Deprecated API

Contents

• Deprecated Interfaces
• Deprecated Classes
• Deprecated Fields
• Deprecated Methods
• Deprecated Constructors

Deprecated Interfaces

Interface and Description
org.springframework.core.ControlFlow as of Spring Framework 4.3.6
org.springframework.core.ErrorCoded as of Spring Framework 4.3.6

Deprecated Classes

Class and Description
org.springframework.core.ControlFlowFactory as of Spring Framework 4.3.6
org.springframework.core.GenericCollectionTypeResolver as of 4.3.6, in favor of direct ResolvableType usage
org.springframework.core.JdkVersion as of Spring 4.2.1, in favor of direct checks for the desired JDK API variants via reflection
org.springframework.util.Log4jConfigurer as of Spring 4.2.1, in favor of Apache Log4j 2 (following Apache's EOL declaration for log4j 1.x)
org.springframework.util.WeakReferenceMonitor as of Spring Framework 4.3.6

Deprecated Fields

Field and Description
org.springframework.util.MimeTypeUtils.APPLICATION_ATOM_XML as of 4.3.6, in favor of MediaType constants
org.springframework.util.MimeTypeUtils.APPLICATION_ATOM_XML_VALUE as of 4.3.6, in favor of MediaType constants
org.springframework.util.MimeTypeUtils.APPLICATION_FORM_URLENCODED as of 4.3.6, in favor of MediaType constants
org.springframework.util.MimeTypeUtils.APPLICATION_FORM_URLENCODED_VALUE as of 4.3.6, in favor of MediaType constants
org.springframework.util.MimeTypeUtils.APPLICATION_XHTML_XML as of 4.3.6, in favor of MediaType constants
org.springframework.util.MimeTypeUtils.APPLICATION_XHTML_XML_VALUE as of 4.3.6, in favor of MediaType constants
org.springframework.util.MimeTypeUtils.MULTIPART_FORM_DATA as of 4.3.6, in favor of MediaType constants
org.springframework.util.MimeTypeUtils.MULTIPART_FORM_DATA_VALUE as of 4.3.6, in favor of MediaType constants

Deprecated Methods

Method and Description
org.springframework.util.Assert.doesNotContain(String, String) as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.doesNotContain(String, String, String)
org.springframework.core.io.support.PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver.doFindPathMatchingJarResources(Resource, String) as of Spring 4.3, in favor of PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver.doFindPathMatchingJarResources(Resource, URL, String)
org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotatedElementUtils.findMergedAnnotation(AnnotatedElement, String) As of Spring Framework 4.2.3, use AnnotatedElementUtils.findMergedAnnotation(AnnotatedElement, Class) instead.
org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationAttributes.getAliasedClassArray(String, Class<? extends Annotation>, Object) as of Spring 4.3.2, in favor of built-in alias resolution in AnnotationAttributes.getClassArray(java.lang.String) itself
org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationAttributes.getAliasedString(String, Class<? extends Annotation>, Object) as of Spring 4.3.2, in favor of built-in alias resolution in AnnotationAttributes.getString(java.lang.String) itself
org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationAttributes.getAliasedStringArray(String, Class<? extends Annotation>, Object) as of Spring 4.3.2, in favor of built-in alias resolution in AnnotationAttributes.getStringArray(java.lang.String) itself
org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotatedElementUtils.getAnnotationAttributes(AnnotatedElement, String) As of Spring Framework 4.2, use AnnotatedElementUtils.getMergedAnnotationAttributes(AnnotatedElement, String) instead.
org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotatedElementUtils.getAnnotationAttributes(AnnotatedElement, String, boolean, boolean) As of Spring Framework 4.2, use AnnotatedElementUtils.getMergedAnnotationAttributes(AnnotatedElement, String, boolean, boolean) instead.
org.springframework.util.MimeType.getCharSet() as of Spring 4.3, in favor of MimeType.getCharset() with its name aligned with the Java return type name
org.springframework.core.GenericCollectionTypeResolver.getCollectionFieldType(Field, int, Map<Integer, Integer>) as of 4.0, in favor of using ResolvableType for arbitrary nesting levels
org.springframework.core.GenericCollectionTypeResolver.getMapKeyFieldType(Field, int, Map<Integer, Integer>) as of 4.0, in favor of using ResolvableType for arbitrary nesting levels
org.springframework.core.GenericCollectionTypeResolver.getMapValueFieldType(Field, int, Map<Integer, Integer>) as of 4.0, in favor of using ResolvableType for arbitrary nesting levels
org.springframework.core.env.PropertySourcesPropertyResolver.getPropertyAsClass(String, Class<T>)
org.springframework.core.env.PropertyResolver.getPropertyAsClass(String, Class<T>) as of 4.3, in favor of PropertyResolver.getProperty(java.lang.String) with manual conversion to Class via the application's ClassLoader
org.springframework.core.env.AbstractEnvironment.getPropertyAsClass(String, Class<T>)
org.springframework.core.env.AbstractPropertyResolver.getPropertyAsClass(String, Class<T>)
org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtils.getRepeatableAnnotation(AnnotatedElement, Class<? extends Annotation>, Class<A>) As of Spring Framework 4.2, use getRepeatableAnnotations() or getDeclaredRepeatableAnnotations() instead.
org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtils.getRepeatableAnnotation(Method, Class<? extends Annotation>, Class<A>) As of Spring Framework 4.2, use getRepeatableAnnotations() or getDeclaredRepeatableAnnotations() instead.
org.springframework.core.GenericTypeResolver.getTargetType(MethodParameter) as of Spring 4.0, use MethodParameter.getGenericParameterType()
org.springframework.util.Assert.hasLength(String) as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.hasLength(String, String)
org.springframework.util.Assert.hasText(String) as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.hasText(String, String)
org.springframework.util.Assert.isNull(Object) as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.isNull(Object, String)
org.springframework.util.Assert.isTrue(boolean) as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.isTrue(boolean, String)
org.springframework.util.StringUtils.mergeStringArrays(String[], String[]) as of 4.3.15, in favor of manual merging via LinkedHashSet (with every entry included at most once, even entries within the first array)
org.springframework.asm.ClassWriter.newHandle(int, String, String, String) this method is superseded by ClassWriter.newHandle(int, String, String, String, boolean).
org.springframework.util.Assert.noNullElements(Object[]) as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.noNullElements(Object[], String)
org.springframework.util.Assert.notEmpty(Collection<?>) as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.notEmpty(Collection, String)
org.springframework.util.Assert.notEmpty(Map<?, ?>) as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.notEmpty(Map, String)
org.springframework.util.Assert.notEmpty(Object[]) as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.notEmpty(Object[], String)
org.springframework.util.Assert.notNull(Object) as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.notNull(Object, String)
org.springframework.core.GenericTypeResolver.resolveReturnTypeForGenericMethod(Method, Object[], ClassLoader) as of Spring Framework 4.3.8, superseded by ResolvableType usage
org.springframework.util.Assert.state(boolean) as of 4.3.7, in favor of Assert.state(boolean, String)
org.springframework.asm.MethodVisitor.visitMethodInsn(int, String, String, String)

Deprecated Constructors

Constructor and Description
org.springframework.asm.Handle(int, String, String, String) this constructor has been superseded by Handle.Handle(int, String, String, String, boolean).