Spring Framework 6.1.4 · org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.BeanDefinitionParser

Interface used by the DefaultBeanDefinitionDocumentReader to handle custom, top-level (directly under <beans/>) tags.

Implementations are free to turn the metadata in the custom tag into as many BeanDefinitions as required.

The parser locates a BeanDefinitionParser from the associated NamespaceHandler for the namespace in which the custom tag resides.

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Modifier and Type Method and Description

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
public BeanDefinition	Returns: the primary `BeanDefinition` parse(Element the element that is to be parsed into one or more `BeanDefinitions` element, ParserContext the object encapsulating the current state of the parsing process; provides access to a `org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionRegistry` parserContext) Parse the specified `Element` and register the resulting `BeanDefinition(s)` with the `BeanDefinitionRegistry` embedded in the supplied `ParserContext`.

public BeanDefinition

Returns:

the primary BeanDefinition

parse(Element

the element that is to be parsed into one or more BeanDefinitions

element, ParserContext

the object encapsulating the current state of the parsing process; provides access to a org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionRegistry

parserContext)

Parse the specified Element and register the resulting BeanDefinition(s) with the BeanDefinitionRegistry embedded in the supplied ParserContext.

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public BeanDefinition parse(Element element, ParserContext parserContext) Parse the specified `Element` and register the resulting `BeanDefinition(s)` with the `BeanDefinitionRegistry` embedded in the supplied `ParserContext`. Implementations must return the primary `BeanDefinition` that results from the parse if they will ever be used in a nested fashion (for example as an inner tag in a `<property/>` tag). Implementations may return `null` if they will not be used in a nested fashion. Parameters element:Element the element that is to be parsed into one or more `BeanDefinitions` parserContext:ParserContext the object encapsulating the current state of the parsing process; provides access to a `org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionRegistry` Returns:BeanDefinition the primary `BeanDefinition` Annotations @Nullable

public BeanDefinition parse(Element element, ParserContext parserContext)

Parse the specified Element and register the resulting BeanDefinition(s) with the BeanDefinitionRegistry embedded in the supplied ParserContext.

Implementations must return the primary BeanDefinition that results from the parse if they will ever be used in a nested fashion (for example as an inner tag in a <property/> tag). Implementations may return null if they will not be used in a nested fashion.

Parameters

element:Element: the element that is to be parsed into one or more BeanDefinitions
parserContext:ParserContext: the object encapsulating the current state of the parsing process; provides access to a org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionRegistry

Returns:BeanDefinition

the primary BeanDefinition

Annotations

@Nullable

public Interface BeanDefinitionParser

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