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public interface

ApplicationContext

implements HierarchicalBeanFactory ListableBeanFactory ApplicationEventPublisher MessageSource EnvironmentCapable ResourcePatternResolver

org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext

Known Indirect Subclasses

AbstractApplicationContext, AbstractRefreshableApplicationContext, AbstractRefreshableConfigApplicationContext, AbstractRefreshablePortletApplicationContext, AbstractRefreshableWebApplicationContext, AbstractXmlApplicationContext, AnnotationConfigApplicationContext, AnnotationConfigWebApplicationContext, ClassPathXmlApplicationContext, ConfigurableApplicationContext, ConfigurablePortletApplicationContext, ConfigurableWebApplicationContext, FileSystemXmlApplicationContext, GenericApplicationContext, GenericWebApplicationContext, and 8 others.

Class Overview

Central interface to provide configuration for an application. This is read-only while the application is running, but may be reloaded if the implementation supports this.

An ApplicationContext provides:

Bean factory methods for accessing application components. Inherited from ListableBeanFactory.
The ability to load file resources in a generic fashion. Inherited from the ResourceLoader interface.
The ability to publish events to registered listeners. Inherited from the ApplicationEventPublisher interface.
The ability to resolve messages, supporting internationalization. Inherited from the MessageSource interface.
Inheritance from a parent context. Definitions in a descendant context will always take priority. This means, for example, that a single parent context can be used by an entire web application, while each servlet has its own child context that is independent of that of any other servlet.

In addition to standard BeanFactory lifecycle capabilities, ApplicationContext implementations detect and invoke ApplicationContextAware beans as well as ResourceLoaderAware, ApplicationEventPublisherAware and MessageSourceAware beans.

Summary

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Inherited Constants

From interface org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory

From interface org.springframework.core.io.ResourceLoader

From interface org.springframework.core.io.support.ResourcePatternResolver

Public Methods
abstract AutowireCapableBeanFactory	getAutowireCapableBeanFactory() Expose AutowireCapableBeanFactory functionality for this context.
abstract String	getDisplayName() Return a friendly name for this context.
abstract String	getId() Return the unique id of this application context.
abstract ApplicationContext	getParent() Return the parent context, or `null` if there is no parent and this is the root of the context hierarchy.
abstract long	getStartupDate() Return the timestamp when this context was first loaded.

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Inherited Methods

From interface org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory

abstract boolean	containsBean(String name) Does this bean factory contain a bean with the given name? More specifically, is `getBean(Class)` able to obtain a bean instance for the given name? Translates aliases back to the corresponding canonical bean name.
abstract String[]	getAliases(String name) Return the aliases for the given bean name, if any.
abstract Object	getBean(String name) Return an instance, which may be shared or independent, of the specified bean.
abstract Object	getBean(String name, Object... args) Return an instance, which may be shared or independent, of the specified bean.
abstract <T> T	getBean(Class<T> requiredType) Return the bean instance that uniquely matches the given object type, if any.
abstract <T> T	getBean(String name, Class<T> requiredType) Return an instance, which may be shared or independent, of the specified bean.
abstract Class<?>	getType(String name) Determine the type of the bean with the given name.
abstract boolean	isPrototype(String name) Is this bean a prototype? That is, will `getBean(Class)` always return independent instances? Note: This method returning `false` does not clearly indicate a singleton object.
abstract boolean	isSingleton(String name) Is this bean a shared singleton? That is, will `getBean(Class)` always return the same instance? Note: This method returning `false` does not clearly indicate independent instances.
abstract boolean	isTypeMatch(String name, Class<?> targetType) Check whether the bean with the given name matches the specified type.

From interface org.springframework.beans.factory.HierarchicalBeanFactory

From interface org.springframework.beans.factory.ListableBeanFactory

abstract boolean	containsBeanDefinition(String beanName) Check if this bean factory contains a bean definition with the given name.
abstract <A extends Annotation> A	findAnnotationOnBean(String beanName, Class<A> annotationType) Find a `Annotation` of `annotationType` on the specified bean, traversing its interfaces and super classes if no annotation can be found on the given class itself.
abstract int	getBeanDefinitionCount() Return the number of beans defined in the factory.
abstract String[]	getBeanDefinitionNames() Return the names of all beans defined in this factory.
abstract String[]	getBeanNamesForType(Class<?> type, boolean includeNonSingletons, boolean allowEagerInit) Return the names of beans matching the given type (including subclasses), judging from either bean definitions or the value of `getObjectType` in the case of FactoryBeans.
abstract String[]	getBeanNamesForType(Class<?> type) Return the names of beans matching the given type (including subclasses), judging from either bean definitions or the value of `getObjectType` in the case of FactoryBeans.
abstract <T> Map<String, T>	getBeansOfType(Class<T> type) Return the bean instances that match the given object type (including subclasses), judging from either bean definitions or the value of `getObjectType` in the case of FactoryBeans.
abstract <T> Map<String, T>	getBeansOfType(Class<T> type, boolean includeNonSingletons, boolean allowEagerInit) Return the bean instances that match the given object type (including subclasses), judging from either bean definitions or the value of `getObjectType` in the case of FactoryBeans.
abstract Map<String, Object>	getBeansWithAnnotation(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType) Find all beans whose `Class` has the supplied `Annotation` type.

From interface org.springframework.context.ApplicationEventPublisher

From interface org.springframework.context.MessageSource

From interface org.springframework.core.env.EnvironmentCapable

From interface org.springframework.core.io.ResourceLoader

From interface org.springframework.core.io.support.ResourcePatternResolver

Public Methods

public abstract AutowireCapableBeanFactory getAutowireCapableBeanFactory ()

Expose AutowireCapableBeanFactory functionality for this context.

This is not typically used by application code, except for the purpose of initializing bean instances that live outside the application context, applying the Spring bean lifecycle (fully or partly) to them.

Alternatively, the internal BeanFactory exposed by the ConfigurableApplicationContext interface offers access to the AutowireCapableBeanFactory interface too. The present method mainly serves as convenient, specific facility on the ApplicationContext interface itself.

Returns

the AutowireCapableBeanFactory for this context

Throws

IllegalStateException	if the context does not support the AutowireCapableBeanFactory interface or does not hold an autowire-capable bean factory yet (usually if `refresh()` has never been called)

public abstract String getDisplayName ()

Return a friendly name for this context.

Returns

a display name for this context (never null)

public abstract String getId ()

Return the unique id of this application context.

Returns

the unique id of the context, or null if none

public abstract ApplicationContext getParent ()

Return the parent context, or null if there is no parent and this is the root of the context hierarchy.

Returns

the parent context, or null if there is no parent

public abstract long getStartupDate ()

Return the timestamp when this context was first loaded.

Returns

the timestamp (ms) when this context was first loaded

Interfaces

Classes

Exceptions

ApplicationContext

Class Overview

See Also

Summary

Public Methods

public abstract AutowireCapableBeanFactory getAutowireCapableBeanFactory ()

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Throws

See Also

public abstract String getDisplayName ()

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public abstract String getId ()

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public abstract ApplicationContext getParent ()

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public abstract long getStartupDate ()

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