FileSystemXmlApplicationContext

Class Overview

Standalone XML application context, taking the context definition files from the file system or from URLs, interpreting plain paths as relative file system locations (e.g. "mydir/myfile.txt"). Useful for test harnesses as well as for standalone environments.

NOTE: Plain paths will always be interpreted as relative to the current VM working directory, even if they start with a slash. (This is consistent with the semantics in a Servlet container.) Use an explicit "file:" prefix to enforce an absolute file path.

The config location defaults can be overridden via getConfigLocations(), Config locations can either denote concrete files like "/myfiles/context.xml" or Ant-style patterns like "/myfiles/*-context.xml" (see the AntPathMatcher javadoc for pattern details).

Note: In case of multiple config locations, later bean definitions will override ones defined in earlier loaded files. This can be leveraged to deliberately override certain bean definitions via an extra XML file.

This is a simple, one-stop shop convenience ApplicationContext. Consider using the GenericApplicationContext class in combination with an XmlBeanDefinitionReader for more flexible context setup.

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From class org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext String APPLICATION_EVENT_MULTICASTER_BEAN_NAME Name of the ApplicationEventMulticaster bean in the factory. String LIFECYCLE_PROCESSOR_BEAN_NAME Name of the LifecycleProcessor bean in the factory. String MESSAGE_SOURCE_BEAN_NAME Name of the MessageSource bean in the factory.
From interface org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory String FACTORY_BEAN_PREFIX Used to dereference a FactoryBean instance and distinguish it from beans created by the FactoryBean.
From interface org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext String CONFIG_LOCATION_DELIMITERS Any number of these characters are considered delimiters between multiple context config paths in a single String value. String CONVERSION_SERVICE_BEAN_NAME Name of the ConversionService bean in the factory. String ENVIRONMENT_BEAN_NAME Name of the Environment bean in the factory. String LOAD_TIME_WEAVER_BEAN_NAME Name of the LoadTimeWeaver bean in the factory. String SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_BEAN_NAME Name of the System environment bean in the factory. String SYSTEM_PROPERTIES_BEAN_NAME Name of the System properties bean in the factory.
From interface org.springframework.core.io.ResourceLoader String CLASSPATH_URL_PREFIX Pseudo URL prefix for loading from the class path: "classpath:"
From interface org.springframework.core.io.support.ResourcePatternResolver String CLASSPATH_ALL_URL_PREFIX Pseudo URL prefix for all matching resources from the class path: "classpath*:" This differs from ResourceLoader's classpath URL prefix in that it retrieves all matching resources for a given name (e.g.

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From class org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext protected final Log logger Logger used by this class.

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From class org.springframework.context.support.AbstractXmlApplicationContext Resource[] getConfigResources() Return an array of Resource objects, referring to the XML bean definition files that this context should be built with. void initBeanDefinitionReader(XmlBeanDefinitionReader reader) Initialize the bean definition reader used for loading the bean definitions of this context. void loadBeanDefinitions(DefaultListableBeanFactory beanFactory) Loads the bean definitions via an XmlBeanDefinitionReader. void loadBeanDefinitions(XmlBeanDefinitionReader reader) Load the bean definitions with the given XmlBeanDefinitionReader. void setValidating(boolean validating) Set whether to use XML validation.
From class org.springframework.context.support.AbstractRefreshableConfigApplicationContext void afterPropertiesSet() Triggers refresh() if not refreshed in the concrete context's constructor already. String[] getConfigLocations() Return an array of resource locations, referring to the XML bean definition files that this context should be built with. String[] getDefaultConfigLocations() Return the default config locations to use, for the case where no explicit config locations have been specified. String resolvePath(String path) Resolve the given path, replacing placeholders with corresponding system property values if necessary. void setBeanName(String name) Sets the id of this context to the bean name by default, for cases where the context instance is itself defined as a bean. void setConfigLocation(String location) Set the config locations for this application context in init-param style, i.e. void setConfigLocations(String[] locations) Set the config locations for this application context. void setId(String id) Set the unique id of this application context.
From class org.springframework.context.support.AbstractRefreshableApplicationContext void cancelRefresh(BeansException ex) Cancel this context's refresh attempt, resetting the active flag after an exception got thrown. final void closeBeanFactory() Subclasses must implement this method to release their internal bean factory. DefaultListableBeanFactory createBeanFactory() Create an internal bean factory for this context. void customizeBeanFactory(DefaultListableBeanFactory beanFactory) Customize the internal bean factory used by this context. final ConfigurableListableBeanFactory getBeanFactory() Subclasses must return their internal bean factory here. final boolean hasBeanFactory() Determine whether this context currently holds a bean factory, i.e. abstract void loadBeanDefinitions(DefaultListableBeanFactory beanFactory) Load bean definitions into the given bean factory, typically through delegating to one or more bean definition readers. final void refreshBeanFactory() This implementation performs an actual refresh of this context's underlying bean factory, shutting down the previous bean factory (if any) and initializing a fresh bean factory for the next phase of the context's lifecycle. void setAllowBeanDefinitionOverriding(boolean allowBeanDefinitionOverriding) Set whether it should be allowed to override bean definitions by registering a different definition with the same name, automatically replacing the former. void setAllowCircularReferences(boolean allowCircularReferences) Set whether to allow circular references between beans - and automatically try to resolve them.
From class org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext void addApplicationListener(ApplicationListener<?> listener) Add a new ApplicationListener that will be notified on context events such as context refresh and context shutdown. void addBeanFactoryPostProcessor(BeanFactoryPostProcessor beanFactoryPostProcessor) Add a new BeanFactoryPostProcessor that will get applied to the internal bean factory of this application context on refresh, before any of the bean definitions get evaluated. void addListener(ApplicationListener<?> listener) This method is deprecated. as of Spring 3.0, in favor of addApplicationListener(ApplicationListener) void cancelRefresh(BeansException ex) Cancel this context's refresh attempt, resetting the active flag after an exception got thrown. void close() Close this application context, destroying all beans in its bean factory. abstract void closeBeanFactory() Subclasses must implement this method to release their internal bean factory. 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. boolean containsBeanDefinition(String beanName) Check if this bean factory contains a bean definition with the given name. boolean containsLocalBean(String name) Return whether the local bean factory contains a bean of the given name, ignoring beans defined in ancestor contexts. ConfigurableEnvironment createEnvironment() Create and return a new DefaultEnvironment. void destroy() DisposableBean callback for destruction of this instance. void destroyBeans() Template method for destroying all beans that this context manages. void doClose() Actually performs context closing: publishes a ContextClosedEvent and destroys the singletons in the bean factory of this application context. <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. void finishBeanFactoryInitialization(ConfigurableListableBeanFactory beanFactory) Finish the initialization of this context's bean factory, initializing all remaining singleton beans. void finishRefresh() Finish the refresh of this context, invoking the LifecycleProcessor's onRefresh() method and publishing the ContextRefreshedEvent. String[] getAliases(String name) Return the aliases for the given bean name, if any. Collection<ApplicationListener<?>> getApplicationListeners() Return the list of statically specified ApplicationListeners. AutowireCapableBeanFactory getAutowireCapableBeanFactory() Return this context's internal bean factory as AutowireCapableBeanFactory, if already available. <T> T getBean(Class<T> requiredType) Return the bean instance that uniquely matches the given object type, if any. Object getBean(String name, Object... args) Return an instance, which may be shared or independent, of the specified bean. <T> T getBean(String name, Class<T> requiredType) Return an instance, which may be shared or independent, of the specified bean. Object getBean(String name) Return an instance, which may be shared or independent, of the specified bean. int getBeanDefinitionCount() Return the number of beans defined in the factory. String[] getBeanDefinitionNames() Return the names of all beans defined in this factory. abstract ConfigurableListableBeanFactory getBeanFactory() Subclasses must return their internal bean factory here. List<BeanFactoryPostProcessor> getBeanFactoryPostProcessors() Return the list of BeanFactoryPostProcessors that will get applied to the internal BeanFactory. 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. 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. <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. <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. Map<String, Object> getBeansWithAnnotation(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType) Find all beans whose Class has the supplied Annotation type. String getDisplayName() Return a friendly name for this context. ConfigurableEnvironment getEnvironment() Return the Environment for this application context in configurable form. String getId() Return the unique id of this application context. BeanFactory getInternalParentBeanFactory() Return the internal bean factory of the parent context if it implements ConfigurableApplicationContext; else, return the parent context itself. MessageSource getInternalParentMessageSource() Return the internal message source of the parent context if it is an AbstractApplicationContext too; else, return the parent context itself. String getMessage(MessageSourceResolvable resolvable, Locale locale) Try to resolve the message using all the attributes contained within the MessageSourceResolvable argument that was passed in. String getMessage(String code, Object[] args, Locale locale) Try to resolve the message. String getMessage(String code, Object[] args, String defaultMessage, Locale locale) Try to resolve the message. ApplicationContext getParent() Return the parent context, or null if there is no parent (that is, this context is the root of the context hierarchy). BeanFactory getParentBeanFactory() Return the parent bean factory, or null if there is none. ResourcePatternResolver getResourcePatternResolver() Return the ResourcePatternResolver to use for resolving location patterns into Resource instances. Resource[] getResources(String locationPattern) Resolve the given location pattern into Resource objects. long getStartupDate() Return the timestamp (ms) when this context was first loaded. Class<?> getType(String name) Determine the type of the bean with the given name. void initApplicationEventMulticaster() Initialize the ApplicationEventMulticaster. void initLifecycleProcessor() Initialize the LifecycleProcessor. void initMessageSource() Initialize the MessageSource. void initPropertySources() Replace any stub property sources with actual instances. void invokeBeanFactoryPostProcessors(ConfigurableListableBeanFactory beanFactory) Instantiate and invoke all registered BeanFactoryPostProcessor beans, respecting explicit order if given. boolean isActive() Determine whether this application context is active, that is, whether it has been refreshed at least once and has not been closed yet. 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. boolean isRunning() Check whether this component is currently running. 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. boolean isTypeMatch(String name, Class<?> targetType) Check whether the bean with the given name matches the specified type. ConfigurableListableBeanFactory obtainFreshBeanFactory() Tell the subclass to refresh the internal bean factory. void onClose() Template method which can be overridden to add context-specific shutdown work. void onRefresh() Template method which can be overridden to add context-specific refresh work. void postProcessBeanFactory(ConfigurableListableBeanFactory beanFactory) Modify the application context's internal bean factory after its standard initialization. void prepareBeanFactory(ConfigurableListableBeanFactory beanFactory) Configure the factory's standard context characteristics, such as the context's ClassLoader and post-processors. void prepareRefresh() Prepare this context for refreshing, setting its startup date and active flag as well as performing any initialization of property sources. void publishEvent(ApplicationEvent event) Publish the given event to all listeners. void refresh() Load or refresh the persistent representation of the configuration, which might an XML file, properties file, or relational database schema. abstract void refreshBeanFactory() Subclasses must implement this method to perform the actual configuration load. void registerBeanPostProcessors(ConfigurableListableBeanFactory beanFactory) Instantiate and invoke all registered BeanPostProcessor beans, respecting explicit order if given. void registerListeners() Add beans that implement ApplicationListener as listeners. void registerShutdownHook() Register a shutdown hook with the JVM runtime, closing this context on JVM shutdown unless it has already been closed at that time. void setDisplayName(String displayName) Set a friendly name for this context. void setEnvironment(ConfigurableEnvironment environment) Set the Environment for this application context. Default value is determined by createEnvironment(). void setId(String id) Set the unique id of this application context. void setParent(ApplicationContext parent) Set the parent of this application context. void start() Start this component. void stop() Stop this component. String toString() Return information about this context.
From class org.springframework.core.io.DefaultResourceLoader ClassLoader getClassLoader() Return the ClassLoader to load class path resources with. Resource getResource(String location) Return a Resource handle for the specified resource. Resource getResourceByPath(String path) Return a Resource handle for the resource at the given path. void setClassLoader(ClassLoader classLoader) Specify the ClassLoader to load class path resources with, or null for using the thread context class loader at the time of actual resource access.
From class java.lang.Object Object clone() boolean equals(Object arg0) void finalize() final Class<?> getClass() int hashCode() final void notify() final void notifyAll() String toString() final void wait() final void wait(long arg0, int arg1) final void wait(long arg0)
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.BeanNameAware abstract void setBeanName(String name) Set the name of the bean in the bean factory that created this bean.
From interface org.springframework.beans.factory.DisposableBean abstract void destroy() Invoked by a BeanFactory on destruction of a singleton.
From interface org.springframework.beans.factory.HierarchicalBeanFactory abstract boolean containsLocalBean(String name) Return whether the local bean factory contains a bean of the given name, ignoring beans defined in ancestor contexts. abstract BeanFactory getParentBeanFactory() Return the parent bean factory, or null if there is none.
From interface org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean abstract void afterPropertiesSet() Invoked by a BeanFactory after it has set all bean properties supplied (and satisfied BeanFactoryAware and ApplicationContextAware).
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.ApplicationContext 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.
From interface org.springframework.context.ApplicationEventPublisher abstract void publishEvent(ApplicationEvent event) Notify all listeners registered with this application of an application event.
From interface org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext abstract void addApplicationListener(ApplicationListener<?> listener) Add a new ApplicationListener that will be notified on context events such as context refresh and context shutdown. abstract void addBeanFactoryPostProcessor(BeanFactoryPostProcessor beanFactoryPostProcessor) Add a new BeanFactoryPostProcessor that will get applied to the internal bean factory of this application context on refresh, before any of the bean definitions get evaluated. abstract void close() Close this application context, releasing all resources and locks that the implementation might hold. abstract ConfigurableListableBeanFactory getBeanFactory() Return the internal bean factory of this application context. abstract ConfigurableEnvironment getEnvironment() Return the Environment for this application context in configurable form. abstract boolean isActive() Determine whether this application context is active, that is, whether it has been refreshed at least once and has not been closed yet. abstract void refresh() Load or refresh the persistent representation of the configuration, which might an XML file, properties file, or relational database schema. abstract void registerShutdownHook() Register a shutdown hook with the JVM runtime, closing this context on JVM shutdown unless it has already been closed at that time. abstract void setEnvironment(ConfigurableEnvironment environment) Set the Environment for this application context. abstract void setId(String id) Set the unique id of this application context. abstract void setParent(ApplicationContext parent) Set the parent of this application context.
From interface org.springframework.context.Lifecycle abstract boolean isRunning() Check whether this component is currently running. abstract void start() Start this component. abstract void stop() Stop this component.
From interface org.springframework.context.MessageSource abstract String getMessage(String code, Object[] args, Locale locale) Try to resolve the message. abstract String getMessage(MessageSourceResolvable resolvable, Locale locale) Try to resolve the message using all the attributes contained within the MessageSourceResolvable argument that was passed in. abstract String getMessage(String code, Object[] args, String defaultMessage, Locale locale) Try to resolve the message.
From interface org.springframework.core.env.EnvironmentCapable abstract Environment getEnvironment() Return the Environment for this object
From interface org.springframework.core.io.ResourceLoader abstract ClassLoader getClassLoader() Expose the ClassLoader used by this ResourceLoader. abstract Resource getResource(String location) Return a Resource handle for the specified resource.
From interface org.springframework.core.io.support.ResourcePatternResolver abstract Resource[] getResources(String locationPattern) Resolve the given location pattern into Resource objects.