIELDS with similar semantics.
org.springframework.aot.hint.MemberCategory.INTROSPECT_DECLARED_CONSTRUCTORS	with no replacement since introspection is included when adding a reflection hint for a type.
org.springframework.aot.hint.MemberCategory.INTROSPECT_DECLARED_METHODS	with no replacement since introspection is added by default when adding a reflection hint for a type.
org.springframework.aot.hint.MemberCategory.INTROSPECT_PUBLIC_CONSTRUCTORS	with no replacement since introspection is included when adding a reflection hint for a type.
org.springframework.aot.hint.MemberCategory.INTROSPECT_PUBLIC_METHODS	with no replacement since introspection is added by default when adding a reflection hint for a type.
org.springframework.aot.hint.MemberCategory.PUBLIC_CLASSES	with no replacement since introspection is included when adding a reflection hint for a type.
org.springframework.aot.hint.MemberCategory.PUBLIC_FIELDS	in favor of MemberCategory.ACCESS_PUBLIC_FIELDS with similar semantics.
org.springframework.http.HttpStatus.BANDWIDTH_LIMIT_EXCEEDED	since 7.0, this is now unassigned
org.springframework.http.HttpStatus.I_AM_A_TEAPOT	since 7.0, marked as unused in RFC 9110
org.springframework.http.HttpStatus.NOT_EXTENDED	since 7.0, this is now marked as "historic" and not endorsed by a standards body.
org.springframework.http.HttpStatus.PAYLOAD_TOO_LARGE	since 7.0 in favor of HttpStatus.CONTENT_TOO_LARGE
org.springframework.http.HttpStatus.PROCESSING	since 7.0, removed from WebDAV specification
org.springframework.http.HttpStatus.UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY	since 7.0 in favor of HttpStatus.UNPROCESSABLE_CONTENT

Deprecated Annotation Interface Elements

Annotation Interface Element	Description
org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration.enforceUniqueMethods()	as of 7.0, always relying on @Bean unique methods, just possibly with Optional/ObjectProvider arguments