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Java configuration is typically done by applying the @Configuration annotation to a class to suggest that a class contains bean definitions. The bean definitions are specified by applying the @Bean annotation to a method that returns an object. @Configuration // This annotation tells the Applicati...

Xml configuration is typically done by defining beans within an xml file, using Spring's specific beans schema. Under the root beans element, typical bean definition would be done using the bean subelement. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <beans xmlns="htt...

Autowiring is done using a sterotype annotation to specify what classes are going to be beans in the ApplicationContext, and using the Autowired and Value annotations to specify bean dependencies. The unique part of autowiring is that there is no external ApplicationContext definition, as it is all...

Java Config The configuration class needs only to be a class that is on the classpath of your application and visible to your applications main class. class MyApp { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { AnnotationConfigApplicationContext appContext = ...