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The Spring `ApplicationContext` class

The Spring ApplicationContext class is the central interface to provide configuration to any Spring application.

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How to call a method after bean initialization is complete?

I have a use case where I need to call a (non-static) method in the bean only-once at the ApplicationContext load up. Is it ok, if I use MethodInvokingFactoryBean for this? Or we have a some better solution? As a side note, I use…
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BeanFactory vs ApplicationContext

I'm pretty new to the Spring Framework, I've been playing around with it and putting a few samples apps together for the purposes of evaluating Spring MVC for use in an upcoming company project. So far I really like what I see in Spring MVC, seems…
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Getting Spring Application Context

Is there a way to statically/globally request a copy of the ApplicationContext in a Spring application? Assuming the main class starts up and initializes the application context, does it need to pass that down through the call stack to any classes…
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How to change context root of a dynamic web project in Eclipse?

I developed a dynamic web project in Eclipse. I can access the app through my browser using the following URL: http://localhost:8080/MyDynamicWebApp I want to change the access URL to: http://localhost:8080/app To do so, I changed the context…
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What is the difference between ApplicationContext and WebApplicationContext in Spring MVC?

What is the difference between Application Context and Web Application Context? I am aware that WebApplicationContext is used for Spring MVC architecture oriented applications? I want to know what is the use of ApplicationContext in MVC…
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Spring cannot find bean xml configuration file when it does exist

I am trying to make my first bean in Spring but got a problem with loading a context. I have a configuration XML file of the bean in src/main/resources. I receive the following IOException: Exception in thread "main" …
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How to add a hook to the application context initialization event?

For a regular Servlet, I guess you could declare a context listener, but for Spring MVC would Spring make this any easier? Furthermore, if I define a context listener and then would need to access the beans defined in my servlet.xml or…
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What is a NoSuchBeanDefinitionException and how do I fix it?

Please explain the following about NoSuchBeanDefinitionException exception in Spring: What does it mean? Under what conditions will it be thrown? How can I prevent it? This post is designed to be a comprehensive Q&A about occurrences of…
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How to inject ApplicationContext itself

I want to inject an ApplicationContext itself to a bean. Something like public void setApplicationContext(ApplicationContect context) { this.context = context; } Is that possible in spring?
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How do you reset Spring JUnit application context after a test class dirties it?

I'm using Spring 3.1.1.RELEASE, JUnit 4.8.1 and the HSQL 2.7.7 in-memory database. I have one test class annotated as @RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class) @ContextConfiguration({ "classpath:test-trainingSessionServiceContext.xml"…
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How to access Spring context in jUnit tests annotated with @RunWith and @ContextConfiguration?

I have following test class @RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class) @ContextConfiguration(locations = {"/services-test-config.xml"}) public class MySericeTest { @Autowired MyService service; ... } Is it possible to access…
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Spring ApplicationListener is not receiving events

I have the following ApplicationListener: package org.mycompany.listeners; import org.springframework.context.ApplicationListener; import org.springframework.context.event.ContextStartedEvent; public class MyApplicationListener implements…
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Failed to load ApplicationContext from Unit Test: FileNotFound

I am creating a Maven Spring project, which includes MVC, Data and Security. My Spring applicationContext-*.xml files are located at \src\main\resources\spring\ My TestCase is placed at \src\test\java\my\package\controller\ and its code…
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Initializing Spring bean from static method from another Class?

I was trying to create Hibernate Validator bean, and run into this problem creating a bean from static factory method in another Class. I found a Spring way to get my Validator bean initialized (solution at the bottom), but the problem itself…
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ApplicationContext and ServletContext

I get confused between the two ApplicationContext and ServletContext when it comes to Spring MVC Application. I know that There is just only One ApplicationContext per Spring Web Application and there is also just only One ServletContext per web…
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