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Using Generics as Autowiring Qualifiers
In addition to the @Qualifier
annotation, you can use Java generic types
as an implicit form of qualification. For example, suppose you have the following
configuration:
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Java
-
Kotlin
@Configuration
public class MyConfiguration {
@Bean
public StringStore stringStore() {
return new StringStore();
}
@Bean
public IntegerStore integerStore() {
return new IntegerStore();
}
}
@Configuration
class MyConfiguration {
@Bean
fun stringStore() = StringStore()
@Bean
fun integerStore() = IntegerStore()
}
Assuming that the preceding beans implement a generic interface, (that is, Store<String>
and
Store<Integer>
), you can @Autowire
the Store
interface and the generic is
used as a qualifier, as the following example shows:
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Java
-
Kotlin
@Autowired
private Store<String> s1; // <String> qualifier, injects the stringStore bean
@Autowired
private Store<Integer> s2; // <Integer> qualifier, injects the integerStore bean
@Autowired
private lateinit var s1: Store<String> // <String> qualifier, injects the stringStore bean
@Autowired
private lateinit var s2: Store<Integer> // <Integer> qualifier, injects the integerStore bean
Generic qualifiers also apply when autowiring lists, Map
instances and arrays. The
following example autowires a generic List
:
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Java
-
Kotlin
// Inject all Store beans as long as they have an <Integer> generic
// Store<String> beans will not appear in this list
@Autowired
private List<Store<Integer>> s;
// Inject all Store beans as long as they have an <Integer> generic
// Store<String> beans will not appear in this list
@Autowired
private lateinit var s: List<Store<Integer>>