obtaining the property * exposed public "copyRegisteredEditorsTo" method on ConfigurableBeanFactory interface * fixed corner case in AbstractBeanDefinition where a ClassCastException could arise in "getBeanClass(Name)" protected * XML list/set/map elements (in both the beans and the util namespace) support nested description element Package org.springframework.cache * EhCacheFactoryBean obtains decorated Ehcache instead springframework.jdbc * provided Jdbc4SqlXmlHandler as default implementation of the SqlXmlHandler interface * added SqlValue class to "jdbc.support" package, with SqlXmlValue derived from SqlValue instead

obtaining the property * exposed public "copyRegisteredEditorsTo" method on ConfigurableBeanFactory interface * fixed corner case in AbstractBeanDefinition where a ClassCastException could arise in "getBeanClass(Name)" protected * XML list/set/map elements (in both the beans and the util namespace) support nested description element Package org.springframework.cache * EhCacheFactoryBean obtains decorated Ehcache instead springframework.jdbc * provided Jdbc4SqlXmlHandler as default implementation of the SqlXmlHandler interface * added SqlValue class to "jdbc.support" package, with SqlXmlValue derived from SqlValue instead

iptor for compatibility with IBM's JDK 1.6 (avoiding NPE) * TypeMismatchException shows type description for mismatching JDK proxy values (listing their implemented interfaces) * CustomNumberEditor explicitly with French locales) * added "getDescription()" method to BeanDefinition interface (exposing the value of the XML bean description element) * AbstractFactoryBean uses bean ClassLoader for the generation method for non-null bean Class Package org.springframework.core * introduced InfrastructureProxy interface for resource proxies to be implemented if supposed to be considered as equal * DefaultResourceLoader's

springframework.beans * ConfigurablePropertyAccessor extends the TypeConverter interface (moved up from BeanWrapper interface) * BeanWrapper supports well-known collection implementation types for generic objects, avoiding unnecessary locks * ConstructorResolver prefers concrete class matches over interface matches at the same level when checking arguments * revised accidental public exposure of "isPrimary" AbstractBeanDefinition stores and exposes the originating Resource (rather than just the resource description) * XmlBeanDefinitionReader detects recursive loading of the same resource (e.g. through import

RefreshablePagedListHolder class and associated PagedListSourceProvider interface * added "getOriginatingBeanDefinition()" method to BeanDefinition interface, exposing the decorated definition (if any) * PropertyOverrideConfigurer SpringBeanFacesELResolver" Package org.springframework.context * added "getId()" method to ApplicationContext interface, with corresponding "setId" in AbstractApplicationContext class * moved CONFIG_LOCATION_DELIMITERS AbstractApplicationContext to correctly ignore FactoryBean results that implement the Lifecycle interface * AbstractApplicationContext processes Lifecycle callbacks in the order of bean creation by default

method for non-null bean Class Package org.springframework.core * introduced InfrastructureProxy interface for resource proxies to be implemented if supposed to be considered as equal * DefaultResourceLoader's JndiRmiClientInterceptor/ProxyFactoryBean work for JNDI objects which do not implement the Remote interface as well Package org.springframework.test * "executeSqlScript" (as in SimpleJdbcTestUtils) allows javadoc only) * added "getEarlyBeanReference" hook to SmartInstantiationAwareBeanPostProcessor interface * AbstractBeanFactory does not log full exception stack trace (at debug level) on FactoryBean type

javadoc only) * added "getEarlyBeanReference" hook to SmartInstantiationAwareBeanPostProcessor interface * AbstractBeanFactory does not log full exception stack trace (at debug level) on FactoryBean type LabeledEnum class in order to avoid class loader leaks * added "lastModified()" method to Resource interface, for abstract access to the last-modified timestamp * ClassPathResource and UrlResource use the access to evaluated errors * added "getRawFieldValue" and "findEditor" methods to BindingResult interface (for a completely decoupled BindStatus) * fixed AbstractPropertyBindingResult's "getFieldType" to

"convertValueToRequiredType" implementation * SimpleJdbcCallOperations and SimpleJdbcInsertOperations return the interface type (not the impl) for method chaining Package org.springframework.jndi * "jee:jndi-lookup" supports keys) * fixed AspectJ pointcut handling to strictly match generic return types according to Java language rules * AspectJ pointcut matching only registers LocalVariableTableParameterNameDiscoverer if ASM quotes (as required by the URI format) * exposed "autowireCandidate" property in BeanDefinition interface (avoiding casts to AbstractBeanDefinition) * deprecated ConfigurableBeanFactory's "registerCustomEditor"

uses synchronized access to its method cache Map * exposed "indexOf(Advice)" method on Advised interface * revised ProxyConfig/AdvisedSupport's "toString()" output * RegexpMethodPointcutAdvisor references consistently throw RemoteProxyFailureException instead of AspectException * RmiServiceExporter logs description of actual registry instead of port (to properly handle passed-in "registry") * added public "getHost()" added "autodetectInterfaces" property to ProxyFactoryBean, for TransactionProxyFactoryBean-style interface detection * AbstractBeanFactoryBasedTargetSource offers explicit "setTargetClass" method, else

initializing on first call) * fixed AbstractAdvisorAutoProxyCreator to match pointcuts against interface methods if appropriate (e.g. for regexp) Package org.springframework.beans * fixed BeanWrapperImpl invalid keys as warning * added ServiceLocatorFactoryBean, allowing to map custom service locator interface methods to BeanFactory.getBean calls * added "containsSingleton" method to ConfigurableBeanFactory "registryServerSocketFactory" properties to RmiServiceExporter * added JaxRpcServicePostProcessor interface, intended for reusable custom type mappings etc for a JAX-RPC service * added "servicePostProcessors"