org.springframework.util * fixed "StringUtils.delete" to prevent an eternal loop in case of the pattern being empty * "StringUtils.cleanPath" preserves leading slash if given in original path * "FileSystemUtils patterns ("configLocations" property) * iBATIS SqlMapClientFactoryBean supports Spring resource/pattern lookup of sql-map files ("mappingLocations" property) Package org.springframework.remoting * RemoteAccessException "context:component-scan" explictly ignores directories that accidentally match a specified custom resource pattern * fixed "context:load-time-weaver" to not break post-processor detection in case of Spring jars deployed

org.springframework.util * fixed "StringUtils.delete" to prevent an eternal loop in case of the pattern being empty * "StringUtils.cleanPath" preserves leading slash if given in original path * "FileSystemUtils patterns ("configLocations" property) * iBATIS SqlMapClientFactoryBean supports Spring resource/pattern lookup of sql-map files ("mappingLocations" property) Package org.springframework.remoting * RemoteAccessException "context:component-scan" explictly ignores directories that accidentally match a specified custom resource pattern * fixed "context:load-time-weaver" to not break post-processor detection in case of Spring jars deployed

patterns ("configLocations" property) * iBATIS SqlMapClientFactoryBean supports Spring resource/pattern lookup of sql-map files ("mappingLocations" property) Package org.springframework.remoting * RemoteAccessException "context:component-scan" explictly ignores directories that accidentally match a specified custom resource pattern * fixed "context:load-time-weaver" to not break post-processor detection in case of Spring jars deployed compatibility) * InternalResourceView detects circular dispatching to the same view even in case of pattern matches for same handler * InternalResourceView prevents dispatch to same handler path only if the

"context:component-scan" explictly ignores directories that accidentally match a specified custom resource pattern * fixed "context:load-time-weaver" to not break post-processor detection in case of Spring jars deployed compatibility) * InternalResourceView detects circular dispatching to the same view even in case of pattern matches for same handler * InternalResourceView prevents dispatch to same handler path only if the out Struts 1.x support (including Tiles 1.x support) into spring-webmvc- struts.jar * Spring-style pattern matching ("*xxx", "xxx*", "*xxx*") supports multi-part patterns as well now ("xxx*yyy") Package

"context:component-scan" explictly ignores directories that accidentally match a specified custom resource pattern * fixed "context:load-time-weaver" to not break post-processor detection in case of Spring jars deployed compatibility) * InternalResourceView detects circular dispatching to the same view even in case of pattern matches for same handler * InternalResourceView prevents dispatch to same handler path only if the out Struts 1.x support (including Tiles 1.x support) into spring-webmvc- struts.jar * Spring-style pattern matching ("*xxx", "xxx*", "*xxx*") supports multi-part patterns as well now ("xxx*yyy") Package

"context:component-scan" explictly ignores directories that accidentally match a specified custom resource pattern * fixed "context:load-time-weaver" to not break post-processor detection in case of Spring jars deployed compatibility) * InternalResourceView detects circular dispatching to the same view even in case of pattern matches for same handler * InternalResourceView prevents dispatch to same handler path only if the out Struts 1.x support (including Tiles 1.x support) into spring-webmvc- struts.jar * Spring-style pattern matching ("*xxx", "xxx*", "*xxx*") supports multi-part patterns as well now ("xxx*yyy") Package

PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver to prevent eternal recursion in case of invalid prefix with pattern symbols * PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver ignores classpath roots that cannot be resolved as ResourceArrayPropertyEditor can translate a set/list of patterns into a Resource array (rather than just one pattern) Package org.springframework.context * AbstractApplicationContext discovers its context MessageSource fixed AntPathMatcher to correctly treat "*" right after separator, i.e. to accept path "/test/" for pattern "/test/*" * WeakReferenceMonitor uses a daemon thread, to avoid a hanging thread even if weak references

AntPathMatcher's "extractPathWithinPattern" preserved a path's leading separator in case of a "*.html" pattern match Package org.springframework.web * ContextLoader loads parent context based on "parentContextKey" property path tokens * PatternEditor allows for customization through specifying "java.util.regex.Pattern" flags * fixed PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer/BeanDefinitionVisitor to correctly handle TypedStringValue AntPathMatcher's "extractPathWithinPattern" to correctly extract paths that have fewer parts than the pattern * XmlValidationModeDetector returns VALIDATION_AUTO if it encounters a CharConversionException

out Struts 1.x support (including Tiles 1.x support) into spring-webmvc- struts.jar * Spring-style pattern matching ("*xxx", "xxx*", "*xxx*") supports multi-part patterns as well now ("xxx*yyy") Package AntPathMatcher's "extractPathWithinPattern" preserved a path's leading separator in case of a "*.html" pattern match Package org.springframework.web * ContextLoader loads parent context based on "parentContextKey" property path tokens * PatternEditor allows for customization through specifying "java.util.regex.Pattern" flags * fixed PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer/BeanDefinitionVisitor to correctly handle TypedStringValue

AntPathMatcher's "extractPathWithinPattern" preserved a path's leading separator in case of a "*.html" pattern match Package org.springframework.web * ContextLoader loads parent context based on "parentContextKey" property path tokens * PatternEditor allows for customization through specifying "java.util.regex.Pattern" flags * fixed PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer/BeanDefinitionVisitor to correctly handle TypedStringValue AntPathMatcher's "extractPathWithinPattern" to correctly extract paths that have fewer parts than the pattern * XmlValidationModeDetector returns VALIDATION_AUTO if it encounters a CharConversionException