Conflicting Spring bean attribute

Last modified: 03 December 2024

Reports configuration conflicts on <bean> attributes.

Example:

<beans>
  <bean class="java.lang.String" factory-bean="factoryBean"/>
  <!-- Exactly one of 'class' or 'factory-bean' is required -->
  <bean factory-bean="factoryBean" id="missingFactoryMethod"/> <!-- When factory-bean exists, factory-method is required -->

  <!-- Attribute abstract with default value 'false' is superfluous -->
  <bean abstract="false" id="superfluousDefaultAttributeAbstract"/>

  <!-- Attribute scope with default value 'singleton' is superfluous -->
  <bean id="superfluousDefaultAttributeScope" scope="singleton"/>

  <bean class="java.lang.StringBuilder">
    <property name="length">
      <!-- Attributes id, name, and scope are superfluous -->
      <bean id="beanId" name="beanName" scope="prototype"/>
    </property>
  </bean>
</beans>

Locating this inspection

By ID

Can be used to locate inspection in e.g. Qodana configuration files, where you can quickly enable or disable it, or adjust its settings.

SpringBeanAttributesInspection
Via Settings dialog

Path to the inspection settings via IntelliJ Platform IDE Settings dialog, when you need to adjust inspection settings directly from your IDE.

Settings or Preferences | Editor | Inspections | Spring | Spring Core | XML

Inspection Details

By default bundled with:

IntelliJ IDEA 2024.3, Qodana for JVM 2024.3,

Can be installed with plugin:

Spring, 243.23126