## org.springframework.beans.factory.xml
Class BeanDefinitionParserDelegate

    java.lang.Object
      org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.BeanDefinitionParserDelegate

    public class BeanDefinitionParserDelegate

extends Object

Stateful delegate class used to parse XML bean definitions. Intended for use by both the main parser and any extension `BeanDefinitionParsers` or `BeanDefinitionDecorators`.

Since:
  2.0
Author:
  Rob Harrop, Juergen Hoeller, Rod Johnson, Mark Fisher
See Also:
  `ParserContext`, `DefaultBeanDefinitionDocumentReader`

Field Summary
`static String` `ABSTRACT_ATTRIBUTE`
`static String` `ARG_TYPE_ELEMENT`
`static String` `ARG_TYPE_MATCH_ATTRIBUTE`
`static String` `AUTOWIRE_ATTRIBUTE`
`static String` `AUTOWIRE_AUTODETECT_VALUE`
`static String` `AUTOWIRE_BY_NAME_VALUE`
`static String` `AUTOWIRE_BY_TYPE_VALUE`
`static String` `AUTOWIRE_CANDIDATE_ATTRIBUTE`
`static String` `AUTOWIRE_CONSTRUCTOR_VALUE`
`static String` `BEAN_ELEMENT`
`static String` `BEAN_NAME_DELIMITERS`
`static String` `BEAN_REF_ATTRIBUTE`
`static String` `BEANS_NAMESPACE_URI`
`static String` `CLASS_ATTRIBUTE`
`static String` `CONSTRUCTOR_ARG_ELEMENT`
`static String` `DEFAULT_AUTOWIRE_ATTRIBUTE`
`static String` `DEFAULT_AUTOWIRE_CANDIDATES_ATTRIBUTE`
`static String` `DEFAULT_DEPENDENCY_CHECK_ATTRIBUTE`
`static String` `DEFAULT_DESTROY_METHOD_ATTRIBUTE`
`static String` `DEFAULT_INIT_METHOD_ATTRIBUTE`
`static String` `DEFAULT_LAZY_INIT_ATTRIBUTE`
`static String` `DEFAULT_MERGE_ATTRIBUTE`
`static String` `DEFAULT_VALUE`
`static String` `DEPENDENCY_CHECK_ALL_ATTRIBUTE_VALUE`
`static String` `DEPENDENCY_CHECK_ATTRIBUTE`
`static String` `DEPENDENCY_CHECK_OBJECTS_ATTRIBUTE_VALUE`
`static String` `DEPENDENCY_CHECK_SIMPLE_ATTRIBUTE_VALUE`
`static String` `DEPENDS_ON_ATTRIBUTE`
`static String` `DESCRIPTION_ELEMENT`
`static String` `DESTROY_METHOD_ATTRIBUTE`
`static String` `ENTRY_ELEMENT`
`static String` `FACTORY_BEAN_ATTRIBUTE`
`static String` `FACTORY_METHOD_ATTRIBUTE`
`static String` `ID_ATTRIBUTE`
`static String` `IDREF_ELEMENT`
`static String` `INDEX_ATTRIBUTE`
`static String` `INIT_METHOD_ATTRIBUTE`
`static String` `KEY_ATTRIBUTE`
`static String` `KEY_ELEMENT`
`static String` `KEY_REF_ATTRIBUTE`
`static String` `KEY_TYPE_ATTRIBUTE`
`static String` `LAZY_INIT_ATTRIBUTE`
`static String` `LIST_ELEMENT`
`static String` `LOCAL_REF_ATTRIBUTE`
`protected Log` `logger`
`static String` `LOOKUP_METHOD_ELEMENT`
`static String` `MAP_ELEMENT`
`static String` `MERGE_ATTRIBUTE`
`static String` `META_ELEMENT`
`static String` `NAME_ATTRIBUTE`
`static String` `NULL_ELEMENT`
`static String` `PARENT_ATTRIBUTE`
`static String` `PARENT_REF_ATTRIBUTE`
`static String` `PRIMARY_ATTRIBUTE`
`static String` `PROP_ELEMENT`
`static String` `PROPERTY_ELEMENT`
`static String` `PROPS_ELEMENT`
`static String` `QUALIFIER_ATTRIBUTE_ELEMENT`
`static String` `QUALIFIER_ELEMENT`
`static String` `REF_ATTRIBUTE`
`static String` `REF_ELEMENT`
`static String` `REPLACED_METHOD_ELEMENT`
`static String` `REPLACER_ATTRIBUTE`
`static String` `SCOPE_ATTRIBUTE`
`static String` `SET_ELEMENT`
`static String` `SINGLETON_ATTRIBUTE`
`static String` `TRUE_VALUE` Value of a T/F attribute that represents true.
`static String` `TYPE_ATTRIBUTE`
`static String` `VALUE_ATTRIBUTE`
`static String` `VALUE_ELEMENT`
`static String` `VALUE_REF_ATTRIBUTE`
`static String` `VALUE_TYPE_ATTRIBUTE`

Constructor Summary
`BeanDefinitionParserDelegate(XmlReaderContext readerContext)` Create a new BeanDefinitionParserDelegate associated with the supplied `XmlReaderContext`.

Method Summary
`protected Object` `buildTypedStringValue(String value, String targetTypeName, Element ele)` Build a typed String value Object for the given raw value.
`protected Object` `buildTypedStringValueForMap(String value, String defaultTypeClassName, Element entryEle)` Build a typed String value Object for the given raw value.
`protected void` `checkNameUniqueness(String beanName, List aliases, Element beanElement)` Validate that the specified bean name and aliases have not been used already.
`protected AbstractBeanDefinition` `createBeanDefinition(String className, String parentName)` Create a bean definition for the given class name and parent name.
`BeanDefinitionHolder` `decorateBeanDefinitionIfRequired(Element ele, BeanDefinitionHolder definitionHolder)`
`BeanDefinitionHolder` `decorateBeanDefinitionIfRequired(Element ele, BeanDefinitionHolder definitionHolder, BeanDefinition containingBd)`
`protected void` `error(String message, Element source)` Report an error with the given message for the given source element.
`protected void` `error(String message, Element source, Throwable cause)` Report an error with the given message for the given source element.
`protected void` `error(String message, Node source)` Report an error with the given message for the given source element.
`protected Object` `extractSource(Element ele)` Invoke the `SourceExtractor` to pull the source metadata from the supplied `Element`.
`String[]` `getAutowireCandidatePatterns()` Return any patterns provided in the 'default-autowire-candidates' attribute of the top-level `<beans/>` element.
`int` `getAutowireMode(String attValue)`
`BeanDefinitionDefaults` `getBeanDefinitionDefaults()` Return the default settings for bean definitions as indicated within the attributes of the top-level `<beans/>` element.
`DocumentDefaultsDefinition` `getDefaults()` Return the defaults definition object, or `null` if the defaults have been initialized yet.
`int` `getDependencyCheck(String attValue)`
`XmlReaderContext` `getReaderContext()` Get the `XmlReaderContext` associated with this helper instance.
`void` `initDefaults(Element root)` Initialize the default lazy-init, autowire, dependency check settings, init-method, destroy-method and merge settings.
`boolean` `isDefaultNamespace(String namespaceUri)`
`AbstractBeanDefinition` `parseBeanDefinitionAttributes(Element ele, String beanName, BeanDefinition containingBean, AbstractBeanDefinition bd)` Apply the attributes of the given bean element to the given bean * definition.
`BeanDefinitionHolder` `parseBeanDefinitionElement(Element ele)` Parses the supplied `<bean>` element.
`BeanDefinitionHolder` `parseBeanDefinitionElement(Element ele, BeanDefinition containingBean)` Parses the supplied `<bean>` element.
`AbstractBeanDefinition` `parseBeanDefinitionElement(Element ele, String beanName, BeanDefinition containingBean)` Parse the bean definition itself, without regard to name or aliases.
`void` `parseConstructorArgElement(Element ele, BeanDefinition bd)` Parse a constructor-arg element.
`void` `parseConstructorArgElements(Element beanEle, BeanDefinition bd)` Parse constructor-arg sub-elements of the given bean element.
`BeanDefinition` `parseCustomElement(Element ele)`
`BeanDefinition` `parseCustomElement(Element ele, BeanDefinition containingBd)`
`Object` `parseIdRefElement(Element ele)` Return a typed String value Object for the given 'idref' element.
`Object` `parseKeyElement(Element keyEle, BeanDefinition bd, String defaultKeyTypeClassName)` Parse a key sub-element of a map element.
`List` `parseListElement(Element collectionEle, BeanDefinition bd)` Parse a list element.
`void` `parseLookupOverrideSubElements(Element beanEle, MethodOverrides overrides)` Parse lookup-override sub-elements of the given bean element.
`Map` `parseMapElement(Element mapEle, BeanDefinition bd)` Parse a map element.
`boolean` `parseMergeAttribute(Element collectionElement)` Parse the merge attribute of a collection element, if any.
`void` `parseMetaElements(Element ele, BeanMetadataAttributeAccessor attributeAccessor)`
`void` `parsePropertyElement(Element ele, BeanDefinition bd)` Parse a property element.
`void` `parsePropertyElements(Element beanEle, BeanDefinition bd)` Parse property sub-elements of the given bean element.
`Object` `parsePropertySubElement(Element ele, BeanDefinition bd)`
`Object` `parsePropertySubElement(Element ele, BeanDefinition bd, String defaultTypeClassName)` Parse a value, ref or collection sub-element of a property or constructor-arg element.
`Object` `parsePropertyValue(Element ele, BeanDefinition bd, String propertyName)` Get the value of a property element.
`Properties` `parsePropsElement(Element propsEle)` Parse a props element.
`void` `parseQualifierElement(Element ele, AbstractBeanDefinition bd)` Parse a qualifier element.
`void` `parseQualifierElements(Element beanEle, AbstractBeanDefinition bd)` Parse qualifier sub-elements of the given bean element.
`void` `parseReplacedMethodSubElements(Element beanEle, MethodOverrides overrides)` Parse replaced-method sub-elements of the given bean element.
`Set` `parseSetElement(Element collectionEle, BeanDefinition bd)` Parse a set element.
`Object` `parseValueElement(Element ele, String defaultTypeClassName)` Return a typed String value Object for the given value element.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Field Detail

### BEANS_NAMESPACE_URI

    public static final String BEANS_NAMESPACE_URI

See Also:
  Constant Field Values

### BEAN_NAME_DELIMITERS

    public static final String BEAN_NAME_DELIMITERS

See Also:
  Constant Field Values

### TRUE_VALUE

    public static final String TRUE_VALUE

  Value of a T/F attribute that represents true. Anything else represents false. Case seNsItive.

  See Also:
    Constant Field Values

### DEFAULT_VALUE

    public static final String DEFAULT_VALUE

See Also:
  Constant Field Values

### DESCRIPTION_ELEMENT

    public static final String DESCRIPTION_ELEMENT

See Also:
  Constant Field Values

### AUTOWIRE_BY_NAME_VALUE

    public static final String AUTOWIRE_BY_NAME_VALUE

See Also:
  Constant Field Values

### AUTOWIRE_BY_TYPE_VALUE

    public static final String AUTOWIRE_BY_TYPE_VALUE

See Also:
  Constant Field Values

### AUTOWIRE_CONSTRUCTOR_VALUE

    public static final String AUTOWIRE_CONSTRUCTOR_VALUE

See Also:
  Constant Field Values

### AUTOWIRE_AUTODETECT_VALUE

    public static final String AUTOWIRE_AUTODETECT_VALUE

See Also:
  Constant Field Values

### DEPENDENCY_CHECK_ALL_ATTRIBUTE_VALUE

    public static final String DEPENDENCY_CHECK_ALL_ATTRIBUTE_VALUE

See Also:
  Constant Field Values

### DEPENDENCY_CHECK_SIMPLE_ATTRIBUTE_VALUE

    public static final String DEPENDENCY_CHECK_SIMPLE_ATTRIBUTE_VALUE

See Also:
  Constant Field Values

### DEPENDENCY_CHECK_OBJECTS_ATTRIBUTE_VALUE

    public static final String DEPENDENCY_CHECK_OBJECTS_ATTRIBUTE_VALUE

See Also:
  Constant Field Values

### NAME_ATTRIBUTE

    public static final String NAME_ATTRIBUTE

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  Constant Field Values

### BEAN_ELEMENT

    public static final String BEAN_ELEMENT

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  Constant Field Values

### META_ELEMENT

    public static final String META_ELEMENT

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### ID_ATTRIBUTE

    public static final String ID_ATTRIBUTE

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### PARENT_ATTRIBUTE

    public static final String PARENT_ATTRIBUTE

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### CLASS_ATTRIBUTE

    public static final String CLASS_ATTRIBUTE

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### ABSTRACT_ATTRIBUTE

    public static final String ABSTRACT_ATTRIBUTE

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### SCOPE_ATTRIBUTE

    public static final String SCOPE_ATTRIBUTE

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### SINGLETON_ATTRIBUTE

    public static final String SINGLETON_ATTRIBUTE

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  Constant Field Values

### LAZY_INIT_ATTRIBUTE

    public static final String LAZY_INIT_ATTRIBUTE

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  Constant Field Values

### AUTOWIRE_ATTRIBUTE

    public static final String AUTOWIRE_ATTRIBUTE

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  Constant Field Values

### AUTOWIRE_CANDIDATE_ATTRIBUTE

    public static final String AUTOWIRE_CANDIDATE_ATTRIBUTE

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  Constant Field Values

### PRIMARY_ATTRIBUTE

    public static final String PRIMARY_ATTRIBUTE

See Also:
  Constant Field Values

### DEPENDENCY_CHECK_ATTRIBUTE

    public static final String DEPENDENCY_CHECK_ATTRIBUTE

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  Constant Field Values

### DEPENDS_ON_ATTRIBUTE

    public static final String DEPENDS_ON_ATTRIBUTE

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  Constant Field Values

### INIT_METHOD_ATTRIBUTE

    public static final String INIT_METHOD_ATTRIBUTE

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  Constant Field Values

### DESTROY_METHOD_ATTRIBUTE

    public static final String DESTROY_METHOD_ATTRIBUTE

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  Constant Field Values

### FACTORY_METHOD_ATTRIBUTE

    public static final String FACTORY_METHOD_ATTRIBUTE

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  Constant Field Values

### FACTORY_BEAN_ATTRIBUTE

    public static final String FACTORY_BEAN_ATTRIBUTE

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  Constant Field Values

### CONSTRUCTOR_ARG_ELEMENT

    public static final String CONSTRUCTOR_ARG_ELEMENT

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  Constant Field Values

### INDEX_ATTRIBUTE

    public static final String INDEX_ATTRIBUTE

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### TYPE_ATTRIBUTE

    public static final String TYPE_ATTRIBUTE

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### VALUE_TYPE_ATTRIBUTE

    public static final String VALUE_TYPE_ATTRIBUTE

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### KEY_TYPE_ATTRIBUTE

    public static final String KEY_TYPE_ATTRIBUTE

See Also:
  Constant Field Values

### PROPERTY_ELEMENT

    public static final String PROPERTY_ELEMENT

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  Constant Field Values

### REF_ATTRIBUTE

    public static final String REF_ATTRIBUTE

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  Constant Field Values

### VALUE_ATTRIBUTE

    public static final String VALUE_ATTRIBUTE

See Also:
  Constant Field Values

### LOOKUP_METHOD_ELEMENT

    public static final String LOOKUP_METHOD_ELEMENT

See Also:
  Constant Field Values

### REPLACED_METHOD_ELEMENT

    public static final String REPLACED_METHOD_ELEMENT

See Also:
  Constant Field Values

### REPLACER_ATTRIBUTE

    public static final String REPLACER_ATTRIBUTE

See Also:
  Constant Field Values

### ARG_TYPE_ELEMENT

    public static final String ARG_TYPE_ELEMENT

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  Constant Field Values

### ARG_TYPE_MATCH_ATTRIBUTE

    public static final String ARG_TYPE_MATCH_ATTRIBUTE

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### REF_ELEMENT

    public static final String REF_ELEMENT

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### IDREF_ELEMENT

    public static final String IDREF_ELEMENT

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### BEAN_REF_ATTRIBUTE

    public static final String BEAN_REF_ATTRIBUTE

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  Constant Field Values

### LOCAL_REF_ATTRIBUTE

    public static final String LOCAL_REF_ATTRIBUTE

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  Constant Field Values

### PARENT_REF_ATTRIBUTE

    public static final String PARENT_REF_ATTRIBUTE

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  Constant Field Values

### VALUE_ELEMENT

    public static final String VALUE_ELEMENT

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### NULL_ELEMENT

    public static final String NULL_ELEMENT

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### LIST_ELEMENT

    public static final String LIST_ELEMENT

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### SET_ELEMENT

    public static final String SET_ELEMENT

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  Constant Field Values

### MAP_ELEMENT

    public static final String MAP_ELEMENT

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  Constant Field Values

### ENTRY_ELEMENT

    public static final String ENTRY_ELEMENT

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### KEY_ELEMENT

    public static final String KEY_ELEMENT

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### KEY_ATTRIBUTE

    public static final String KEY_ATTRIBUTE

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  Constant Field Values

### KEY_REF_ATTRIBUTE

    public static final String KEY_REF_ATTRIBUTE

See Also:
  Constant Field Values

### VALUE_REF_ATTRIBUTE

    public static final String VALUE_REF_ATTRIBUTE

See Also:
  Constant Field Values

### PROPS_ELEMENT

    public static final String PROPS_ELEMENT

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  Constant Field Values

### PROP_ELEMENT

    public static final String PROP_ELEMENT

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  Constant Field Values

### MERGE_ATTRIBUTE

    public static final String MERGE_ATTRIBUTE

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  Constant Field Values

### QUALIFIER_ELEMENT

    public static final String QUALIFIER_ELEMENT

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  Constant Field Values

### QUALIFIER_ATTRIBUTE_ELEMENT

    public static final String QUALIFIER_ATTRIBUTE_ELEMENT

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  Constant Field Values

### DEFAULT_LAZY_INIT_ATTRIBUTE

    public static final String DEFAULT_LAZY_INIT_ATTRIBUTE

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### DEFAULT_MERGE_ATTRIBUTE

    public static final String DEFAULT_MERGE_ATTRIBUTE

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### DEFAULT_AUTOWIRE_ATTRIBUTE

    public static final String DEFAULT_AUTOWIRE_ATTRIBUTE

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### DEFAULT_DEPENDENCY_CHECK_ATTRIBUTE

    public static final String DEFAULT_DEPENDENCY_CHECK_ATTRIBUTE

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### DEFAULT_AUTOWIRE_CANDIDATES_ATTRIBUTE

    public static final String DEFAULT_AUTOWIRE_CANDIDATES_ATTRIBUTE

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### DEFAULT_INIT_METHOD_ATTRIBUTE

    public static final String DEFAULT_INIT_METHOD_ATTRIBUTE

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### DEFAULT_DESTROY_METHOD_ATTRIBUTE

    public static final String DEFAULT_DESTROY_METHOD_ATTRIBUTE

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### logger

    protected final Log logger

Constructor Detail

### BeanDefinitionParserDelegate

    public BeanDefinitionParserDelegate(XmlReaderContext readerContext)

  Create a new BeanDefinitionParserDelegate associated with the supplied `XmlReaderContext`.

Method Detail

### getReaderContext

    public final XmlReaderContext getReaderContext()

  Get the `XmlReaderContext` associated with this helper instance.

### extractSource

    protected Object extractSource(Element ele)

  Invoke the `SourceExtractor` to pull the source metadata from the supplied `Element`.

### error

    protected void error(String message,
                         Node source)

  Report an error with the given message for the given source element.

### error

    protected void error(String message,
                         Element source)

  Report an error with the given message for the given source element.

### error

    protected void error(String message,
                         Element source,
                         Throwable cause)

  Report an error with the given message for the given source element.

### initDefaults

    public void initDefaults(Element root)

  Initialize the default lazy-init, autowire, dependency check settings, init-method, destroy-method and merge settings.

  See Also:
    `getDefaults()`

### getDefaults

    public DocumentDefaultsDefinition getDefaults()

  Return the defaults definition object, or `null` if the defaults have been initialized yet.

### getBeanDefinitionDefaults

    public BeanDefinitionDefaults getBeanDefinitionDefaults()

  Return the default settings for bean definitions as indicated within the attributes of the top-level `<beans/>` element.

### getAutowireCandidatePatterns

    public String[] getAutowireCandidatePatterns()

  Return any patterns provided in the 'default-autowire-candidates' attribute of the top-level `<beans/>` element.

### parseBeanDefinitionElement

    public BeanDefinitionHolder parseBeanDefinitionElement(Element ele)

  Parses the supplied `<bean>` element. May return `null` if there were errors during parse. Errors are reported to the `ProblemReporter`.

### parseBeanDefinitionElement

    public BeanDefinitionHolder parseBeanDefinitionElement(Element ele,
                                                           BeanDefinition containingBean)

  Parses the supplied `<bean>` element. May return `null` if there were errors during parse. Errors are reported to the `ProblemReporter`.

### checkNameUniqueness

    protected void checkNameUniqueness(String beanName,
                                       List aliases,
                                       Element beanElement)

  Validate that the specified bean name and aliases have not been used already.

### parseBeanDefinitionElement

    public AbstractBeanDefinition parseBeanDefinitionElement(Element ele,
                                                             String beanName,
                                                             BeanDefinition containingBean)

  Parse the bean definition itself, without regard to name or aliases. May return `null` if problems occured during the parse of the bean definition.

### parseBeanDefinitionAttributes

    public AbstractBeanDefinition parseBeanDefinitionAttributes(Element ele,
                                                                String beanName,
                                                                BeanDefinition containingBean,
                                                                AbstractBeanDefinition bd)

  Apply the attributes of the given bean element to the given bean * definition.

  Parameters:
    `ele` - bean declaration element
    `beanName` - bean name
    `containingBean` - containing bean definition
  Returns:
    a bean definition initialized according to the bean element attributes

### createBeanDefinition

    protected AbstractBeanDefinition createBeanDefinition(String className,
                                                          String parentName)
                                                   throws ClassNotFoundException

  Create a bean definition for the given class name and parent name.

  Parameters:
    `className` - the name of the bean class
    `parentName` - the name of the bean's parent bean
  Returns:
    the newly created bean definition
  Throws:
    `ClassNotFoundException` - if bean class resolution was attempted but failed

### parseMetaElements

    public void parseMetaElements(Element ele,
                                  BeanMetadataAttributeAccessor attributeAccessor)

### getAutowireMode

    public int getAutowireMode(String attValue)

### getDependencyCheck

    public int getDependencyCheck(String attValue)

### parseConstructorArgElements

    public void parseConstructorArgElements(Element beanEle,
                                            BeanDefinition bd)

  Parse constructor-arg sub-elements of the given bean element.

### parsePropertyElements

    public void parsePropertyElements(Element beanEle,
                                      BeanDefinition bd)

  Parse property sub-elements of the given bean element.

### parseQualifierElements

    public void parseQualifierElements(Element beanEle,
                                       AbstractBeanDefinition bd)

  Parse qualifier sub-elements of the given bean element.

### parseLookupOverrideSubElements

    public void parseLookupOverrideSubElements(Element beanEle,
                                               MethodOverrides overrides)

  Parse lookup-override sub-elements of the given bean element.

### parseReplacedMethodSubElements

    public void parseReplacedMethodSubElements(Element beanEle,
                                               MethodOverrides overrides)

  Parse replaced-method sub-elements of the given bean element.

### parseConstructorArgElement

    public void parseConstructorArgElement(Element ele,
                                           BeanDefinition bd)

  Parse a constructor-arg element.

### parsePropertyElement

    public void parsePropertyElement(Element ele,
                                     BeanDefinition bd)

  Parse a property element.

### parseQualifierElement

    public void parseQualifierElement(Element ele,
                                      AbstractBeanDefinition bd)

  Parse a qualifier element.

### parsePropertyValue

    public Object parsePropertyValue(Element ele,
                                     BeanDefinition bd,
                                     String propertyName)

  Get the value of a property element. May be a list etc. Also used for constructor arguments, "propertyName" being null in this case.

### parsePropertySubElement

    public Object parsePropertySubElement(Element ele,
                                          BeanDefinition bd)

### parsePropertySubElement

    public Object parsePropertySubElement(Element ele,
                                          BeanDefinition bd,
                                          String defaultTypeClassName)

  Parse a value, ref or collection sub-element of a property or constructor-arg element.

  Parameters:
    `ele` - subelement of property element; we don't know which yet
    `defaultTypeClassName` - the default type (class name) for any `<value>` tag that might be created

### parseIdRefElement

    public Object parseIdRefElement(Element ele)

  Return a typed String value Object for the given 'idref' element.

### parseValueElement

    public Object parseValueElement(Element ele,
                                    String defaultTypeClassName)

  Return a typed String value Object for the given value element.

### buildTypedStringValue

    protected Object buildTypedStringValue(String value,
                                           String targetTypeName,
                                           Element ele)
                                    throws ClassNotFoundException

  Build a typed String value Object for the given raw value.

  Throws:
    `ClassNotFoundException`
  See Also:
    `TypedStringValue`

### parseListElement

    public List parseListElement(Element collectionEle,
                                 BeanDefinition bd)

  Parse a list element.

### parseSetElement

    public Set parseSetElement(Element collectionEle,
                               BeanDefinition bd)

  Parse a set element.

### parseMapElement

    public Map parseMapElement(Element mapEle,
                               BeanDefinition bd)

  Parse a map element.

### buildTypedStringValueForMap

    protected final Object buildTypedStringValueForMap(String value,
                                                       String defaultTypeClassName,
                                                       Element entryEle)

  Build a typed String value Object for the given raw value.

  See Also:
    `TypedStringValue`

### parseKeyElement

    public Object parseKeyElement(Element keyEle,
                                  BeanDefinition bd,
                                  String defaultKeyTypeClassName)

  Parse a key sub-element of a map element.

### parsePropsElement

    public Properties parsePropsElement(Element propsEle)

  Parse a props element.

### parseMergeAttribute

    public boolean parseMergeAttribute(Element collectionElement)

  Parse the merge attribute of a collection element, if any.

### parseCustomElement

    public BeanDefinition parseCustomElement(Element ele)

### parseCustomElement

    public BeanDefinition parseCustomElement(Element ele,
                                             BeanDefinition containingBd)

### decorateBeanDefinitionIfRequired

    public BeanDefinitionHolder decorateBeanDefinitionIfRequired(Element ele,
                                                                 BeanDefinitionHolder definitionHolder)

### decorateBeanDefinitionIfRequired

    public BeanDefinitionHolder decorateBeanDefinitionIfRequired(Element ele,
                                                                 BeanDefinitionHolder definitionHolder,
                                                                 BeanDefinition containingBd)

### isDefaultNamespace

    public boolean isDefaultNamespace(String namespaceUri)

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