The Spring Framework

## org.springframework.beans.factory.support
Class AbstractBeanDefinition

    java.lang.Object
      org.springframework.core.AttributeAccessorSupport
          org.springframework.beans.BeanMetadataAttributeAccessor
              org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinition

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Serializable, Cloneable, BeanMetadataElement, BeanDefinition, AttributeAccessor

Direct Known Subclasses:
  ChildBeanDefinition, GenericBeanDefinition, RootBeanDefinition

    public abstract class AbstractBeanDefinition

extends BeanMetadataAttributeAccessor
implements BeanDefinition, Cloneable

Base class for concrete, full-fledged `BeanDefinition` classes, factoring out common properties of `RootBeanDefinition` and `ChildBeanDefinition`.

The autowire constants match the ones defined in the `AutowireCapableBeanFactory` interface.

Author:
  Rod Johnson, Juergen Hoeller, Rob Harrop, Mark Fisher
See Also:
  `RootBeanDefinition`, `ChildBeanDefinition`, Serialized Form

Field Summary
`static int` `AUTOWIRE_AUTODETECT` Constant that indicates determining an appropriate autowire strategy through introspection of the bean class.
`static int` `AUTOWIRE_BY_NAME` Constant that indicates autowiring bean properties by name.
`static int` `AUTOWIRE_BY_TYPE` Constant that indicates autowiring bean properties by type.
`static int` `AUTOWIRE_CONSTRUCTOR` Constant that indicates autowiring a constructor.
`static int` `AUTOWIRE_NO` Constant that indicates no autowiring at all.
`static int` `DEPENDENCY_CHECK_ALL` Constant that indicates dependency checking for all properties (object references as well as "simple" properties).
`static int` `DEPENDENCY_CHECK_NONE` Constant that indicates no dependency check at all.
`static int` `DEPENDENCY_CHECK_OBJECTS` Constant that indicates dependency checking for object references.
`static int` `DEPENDENCY_CHECK_SIMPLE` Constant that indicates dependency checking for "simple" properties.

Fields inherited from interface org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition
`ROLE_APPLICATION, ROLE_INFRASTRUCTURE, ROLE_SUPPORT, SCOPE_PROTOTYPE, SCOPE_SINGLETON`

Constructor Summary
`protected` `AbstractBeanDefinition()` Create a new AbstractBeanDefinition with default settings.
`protected` `AbstractBeanDefinition(AbstractBeanDefinition original)` Deprecated. since Spring 2.5, in favor of `AbstractBeanDefinition(BeanDefinition)`
`protected` `AbstractBeanDefinition(BeanDefinition original)` Create a new AbstractBeanDefinition as deep copy of the given bean definition.
`protected` `AbstractBeanDefinition(ConstructorArgumentValues cargs, MutablePropertyValues pvs)` Create a new AbstractBeanDefinition with the given constructor argument values and property values.

Method Summary
`void` `addQualifier(AutowireCandidateQualifier qualifier)` Register a qualifier to be used for autowire candidate resolution, keyed by the qualifier's type name.
`void` `applyDefaults(BeanDefinitionDefaults defaults)` Apply the provided default values to this bean.
`Object` `clone()` Public declaration of Object's `clone()` method.
`abstract AbstractBeanDefinition` `cloneBeanDefinition()` Clone this bean definition.
`protected void` `copyQualifiersFrom(AbstractBeanDefinition source)` Copy the qualifiers from the supplied AbstractBeanDefinition to this bean definition.
`boolean` `equals(Object other)`
`int` `getAutowireMode()` Return the autowire mode as specified in the bean definition.
`Class` `getBeanClass()` Return the class of the wrapped bean, if already resolved.
`String` `getBeanClassName()` Return the current bean class name of this bean definition.
`ConstructorArgumentValues` `getConstructorArgumentValues()` Return constructor argument values for this bean (never `null`).
`int` `getDependencyCheck()` Return the dependency check code.
`String[]` `getDependsOn()` Return the bean names that this bean depends on.
`String` `getDescription()` Return a human-readable description of this bean definition.
`String` `getDestroyMethodName()` Return the name of the destroy method.
`String` `getFactoryBeanName()` Return the factory bean name, if any.
`String` `getFactoryMethodName()` Return a factory method, if any.
`String` `getInitMethodName()` Return the name of the initializer method.
`MethodOverrides` `getMethodOverrides()` Return information about methods to be overridden by the IoC container.
`BeanDefinition` `getOriginatingBeanDefinition()` Return the originating BeanDefinition, or `null` if none.
`MutablePropertyValues` `getPropertyValues()` Return property values for this bean (never `null`).
`AutowireCandidateQualifier` `getQualifier(String typeName)` Return the qualifier mapped to the provided type name.
`Set` `getQualifiers()` Return all registered qualifiers.
`int` `getResolvedAutowireMode()` Return the resolved autowire code, (resolving AUTOWIRE_AUTODETECT to AUTOWIRE_CONSTRUCTOR or AUTOWIRE_BY_TYPE).
`Resource` `getResource()` Return the resource that this bean definition came from.
`String` `getResourceDescription()` Return a description of the resource that this bean definition came from (for the purpose of showing context in case of errors).
`int` `getRole()` Return the role hint for this `BeanDefinition`.
`String` `getScope()` Return the name of the target scope for the bean.
`boolean` `hasBeanClass()` Return whether this definition specifies a bean class.
`boolean` `hasConstructorArgumentValues()` Return if there are constructor argument values defined for this bean.
`int` `hashCode()`
`boolean` `hasQualifier(String typeName)` Return whether this bean has the specified qualifier.
`boolean` `isAbstract()` Return whether this bean is "abstract", i.e. not meant to be instantiated itself but rather just serving as parent for concrete child bean definitions.
`boolean` `isAutowireCandidate()` Return whether this bean is a candidate for getting autowired into some other bean.
`boolean` `isEnforceDestroyMethod()` Indicate whether the configured destroy method is the default.
`boolean` `isEnforceInitMethod()` Indicate whether the configured init method is the default.
`boolean` `isLazyInit()` Return whether this bean should be lazily initialized, i.e. not eagerly instantiated on startup.
`boolean` `isPrimary()` Return whether this bean is a primary autowire candidate.
`boolean` `isPrototype()` Return whether this a Prototype, with an independent instance returned for each call.
`boolean` `isSingleton()` Return whether this a Singleton, with a single shared instance returned from all calls.
`boolean` `isSynthetic()` Return whether this bean definition is 'synthetic', that is, not defined by the application itself.
`void` `overrideFrom(AbstractBeanDefinition other)` Deprecated. since Spring 2.5, in favor of `overrideFrom(BeanDefinition)`
`void` `overrideFrom(BeanDefinition other)` Override settings in this bean definition (assumably a copied parent from a parent-child inheritance relationship) from the given bean definition (assumably the child).
`protected void` `prepareMethodOverride(MethodOverride mo)` Validate and prepare the given method override.
`void` `prepareMethodOverrides()` Validate and prepare the method overrides defined for this bean.
`Class` `resolveBeanClass(ClassLoader classLoader)` Determine the class of the wrapped bean, resolving it from a specified class name if necessary.
`void` `setAbstract(boolean abstractFlag)` Set if this bean is "abstract", i.e. not meant to be instantiated itself but rather just serving as parent for concrete child bean definitions.
`void` `setAutowireCandidate(boolean autowireCandidate)` Set whether this bean is a candidate for getting autowired into some other bean.
`void` `setAutowireMode(int autowireMode)` Set the autowire mode.
`void` `setBeanClass(Class beanClass)` Specify the class for this bean.
`void` `setBeanClassName(String beanClassName)` Override the bean class name of this bean definition.
`void` `setConstructorArgumentValues(ConstructorArgumentValues constructorArgumentValues)` Specify constructor argument values for this bean.
`void` `setDependencyCheck(int dependencyCheck)` Set the dependency check code.
`void` `setDependsOn(String[] dependsOn)` Set the names of the beans that this bean depends on being initialized.
`void` `setDescription(String description)` Set a human-readable description of this bean definition.
`void` `setDestroyMethodName(String destroyMethodName)` Set the name of the destroy method.
`void` `setEnforceDestroyMethod(boolean enforceDestroyMethod)` Specify whether or not the configured destroy method is the default.
`void` `setEnforceInitMethod(boolean enforceInitMethod)` Specify whether or not the configured init method is the default.
`void` `setFactoryBeanName(String factoryBeanName)` Specify the factory bean to use, if any.
`void` `setFactoryMethodName(String factoryMethodName)` Specify a factory method, if any.
`void` `setInitMethodName(String initMethodName)` Set the name of the initializer method.
`void` `setLazyInit(boolean lazyInit)` Set whether this bean should be lazily initialized.
`void` `setMethodOverrides(MethodOverrides methodOverrides)` Specify method overrides for the bean, if any.
`void` `setOriginatingBeanDefinition(BeanDefinition originatingBd)` Set the originating (e.g. decorated) BeanDefinition, if any.
`void` `setPrimary(boolean primary)` Set whether this bean is a primary autowire candidate.
`void` `setPropertyValues(MutablePropertyValues propertyValues)` Specify property values for this bean, if any.
`void` `setResource(Resource resource)` Set the resource that this bean definition came from (for the purpose of showing context in case of errors).
`void` `setResourceDescription(String resourceDescription)` Set a description of the resource that this bean definition came from (for the purpose of showing context in case of errors).
`void` `setRole(int role)` Set the role hint for this `BeanDefinition`.
`void` `setScope(String scope)` Set the name of the target scope for the bean.
`void` `setSingleton(boolean singleton)` Deprecated. since Spring 2.5, in favor of `setScope(java.lang.String)`
`void` `setSynthetic(boolean synthetic)` Set whether this bean definition is 'synthetic', that is, not defined by the application itself (for example, an infrastructure bean such as a helper for auto-proxying, created through `<aop:config>`).
`String` `toString()`
`void` `validate()` Validate this bean definition.

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.beans.BeanMetadataAttributeAccessor
`addMetadataAttribute, getAttribute, getMetadataAttribute, getSource, removeAttribute, setAttribute, setSource`

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.core.AttributeAccessorSupport
`attributeNames, copyAttributesFrom, hasAttribute`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition
`getParentName, setParentName`

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.core.AttributeAccessor
`attributeNames, getAttribute, hasAttribute, removeAttribute, setAttribute`

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.beans.BeanMetadataElement
`getSource`

Field Detail

### AUTOWIRE_NO

    public static final int AUTOWIRE_NO

  Constant that indicates no autowiring at all.

  See Also:
    `setAutowireMode(int)`, Constant Field Values

### AUTOWIRE_BY_NAME

    public static final int AUTOWIRE_BY_NAME

  Constant that indicates autowiring bean properties by name.

  See Also:
    `setAutowireMode(int)`, Constant Field Values

### AUTOWIRE_BY_TYPE

    public static final int AUTOWIRE_BY_TYPE

  Constant that indicates autowiring bean properties by type.

  See Also:
    `setAutowireMode(int)`, Constant Field Values

### AUTOWIRE_CONSTRUCTOR

    public static final int AUTOWIRE_CONSTRUCTOR

  Constant that indicates autowiring a constructor.

  See Also:
    `setAutowireMode(int)`, Constant Field Values

### AUTOWIRE_AUTODETECT

    public static final int AUTOWIRE_AUTODETECT

  Constant that indicates determining an appropriate autowire strategy through introspection of the bean class.

  See Also:
    `setAutowireMode(int)`, Constant Field Values

### DEPENDENCY_CHECK_NONE

    public static final int DEPENDENCY_CHECK_NONE

  Constant that indicates no dependency check at all.

  See Also:
    `setDependencyCheck(int)`, Constant Field Values

### DEPENDENCY_CHECK_OBJECTS

    public static final int DEPENDENCY_CHECK_OBJECTS

  Constant that indicates dependency checking for object references.

  See Also:
    `setDependencyCheck(int)`, Constant Field Values

### DEPENDENCY_CHECK_SIMPLE

    public static final int DEPENDENCY_CHECK_SIMPLE

  Constant that indicates dependency checking for "simple" properties.

  See Also:
    `setDependencyCheck(int)`, `BeanUtils.isSimpleProperty(java.lang.Class)`, Constant Field Values

### DEPENDENCY_CHECK_ALL

    public static final int DEPENDENCY_CHECK_ALL

  Constant that indicates dependency checking for all properties (object references as well as "simple" properties).

  See Also:
    `setDependencyCheck(int)`, Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

### AbstractBeanDefinition

    protected AbstractBeanDefinition()

  Create a new AbstractBeanDefinition with default settings.

### AbstractBeanDefinition

    protected AbstractBeanDefinition(ConstructorArgumentValues cargs,
                                     MutablePropertyValues pvs)

  Create a new AbstractBeanDefinition with the given constructor argument values and property values.

### AbstractBeanDefinition

    protected AbstractBeanDefinition(AbstractBeanDefinition original)

  Deprecated. since Spring 2.5, in favor of `AbstractBeanDefinition(BeanDefinition)`

  Create a new AbstractBeanDefinition as deep copy of the given bean definition.

  Parameters:
    `original` - the original bean definition to copy from

### AbstractBeanDefinition

    protected AbstractBeanDefinition(BeanDefinition original)

  Create a new AbstractBeanDefinition as deep copy of the given bean definition.

  Parameters:
    `original` - the original bean definition to copy from

Method Detail

### overrideFrom

    public void overrideFrom(AbstractBeanDefinition other)

  Deprecated. since Spring 2.5, in favor of `overrideFrom(BeanDefinition)`

  Override settings in this bean definition (assumably a copied parent from a parent-child inheritance relationship) from the given bean definition (assumably the child).

### overrideFrom

    public void overrideFrom(BeanDefinition other)

  Override settings in this bean definition (assumably a copied parent from a parent-child inheritance relationship) from the given bean definition (assumably the child).
  - Will override beanClass if specified in the given bean definition.
  - Will always take `abstract`, `scope`, `lazyInit`, `autowireMode`, `dependencyCheck`, and `dependsOn` from the given bean definition.
  - Will add `constructorArgumentValues`, `propertyValues`, `methodOverrides` from the given bean definition to existing ones.
  - Will override `factoryBeanName`, `factoryMethodName`, `initMethodName`, and `destroyMethodName` if specified in the given bean definition.

### applyDefaults

    public void applyDefaults(BeanDefinitionDefaults defaults)

  Apply the provided default values to this bean.

  Parameters:
    `defaults` - the defaults to apply

### hasBeanClass

    public boolean hasBeanClass()

  Return whether this definition specifies a bean class.

### setBeanClass

    public void setBeanClass(Class beanClass)

  Specify the class for this bean.

### getBeanClass

    public Class getBeanClass()
                       throws IllegalStateException

  Return the class of the wrapped bean, if already resolved.

  Returns:
    the bean class, or `null` if none defined
  Throws:
    `IllegalStateException` - if the bean definition does not define a bean class, or a specified bean class name has not been resolved into an actual Class

### setBeanClassName

    public void setBeanClassName(String beanClassName)

  Description copied from interface: `BeanDefinition`
  Override the bean class name of this bean definition.

  The class name can be modified during bean factory post-processing, typically replacing the original class name with a parsed variant of it.

  Specified by:
    `setBeanClassName` in interface `BeanDefinition`

### getBeanClassName

    public String getBeanClassName()

  Description copied from interface: `BeanDefinition`
  Return the current bean class name of this bean definition.

  Note that this does not have to be the actual class name used at runtime, in case of a child definition overriding/inheriting the class name from its parent. Hence, do not consider this to be the definitive bean type at runtime but rather only use it for parsing purposes at the individual bean definition level.

  Specified by:
    `getBeanClassName` in interface `BeanDefinition`

### resolveBeanClass

    public Class resolveBeanClass(ClassLoader classLoader)
                           throws ClassNotFoundException

  Determine the class of the wrapped bean, resolving it from a specified class name if necessary. Will also reload a specified Class from its name when called with the bean class already resolved.

  Parameters:
    `classLoader` - the ClassLoader to use for resolving a (potential) class name
  Returns:
    the resolved bean class
  Throws:
    `ClassNotFoundException` - if the class name could be resolved

### setScope

    public void setScope(String scope)

  Set the name of the target scope for the bean.

  Default is "singleton"; the out-of-the-box alternative is "prototype". Extended bean factories might support further scopes.

  Specified by:
    `setScope` in interface `BeanDefinition`
  See Also:
    `BeanDefinition.SCOPE_SINGLETON`, `BeanDefinition.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE`

### getScope

    public String getScope()

  Return the name of the target scope for the bean.

  Specified by:
    `getScope` in interface `BeanDefinition`

### setSingleton

    public void setSingleton(boolean singleton)

  Deprecated. since Spring 2.5, in favor of `setScope(java.lang.String)`

  Set if this a Singleton, with a single, shared instance returned on all calls. In case of "false", the BeanFactory will apply the Prototype design pattern, with each caller requesting an instance getting an independent instance. How this is exactly defined will depend on the BeanFactory.

  "Singletons" are the commoner type, so the default is "true". Note that as of Spring 2.0, this flag is just an alternative way to specify scope="singleton" or scope="prototype".

  See Also:
    `setScope(java.lang.String)`, `BeanDefinition.SCOPE_SINGLETON`, `BeanDefinition.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE`

### isSingleton

    public boolean isSingleton()

  Return whether this a Singleton, with a single shared instance returned from all calls.

  Specified by:
    `isSingleton` in interface `BeanDefinition`
  See Also:
    `BeanDefinition.SCOPE_SINGLETON`

### isPrototype

    public boolean isPrototype()

  Return whether this a Prototype, with an independent instance returned for each call.

  See Also:
    `BeanDefinition.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE`

### setAbstract

    public void setAbstract(boolean abstractFlag)

  Set if this bean is "abstract", i.e. not meant to be instantiated itself but rather just serving as parent for concrete child bean definitions.

  Default is "false". Specify true to tell the bean factory to not try to instantiate that particular bean in any case.

### isAbstract

    public boolean isAbstract()

  Return whether this bean is "abstract", i.e. not meant to be instantiated itself but rather just serving as parent for concrete child bean definitions.

  Specified by:
    `isAbstract` in interface `BeanDefinition`

### setLazyInit

    public void setLazyInit(boolean lazyInit)

  Set whether this bean should be lazily initialized.

  If `false`, the bean will get instantiated on startup by bean factories that perform eager initialization of singletons.

### isLazyInit

    public boolean isLazyInit()

  Return whether this bean should be lazily initialized, i.e. not eagerly instantiated on startup. Only applicable to a singleton bean.

  Specified by:
    `isLazyInit` in interface `BeanDefinition`

### setAutowireMode

    public void setAutowireMode(int autowireMode)

  Set the autowire mode. This determines whether any automagical detection and setting of bean references will happen. Default is AUTOWIRE_NO, which means there's no autowire.

  Parameters:
    `autowireMode` - the autowire mode to set. Must be one of the constants defined in this class.
  See Also:
    `AUTOWIRE_NO`, `AUTOWIRE_BY_NAME`, `AUTOWIRE_BY_TYPE`, `AUTOWIRE_CONSTRUCTOR`, `AUTOWIRE_AUTODETECT`

### getAutowireMode

    public int getAutowireMode()

  Return the autowire mode as specified in the bean definition.

### getResolvedAutowireMode

    public int getResolvedAutowireMode()

  Return the resolved autowire code, (resolving AUTOWIRE_AUTODETECT to AUTOWIRE_CONSTRUCTOR or AUTOWIRE_BY_TYPE).

  See Also:
    `AUTOWIRE_AUTODETECT`, `AUTOWIRE_CONSTRUCTOR`, `AUTOWIRE_BY_TYPE`

### setDependencyCheck

    public void setDependencyCheck(int dependencyCheck)

  Set the dependency check code.

  Parameters:
    `dependencyCheck` - the code to set. Must be one of the four constants defined in this class.
  See Also:
    `DEPENDENCY_CHECK_NONE`, `DEPENDENCY_CHECK_OBJECTS`, `DEPENDENCY_CHECK_SIMPLE`, `DEPENDENCY_CHECK_ALL`

### getDependencyCheck

    public int getDependencyCheck()

  Return the dependency check code.

### setDependsOn

    public void setDependsOn(String[] dependsOn)

  Set the names of the beans that this bean depends on being initialized. The bean factory will guarantee that these beans get initialized before.

  Note that dependencies are normally expressed through bean properties or constructor arguments. This property should just be necessary for other kinds of dependencies like statics (*ugh*) or database preparation on startup.

### getDependsOn

    public String[] getDependsOn()

  Return the bean names that this bean depends on.

### setAutowireCandidate

    public void setAutowireCandidate(boolean autowireCandidate)

  Set whether this bean is a candidate for getting autowired into some other bean.

  Specified by:
    `setAutowireCandidate` in interface `BeanDefinition`

### isAutowireCandidate

    public boolean isAutowireCandidate()

  Return whether this bean is a candidate for getting autowired into some other bean.

  Specified by:
    `isAutowireCandidate` in interface `BeanDefinition`

### addQualifier

    public void addQualifier(AutowireCandidateQualifier qualifier)

  Register a qualifier to be used for autowire candidate resolution, keyed by the qualifier's type name.

  See Also:
    `AutowireCandidateQualifier.getTypeName()`

### hasQualifier

    public boolean hasQualifier(String typeName)

  Return whether this bean has the specified qualifier.

### getQualifier

    public AutowireCandidateQualifier getQualifier(String typeName)

  Return the qualifier mapped to the provided type name.

### getQualifiers

    public Set getQualifiers()

  Return all registered qualifiers.

  Returns:
    the Set of `AutowireCandidateQualifier` objects.

### copyQualifiersFrom

    protected void copyQualifiersFrom(AbstractBeanDefinition source)

  Copy the qualifiers from the supplied AbstractBeanDefinition to this bean definition.

  Parameters:
    `source` - the AbstractBeanDefinition to copy from

### setPrimary

    public void setPrimary(boolean primary)

  Set whether this bean is a primary autowire candidate. If this value is true for exactly one bean among multiple matching candidates, it will serve as a tie-breaker.

### isPrimary

    public boolean isPrimary()

  Return whether this bean is a primary autowire candidate. If this value is true for exactly one bean among multiple matching candidates, it will serve as a tie-breaker.

### setConstructorArgumentValues

    public void setConstructorArgumentValues(ConstructorArgumentValues constructorArgumentValues)

  Specify constructor argument values for this bean.

### getConstructorArgumentValues

    public ConstructorArgumentValues getConstructorArgumentValues()

  Return constructor argument values for this bean (never `null`).

  Specified by:
    `getConstructorArgumentValues` in interface `BeanDefinition`
  Returns:
    the ConstructorArgumentValues object (never `null`)

### hasConstructorArgumentValues

    public boolean hasConstructorArgumentValues()

  Return if there are constructor argument values defined for this bean.

### setPropertyValues

    public void setPropertyValues(MutablePropertyValues propertyValues)

  Specify property values for this bean, if any.

### getPropertyValues

    public MutablePropertyValues getPropertyValues()

  Return property values for this bean (never `null`).

  Specified by:
    `getPropertyValues` in interface `BeanDefinition`
  Returns:
    the MutablePropertyValues object (never `null`)

### setMethodOverrides

    public void setMethodOverrides(MethodOverrides methodOverrides)

  Specify method overrides for the bean, if any.

### getMethodOverrides

    public MethodOverrides getMethodOverrides()

  Return information about methods to be overridden by the IoC container. This will be empty if there are no method overrides. Never returns null.

### setFactoryBeanName

    public void setFactoryBeanName(String factoryBeanName)

  Description copied from interface: `BeanDefinition`
  Specify the factory bean to use, if any.

  Specified by:
    `setFactoryBeanName` in interface `BeanDefinition`

### getFactoryBeanName

    public String getFactoryBeanName()

  Description copied from interface: `BeanDefinition`
  Return the factory bean name, if any.

  Specified by:
    `getFactoryBeanName` in interface `BeanDefinition`

### setFactoryMethodName

    public void setFactoryMethodName(String factoryMethodName)

  Description copied from interface: `BeanDefinition`
  Specify a factory method, if any. This method will be invoked with constructor arguments, or with no arguments if none are specified. The method will be invoked on the specifed factory bean, if any, or as static method on the local bean class else.

  Specified by:
    `setFactoryMethodName` in interface `BeanDefinition`
  Parameters:
    `factoryMethodName` - static factory method name, or `null` if normal constructor creation should be used
  See Also:
    `BeanDefinition.getBeanClassName()`

### getFactoryMethodName

    public String getFactoryMethodName()

  Description copied from interface: `BeanDefinition`
  Return a factory method, if any.

  Specified by:
    `getFactoryMethodName` in interface `BeanDefinition`

### setInitMethodName

    public void setInitMethodName(String initMethodName)

  Set the name of the initializer method. The default is `null` in which case there is no initializer method.

### getInitMethodName

    public String getInitMethodName()

  Return the name of the initializer method.

### setEnforceInitMethod

    public void setEnforceInitMethod(boolean enforceInitMethod)

  Specify whether or not the configured init method is the default. Default value is `false`.

  See Also:
    `setInitMethodName(java.lang.String)`

### isEnforceInitMethod

    public boolean isEnforceInitMethod()

  Indicate whether the configured init method is the default.

  See Also:
    `getInitMethodName()`

### setDestroyMethodName

    public void setDestroyMethodName(String destroyMethodName)

  Set the name of the destroy method. The default is `null` in which case there is no destroy method.

### getDestroyMethodName

    public String getDestroyMethodName()

  Return the name of the destroy method.

### setEnforceDestroyMethod

    public void setEnforceDestroyMethod(boolean enforceDestroyMethod)

  Specify whether or not the configured destroy method is the default. Default value is `false`.

  See Also:
    `setDestroyMethodName(java.lang.String)`

### isEnforceDestroyMethod

    public boolean isEnforceDestroyMethod()

  Indicate whether the configured destroy method is the default.

  See Also:
    `getDestroyMethodName()`

### setSynthetic

    public void setSynthetic(boolean synthetic)

  Set whether this bean definition is 'synthetic', that is, not defined by the application itself (for example, an infrastructure bean such as a helper for auto-proxying, created through `<aop:config>`).

### isSynthetic

    public boolean isSynthetic()

  Return whether this bean definition is 'synthetic', that is, not defined by the application itself.

### setDescription

    public void setDescription(String description)

  Set a human-readable description of this bean definition.

### getDescription

    public String getDescription()

  Description copied from interface: `BeanDefinition`
  Return a human-readable description of this bean definition.

  Specified by:
    `getDescription` in interface `BeanDefinition`

### setResource

    public void setResource(Resource resource)

  Set the resource that this bean definition came from (for the purpose of showing context in case of errors).

### getResource

    public Resource getResource()

  Return the resource that this bean definition came from.

### setResourceDescription

    public void setResourceDescription(String resourceDescription)

  Set a description of the resource that this bean definition came from (for the purpose of showing context in case of errors).

### getResourceDescription

    public String getResourceDescription()

  Description copied from interface: `BeanDefinition`
  Return a description of the resource that this bean definition came from (for the purpose of showing context in case of errors).

  Specified by:
    `getResourceDescription` in interface `BeanDefinition`

### setOriginatingBeanDefinition

    public void setOriginatingBeanDefinition(BeanDefinition originatingBd)

  Set the originating (e.g. decorated) BeanDefinition, if any.

### getOriginatingBeanDefinition

    public BeanDefinition getOriginatingBeanDefinition()

  Description copied from interface: `BeanDefinition`
  Return the originating BeanDefinition, or `null` if none. Allows for retrieving the decorated bean definition, if any.

  Note that this method returns the immediate originator. Iterate through the originator chain to find the original BeanDefinition as defined by the user.

  Specified by:
    `getOriginatingBeanDefinition` in interface `BeanDefinition`

### setRole

    public void setRole(int role)

  Set the role hint for this `BeanDefinition`.

### getRole

    public int getRole()

  Return the role hint for this `BeanDefinition`.

  Specified by:
    `getRole` in interface `BeanDefinition`
  See Also:
    `BeanDefinition.ROLE_APPLICATION`, `BeanDefinition.ROLE_INFRASTRUCTURE`, `BeanDefinition.ROLE_SUPPORT`

### validate

    public void validate()
                  throws BeanDefinitionValidationException

  Validate this bean definition.

  Throws:
    `BeanDefinitionValidationException` - in case of validation failure

### prepareMethodOverrides

    public void prepareMethodOverrides()
                                throws BeanDefinitionValidationException

  Validate and prepare the method overrides defined for this bean. Checks for existence of a method with the specified name.

  Throws:
    `BeanDefinitionValidationException` - in case of validation failure

### prepareMethodOverride

    protected void prepareMethodOverride(MethodOverride mo)
                                  throws BeanDefinitionValidationException

  Validate and prepare the given method override. Checks for existence of a method with the specified name, marking it as not overloaded if none found.

  Parameters:
    `mo` - the MethodOverride object to validate
  Throws:
    `BeanDefinitionValidationException` - in case of validation failure

### clone

    public Object clone()

  Public declaration of Object's `clone()` method. Delegates to `cloneBeanDefinition()`.

  Overrides:
    `clone` in class `Object`
  See Also:
    `Object.clone()`

### cloneBeanDefinition

    public abstract AbstractBeanDefinition cloneBeanDefinition()

  Clone this bean definition. To be implemented by concrete subclasses.

  Returns:
    the cloned bean definition object

### equals

    public boolean equals(Object other)

  Overrides:
    `equals` in class `AttributeAccessorSupport`

### hashCode

    public int hashCode()

  Overrides:
    `hashCode` in class `AttributeAccessorSupport`

### toString

    public String toString()

  Overrides:
    `toString` in class `Object`

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