. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Straight Values (Primitives, Strings, and so on). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Null and Empty String Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Scoped Beans as Dependencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

instance * BeanWrapperImpl trims an enum candidate value before matching it against the available enum values * BeanWrapperImpl resolves the target type for a generically typed bean property, performing appropriate any) * PropertyOverrideConfigurer is able to properly override target bean definitions behind a scoped proxy decorator * added "nullValue" property to PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer, allowing for resolving Strings into a null value * CustomEditorConfigurer and CustomScopeConfigurer accept editor/scope values as class names as well * factored out AliasRegistry/SimpleAliasRegistry from BeanDefinitionRe

hideProxyClassNames=true) * CustomizableTraceInterceptor properly escapes all "\" and "$" symbols in replacement values Package org.springframework.beans * revised GenericTypeAwarePropertyDescriptor for compatibility JDK 1.6 (avoiding NPE) * TypeMismatchException shows type description for mismatching JDK proxy values (listing their implemented interfaces) * CustomNumberEditor explicitly removes all inline whitespace HandlerMethodInvoker does not eagerly copy entire model Map in order to avoid lazy initialization of attribute values * Servlet AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter throws ambiguity exception in case of equivalent mappings

Servlet ModelAndView and View objects as handler method return values * default attribute names for annotated handler method return values are consistently derived from the declared type * added "expo instance * BeanWrapperImpl trims an enum candidate value before matching it against the available enum values * BeanWrapperImpl resolves the target type for a generically typed bean property, performing appropriate any) * PropertyOverrideConfigurer is able to properly override target bean definitions behind a scoped proxy decorator * added "nullValue" property to PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer, allowing for resolving

Servlet ModelAndView and View objects as handler method return values * default attribute names for annotated handler method return values are consistently derived from the declared type * added "expo instance * BeanWrapperImpl trims an enum candidate value before matching it against the available enum values * BeanWrapperImpl resolves the target type for a generically typed bean property, performing appropriate any) * PropertyOverrideConfigurer is able to properly override target bean definitions behind a scoped proxy decorator * added "nullValue" property to PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer, allowing for resolving

hideProxyClassNames=true) * CustomizableTraceInterceptor properly escapes all "\" and "$" symbols in replacement values Package org.springframework.beans * revised GenericTypeAwarePropertyDescriptor for compatibility JDK 1.6 (avoiding NPE) * TypeMismatchException shows type description for mismatching JDK proxy values (listing their implemented interfaces) * CustomNumberEditor explicitly removes all inline whitespace HandlerMethodInvoker does not eagerly copy entire model Map in order to avoid lazy initialization of attribute values * Servlet AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter throws ambiguity exception in case of equivalent mappings

hideProxyClassNames=true) * CustomizableTraceInterceptor properly escapes all "\" and "$" symbols in replacement values Package org.springframework.beans * revised GenericTypeAwarePropertyDescriptor for compatibility JDK 1.6 (avoiding NPE) * TypeMismatchException shows type description for mismatching JDK proxy values (listing their implemented interfaces) * CustomNumberEditor explicitly removes all inline whitespace HandlerMethodInvoker does not eagerly copy entire model Map in order to avoid lazy initialization of attribute values * Servlet AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter throws ambiguity exception in case of equivalent mappings

references * AnnotationBeanNameGenerator (used by "context:component-scan") detects default name values in custom annotation types * ClassPathScanningCandidateComponentProvider ("context:component-scan") FreeMarker "formSingleSelect" macro also accepts options from a sequence (list) as both labels and values Package org.springframework.validation * clarified that BindingResult's "getPropertyEditorRegistry()" detects session-scoped JSTL LocalizationContext/Locale attributes and merges them with its own context * JstlView and (JspAware)RequestContext consistently use JSTL Config class for scoped attribute access

reworked @RequestMapping's "type" attribute into "method", accepting strongly typed @RequestMethod enum values * revised AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter's resolution of multiple matching handler methods to take attributes types instead of names * AbstractJasperReportsSingleFormatView converts exporter parameter values in the model (if appropriate) * InternalResourceView lets explicit model attributes override Spring non-serializable property values * URIEditor only tries to resolve "classpath:" locations if explicitly constructed with a ClassLoader * URIEditor converts spaces in location values into "%20" quotes (as

MultiActionController detects and rejects invalid last-modified method return types * JstlView detects session-scoped JSTL LocalizationContext/Locale attributes and merges them with its own context * revised Abstr (through overriding "getReport()") * AbstractJasperReportsSingleFormatView converts exporter parameter values in the model (if appropriate) * fixed TilesConfigurer to explicitly set the factory name to empty on the classpath * "target()" pointcut handles types implemented in superclasses correctly * "aop:scoped-proxy" applies a specified "autowire-candidate" flag to the proxy * changed RuntimeTestWalker's visibility