This part of the Reference Guide explains the core functionality of Spring JavaConfig
Chapter 4, Creating and using bean definitions describes the
fundamental concepts in Spring JavaConfig: the
@Configuration and @Bean
annotations, and gives the reader information on how to use them.
Chapter 5, Modularizing configurations. For non-trivial uses of Spring JavaConfig, users will want the ability to modularize configurations for reuse, readability and deployment concerns. This section documents the various techniques and features available for meeting these needs.
Chapter 6, Using aspects. One of the most powerful features of the Spring IoC container is the ability to add aspect-oriented behavior to plain beans using Spring AOP. JavaConfig also makes the use of aspects possible, and this section details how to do it.
Chapter 7, Developing web applications with JavaConfig. Documents
JavaConfig's first-class support for use within the web tier with
JavaConfigWebApplicationContext.
Chapter 8, Combining configuration approaches. Describes how to
use JavaConfig's ConfigurationPostProcessor bean
post-processor for integrating
@Configuration-annotated classes within an XML
configuration file.