Uses of Interface
org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext

Packages that use ApplicationContext

Package	Description
org.springframework.context	This package builds on the beans package to add support for message sources and for the Observer design pattern, and the ability for application objects to obtain resources using a consistent API.
org.springframework.context.annotation	Annotation support for the Application Context, including JSR-250 "common" annotations, component-scanning, and Java-based metadata for creating Spring-managed objects.
org.springframework.context.event	Support classes for application events, like standard context events.
org.springframework.context.support	Classes supporting the org.springframework.context package, such as abstract base classes for ApplicationContext implementations and a MessageSource implementation.
org.springframework.scheduling.annotation	Annotation support for asynchronous method execution.
org.springframework.ui.context.support	Classes supporting the org.springframework.ui.context package.
org.springframework.validation.beanvalidation	Support classes for integrating a JSR-303 Bean Validation provider (such as Hibernate Validator) into a Spring ApplicationContext and in particular with Spring's data binding and validation APIs.

Uses of ApplicationContext in org.springframework.context

Subinterfaces of ApplicationContext in org.springframework.context

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
interface	ConfigurableApplicationContext	SPI interface to be implemented by most if not all application contexts.

Methods in org.springframework.context that return ApplicationContext

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
ApplicationContext	ApplicationContext.getParent()	Return the parent context, or null if there is no parent and this is the root of the context hierarchy.

Methods in org.springframework.context with parameters of type ApplicationContext

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	ApplicationContextAware.setApplicationContext(ApplicationContext applicationContext)	Set the ApplicationContext that this object runs in.
void	ConfigurableApplicationContext.setParent(ApplicationContext parent)	Set the parent of this application context.

Uses of ApplicationContext in org.springframework.context.annotation

Classes in org.springframework.context.annotation that implement ApplicationContext

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	AnnotationConfigApplicationContext	Standalone application context, accepting component classes as input — in particular @Configuration-annotated classes, but also plain @Component types and JSR-330 compliant classes using jakarta.inject annotations.

Uses of ApplicationContext in org.springframework.context.event

Methods in org.springframework.context.event that return ApplicationContext

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
final ApplicationContext	ApplicationContextEvent.getApplicationContext()	Get the ApplicationContext that the event was raised for.

Methods in org.springframework.context.event with parameters of type ApplicationContext

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	EventListenerMethodProcessor.setApplicationContext(ApplicationContext applicationContext)

Constructors in org.springframework.context.event with parameters of type ApplicationContext

Modifier	Constructor	Description
	ApplicationContextEvent(ApplicationContext source)	Create a new ContextStartedEvent.
	ContextClosedEvent(ApplicationContext source)	Creates a new ContextClosedEvent.
	ContextRefreshedEvent(ApplicationContext source)	Create a new ContextRefreshedEvent.
	ContextStartedEvent(ApplicationContext source)	Create a new ContextStartedEvent.
	ContextStoppedEvent(ApplicationContext source)	Create a new ContextStoppedEvent.

Uses of ApplicationContext in org.springframework.context.support

Classes in org.springframework.context.support that implement ApplicationContext

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	AbstractApplicationContext	Abstract implementation of the ApplicationContext interface.
class	AbstractRefreshableApplicationContext	Base class for ApplicationContext implementations which are supposed to support multiple calls to AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(), creating a new internal bean factory instance every time.
class	AbstractRefreshableConfigApplicationContext	AbstractRefreshableApplicationContext subclass that adds common handling of specified config locations.
class	AbstractXmlApplicationContext	Convenient base class for ApplicationContext implementations, drawing configuration from XML documents containing bean definitions understood by an XmlBeanDefinitionReader.
class	ClassPathXmlApplicationContext	Standalone XML application context, taking the context definition files from the class path, interpreting plain paths as class path resource names that include the package path (e.g.
class	FileSystemXmlApplicationContext	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.
class	GenericApplicationContext	Generic ApplicationContext implementation that holds a single internal DefaultListableBeanFactory instance and does not assume a specific bean definition format.
class	GenericGroovyApplicationContext	An ApplicationContext implementation that extends GenericApplicationContext and implements GroovyObject such that beans can be retrieved with the dot de-reference syntax instead of using AbstractApplicationContext.getBean(java.lang.String).
class	GenericXmlApplicationContext	Convenient application context with built-in XML support.
class	StaticApplicationContext	ApplicationContext implementation which supports programmatic registration of beans and messages, rather than reading bean definitions from external configuration sources.

Methods in org.springframework.context.support that return ApplicationContext

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
final ApplicationContext	ApplicationObjectSupport.getApplicationContext()	Return the ApplicationContext that this object is associated with.
ApplicationContext	AbstractApplicationContext.getParent()	Return the parent context, or null if there is no parent (that is, this context is the root of the context hierarchy).
protected final ApplicationContext	ApplicationObjectSupport.obtainApplicationContext()	Obtain the ApplicationContext for actual use.

Methods in org.springframework.context.support with parameters of type ApplicationContext

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected void	ApplicationObjectSupport.initApplicationContext(ApplicationContext context)	Subclasses can override this for custom initialization behavior.
final void	ApplicationObjectSupport.setApplicationContext(ApplicationContext context)
void	AbstractApplicationContext.setParent(ApplicationContext parent)	Set the parent of this application context.
void	GenericApplicationContext.setParent(ApplicationContext parent)	Set the parent of this application context, also setting the parent of the internal BeanFactory accordingly.

Constructors in org.springframework.context.support with parameters of type ApplicationContext

Modifier	Constructor	Description
	AbstractApplicationContext(ApplicationContext parent)	Create a new AbstractApplicationContext with the given parent context.
	AbstractRefreshableApplicationContext(ApplicationContext parent)	Create a new AbstractRefreshableApplicationContext with the given parent context.
	AbstractRefreshableConfigApplicationContext(ApplicationContext parent)	Create a new AbstractRefreshableConfigApplicationContext with the given parent context.
	AbstractXmlApplicationContext(ApplicationContext parent)	Create a new AbstractXmlApplicationContext with the given parent context.
	ClassPathXmlApplicationContext(String[] configLocations, boolean refresh, ApplicationContext parent)	Create a new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext with the given parent, loading the definitions from the given XML files.
	ClassPathXmlApplicationContext(String[] paths, Class<?> clazz, ApplicationContext parent)	Create a new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext with the given parent, loading the definitions from the given XML files and automatically refreshing the context.
	ClassPathXmlApplicationContext(String[] configLocations, ApplicationContext parent)	Create a new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext with the given parent, loading the definitions from the given XML files and automatically refreshing the context.
	ClassPathXmlApplicationContext(ApplicationContext parent)	Create a new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext for bean-style configuration.
	FileSystemXmlApplicationContext(String[] configLocations, boolean refresh, ApplicationContext parent)	Create a new FileSystemXmlApplicationContext with the given parent, loading the definitions from the given XML files.
	FileSystemXmlApplicationContext(String[] configLocations, ApplicationContext parent)	Create a new FileSystemXmlApplicationContext with the given parent, loading the definitions from the given XML files and automatically refreshing the context.
	FileSystemXmlApplicationContext(ApplicationContext parent)	Create a new FileSystemXmlApplicationContext for bean-style configuration.
	GenericApplicationContext(org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory beanFactory, ApplicationContext parent)	Create a new GenericApplicationContext with the given DefaultListableBeanFactory.
	GenericApplicationContext(ApplicationContext parent)	Create a new GenericApplicationContext with the given parent.
	StaticApplicationContext(ApplicationContext parent)	Create a new StaticApplicationContext with the given parent.

Uses of ApplicationContext in org.springframework.scheduling.annotation

Methods in org.springframework.scheduling.annotation with parameters of type ApplicationContext

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	ScheduledAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.setApplicationContext(ApplicationContext applicationContext)	Setting an ApplicationContext is optional: If set, registered tasks will be activated in the ContextRefreshedEvent phase; if not set, it will happen at ScheduledAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.afterSingletonsInstantiated() time.

Uses of ApplicationContext in org.springframework.ui.context.support

Methods in org.springframework.ui.context.support with parameters of type ApplicationContext

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static ThemeSource	UiApplicationContextUtils.initThemeSource(ApplicationContext context)	Deprecated. Initialize the ThemeSource for the given application context, autodetecting a bean with the name "themeSource".

Uses of ApplicationContext in org.springframework.validation.beanvalidation

Methods in org.springframework.validation.beanvalidation with parameters of type ApplicationContext

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	LocalValidatorFactoryBean.setApplicationContext(ApplicationContext applicationContext)