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Injection value in XML application context violates conventions

Last modified: 03 December 2024

Reports properties configured via <value> or <ref> sub-elements and offers to replace them with the corresponding attributes.

Example:

<beans>
  <bean class="MyBean" id="myBean"/>

  <bean class="MyFactory">
    <property name="bean">
      <ref bean="myBean"/> <!-- reports 'Usage of explicit <ref> element' -->
    </property>
  </bean>
</beans>

After applying the quick-fix:

<beans>
  <bean class="MyBean" id="myBean"/>
  <bean class="MyFactory">
    <property name="bean" ref="myBean"/>
  </bean>
</beans>

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SpringInjectionValueStyleInspection
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Inspection Details

By default bundled with:

IntelliJ IDEA 2024.3, Qodana for JVM 2024.3,

Can be installed with plugin:

Spring, 243.23126