Deprecated API

Contents

• Deprecated Interfaces
• Deprecated Classes
• Deprecated Exceptions
• Deprecated Methods
• Deprecated Constructors

Deprecated Interfaces

Interface and Description
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.multiaction.MethodNameResolver as of 4.3, in favor of annotation-driven handler methods
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.velocity.VelocityConfig as of Spring 4.3, in favor of FreeMarker

Deprecated Classes

Class and Description
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.support.AbstractControllerUrlHandlerMapping as of 4.3, in favor of annotation-driven handler methods
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.document.AbstractExcelView as of Spring 4.2, in favor of AbstractXlsView and its AbstractXlsxView and AbstractXlsxStreamingView variants
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.document.AbstractJExcelView as of Spring 4.0, since JExcelAPI is an abandoned project (no release since 2009, with serious bugs remaining)
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.tiles2.AbstractSpringPreparerFactory as of Spring 4.2, in favor of Tiles 3
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.multiaction.AbstractUrlMethodNameResolver as of 4.3, in favor of annotation-driven handler methods
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.annotation.AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter as of Spring 3.2, in favor of RequestMappingHandlerAdapter
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.annotation.AnnotationMethodHandlerExceptionResolver as of Spring 3.2, in favor of ExceptionHandlerExceptionResolver
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.CompletionStageReturnValueHandler as of 4.3 DeferredResultMethodReturnValueHandler supports CompletionStage return values via an adapter mechanism.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.support.ControllerBeanNameHandlerMapping as of 4.3, in favor of annotation-driven handler methods
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.support.ControllerClassNameHandlerMapping as of 4.3, in favor of annotation-driven handler methods
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.annotation.DefaultAnnotationHandlerMapping as of Spring 3.2, in favor of RequestMappingHandlerMapping
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.multiaction.InternalPathMethodNameResolver as of 4.3, in favor of annotation-driven handler methods
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.ListenableFutureReturnValueHandler as of 4.3 DeferredResultMethodReturnValueHandler supports ListenableFuture return values via an adapter mechanism.
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.multiaction.MultiActionController as of 4.3, in favor of annotation-driven handler methods
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.multiaction.ParameterMethodNameResolver as of 4.3, in favor of annotation-driven handler methods
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.multiaction.PropertiesMethodNameResolver as of 4.3, in favor of annotation-driven handler methods
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.tiles2.SimpleSpringPreparerFactory as of Spring 4.2, in favor of Tiles 3
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.tiles2.SpringBeanPreparerFactory as of Spring 4.2, in favor of Tiles 3
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.tiles2.SpringLocaleResolver as of Spring 4.2, in favor of Tiles 3
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.tiles2.SpringWildcardServletTilesApplicationContext as of Spring 4.2, in favor of Tiles 3
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.tiles2.TilesConfigurer as of Spring 4.2, in favor of Tiles 3
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.tiles2.TilesView as of Spring 4.2, in favor of Tiles 3
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.tiles2.TilesViewResolver as of Spring 4.2, in favor of Tiles 3
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.velocity.VelocityConfigurer as of Spring 4.3, in favor of FreeMarker
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.velocity.VelocityLayoutView as of Spring 4.3, in favor of FreeMarker
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.velocity.VelocityLayoutViewResolver as of Spring 4.3, in favor of FreeMarker
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.velocity.VelocityToolboxView as of Spring 4.3, in favor of FreeMarker
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.velocity.VelocityView as of Spring 4.3, in favor of FreeMarker
org.springframework.web.servlet.view.velocity.VelocityViewResolver as of Spring 4.3, in favor of FreeMarker

Deprecated Exceptions

Exceptions and Description
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.multiaction.NoSuchRequestHandlingMethodException as of 4.3, in favor of annotation-driven handler methods

Deprecated Methods

Method and Description
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator.applyCacheSeconds(HttpServletResponse, int, boolean) as of 4.2, in favor of WebContentGenerator.applyCacheControl(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse, org.springframework.http.CacheControl)
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator.cacheForSeconds(HttpServletResponse, int) as of 4.2, in favor of WebContentGenerator.applyCacheControl(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse, org.springframework.http.CacheControl)
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator.cacheForSeconds(HttpServletResponse, int, boolean) as of 4.2, in favor of WebContentGenerator.applyCacheControl(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse, org.springframework.http.CacheControl)
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator.checkAndPrepare(HttpServletRequest, HttpServletResponse, boolean) as of 4.2, since the lastModified flag is effectively ignored, with a must-revalidate header only generated if explicitly configured
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator.checkAndPrepare(HttpServletRequest, HttpServletResponse, int, boolean) as of 4.2, since the lastModified flag is effectively ignored, with a must-revalidate header only generated if explicitly configured
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.MvcUriComponentsBuilder.fromMethod(Method, Object...) as of 4.2, this is deprecated in favor of the overloaded method that also accepts a controllerType argument
org.springframework.web.servlet.tags.form.FormTag.getCommandName() as of Spring 4.3, in favor of FormTag.getModelAttribute()
org.springframework.web.servlet.resource.ResourceHttpRequestHandler.getMediaType(Resource) as of 4.3 this method is deprecated; please override ResourceHttpRequestHandler.getMediaType(HttpServletRequest, Resource) instead.
org.springframework.web.servlet.tags.form.FormTag.getMethodParameter() as of 4.2.3, in favor of FormTag.getMethodParam() which is a proper pairing for FormTag.setMethodParam(String)
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.RequestContextUtils.getWebApplicationContext(ServletRequest) as of Spring 4.2.1, in favor of RequestContextUtils.findWebApplicationContext(HttpServletRequest)
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.RequestContextUtils.getWebApplicationContext(ServletRequest, ServletContext) as of Spring 4.2.1, in favor of RequestContextUtils.findWebApplicationContext(HttpServletRequest, ServletContext)
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.ResponseEntityExceptionHandler.handleNoSuchRequestHandlingMethod(NoSuchRequestHandlingMethodException, HttpHeaders, HttpStatus, WebRequest) as of 4.3, along with NoSuchRequestHandlingMethodException
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.support.DefaultHandlerExceptionResolver.handleNoSuchRequestHandlingMethod(NoSuchRequestHandlingMethodException, HttpServletRequest, HttpServletResponse, Object) as of 4.3, along with NoSuchRequestHandlingMethodException
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator.isAlwaysMustRevalidate() as of 4.2, in favor of WebContentGenerator.getCacheControl()
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator.isUseCacheControlHeader() as of 4.2, in favor of WebContentGenerator.getCacheControl()
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator.isUseCacheControlNoStore() as of 4.2, in favor of WebContentGenerator.getCacheControl()
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator.isUseExpiresHeader() as of 4.2, in favor of WebContentGenerator.getCacheControl()
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator.preventCaching(HttpServletResponse) as of 4.2, in favor of WebContentGenerator.applyCacheControl(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse, org.springframework.http.CacheControl)
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator.setAlwaysMustRevalidate(boolean) as of 4.2, in favor of WebContentGenerator.setCacheControl(org.springframework.http.CacheControl)
org.springframework.web.servlet.tags.form.FormTag.setCommandName(String) as of Spring 4.3, in favor of FormTag.setModelAttribute(java.lang.String)
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator.setUseCacheControlHeader(boolean) as of 4.2, since going forward, the HTTP 1.1 cache-control header will be required, with the HTTP 1.0 headers disappearing
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator.setUseCacheControlNoStore(boolean) as of 4.2, in favor of WebContentGenerator.setCacheControl(org.springframework.http.CacheControl)
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator.setUseExpiresHeader(boolean) as of 4.2, since going forward, the HTTP 1.1 cache-control header will be required, with the HTTP 1.0 headers disappearing
org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.ViewResolverRegistry.velocity() as of Spring 4.3, in favor of FreeMarker

Deprecated Constructors

Constructor and Description
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.MvcUriComponentsBuilder.MethodArgumentBuilder(Method) as of 4.2, this is deprecated in favor of alternative constructors that accept a controllerType argument