ver" correctly detects the use of the Spring VM agent on WebLogic 9 Package org.springframework.core * URL-to-File conversion for ClassPathResource/UrlResource performs URI-based decoding rather than include Servlet Web MVC support anymore; add spring- webmvc.jar separately * spring.jar and spring-core.jar include repackaged version of ASM 2.2.3 (avoiding side effects with other ASM versions) * spring-orm keys) * fixed AspectJ pointcut handling to strictly match generic return types according to Java language rules * AspectJ pointcut matching only registers LocalVariableTableParameterNameDiscoverer if ASM

element does not require a "location" attribute (for system properties) Package org.springframework.core * introduced SmartClassLoader marker interface, declaring a "boolean isClassReloadable(Class clazz)" ver" correctly detects the use of the Spring VM agent on WebLogic 9 Package org.springframework.core * URL-to-File conversion for ClassPathResource/UrlResource performs URI-based decoding rather than include Servlet Web MVC support anymore; add spring- webmvc.jar separately * spring.jar and spring-core.jar include repackaged version of ASM 2.2.3 (avoiding side effects with other ASM versions) * spring-orm

configuration element, as a sibling to "context:property-placeholder" Package org.springframework.core * introduced Named(Inheritable)ThreadLocal, used throughout the framework for self- descriptive thread-bound element does not require a "location" attribute (for system properties) Package org.springframework.core * introduced SmartClassLoader marker interface, declaring a "boolean isClassReloadable(Class clazz)" ver" correctly detects the use of the Spring VM agent on WebLogic 9 Package org.springframework.core * URL-to-File conversion for ClassPathResource/UrlResource performs URI-based decoding rather than

"include-filter"/"exclude-filter" entries are validated individually (for Spring IDE) Package org.springframework.core * added assertions to GenericTypeResolver (avoiding NPEs) * factored out generic ConfigurableObjectInputStream General * upgraded to AspectJ 1.6 (while retaining compatibility with AspectJ 1.5.x) * fixed spring-core.jar's manifest to contain correct OSGi Import-Package declaration * removed superfluous DynamicImport-Package invokes "predictBeanType" post-processor method for non-null bean Class Package org.springframework.core * introduced InfrastructureProxy interface for resource proxies to be implemented if supposed to

General * upgraded to AspectJ 1.6 (while retaining compatibility with AspectJ 1.5.x) * fixed spring-core.jar's manifest to contain correct OSGi Import-Package declaration * removed superfluous DynamicImport-Package invokes "predictBeanType" post-processor method for non-null bean Class Package org.springframework.core * introduced InfrastructureProxy interface for resource proxies to be implemented if supposed to annotation post-processor ordering to apply most specific processors first Package org.springframework.core * Conventions detects special generated subclasses (e.g. by OpenJPA) and derives the variable name

annotation post-processor ordering to apply most specific processors first Package org.springframework.core * Conventions detects special generated subclasses (e.g. by OpenJPA) and derives the variable name configuration element, as a sibling to "context:property-placeholder" Package org.springframework.core * introduced Named(Inheritable)ThreadLocal, used throughout the framework for self- descriptive thread-bound element does not require a "location" attribute (for system properties) Package org.springframework.core * introduced SmartClassLoader marker interface, declaring a "boolean isClassReloadable(Class clazz)"

AbstractRegexpMethodPointcut and JdkRegexpMethodPointcut to avoid recompilation Package org.springframework.core * fixed issue with GenericTypeResolver where garbage collection was prevented under certain circumstances bundle's class loader * added CUSTOM value to FilterType enumeration Package org.springframework.core * ClassPathResource uses cleaned path for relative resources as well * PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver "include-filter"/"exclude-filter" entries are validated individually (for Spring IDE) Package org.springframework.core * added assertions to GenericTypeResolver (avoiding NPEs) * factored out generic ConfigurableObjectInputStream

bundle's class loader * added CUSTOM value to FilterType enumeration Package org.springframework.core * ClassPathResource uses cleaned path for relative resources as well * PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver "include-filter"/"exclude-filter" entries are validated individually (for Spring IDE) Package org.springframework.core * added assertions to GenericTypeResolver (avoiding NPEs) * factored out generic ConfigurableObjectInputStream General * upgraded to AspectJ 1.6 (while retaining compatibility with AspectJ 1.5.x) * fixed spring-core.jar's manifest to contain correct OSGi Import-Package declaration * removed superfluous DynamicImport-Package

ReloadableResourceBundleMessageSource, via "defaultEncoding" and "fileEncodings" Package org.springframework.core * added ResourceLoader interface, extended by the ApplicationContext interface * factored out default and "initBeanDefinitionReader" hooks to AbstractXmlApplicationContext Package org.springframework.core * added "getURL" method to Resource interface, supported by FileSystem/ClassPath/ServletContextResource JndiBeanFactoryLocator class, for example for use in Spring's EJB support classes Package org.springframework.core * removed HasRootCause, InternalErrorException, ParameterizableErrorCoded, and Timestamped * added

throws an exception if a BeanPostProcessor returns null as bean instance Package org.springframework.core * added check whether cause is "this" to NestedRuntime/CheckedException, to avoid stack overflow ReloadableResourceBundleMessageSource, via "defaultEncoding" and "fileEncodings" Package org.springframework.core * added ResourceLoader interface, extended by the ApplicationContext interface * factored out default and "initBeanDefinitionReader" hooks to AbstractXmlApplicationContext Package org.springframework.core * added "getURL" method to Resource interface, supported by FileSystem/ClassPath/ServletContextResource