Spring Framework Core Technologies Spring Expression Language (SpEL) Language Reference Language Reference This section describes how the Spring Expression Language works. Section Summary Literal Expressions Properties, Arrays, Lists, Maps, and Indexers Inline Lists Inline Maps Array Construction Methods Operators Types Constructors Variables Functions Bean References Ternary Operator (If-Then-Else) The Elvis Operator Safe Navigation Operator Collection Selection Collection Projection Expression Templating Expressions in Bean Definitions Literal Expressions