Download directly for more content description... Spring Java Configuration. Version 1.0.0.M4. Spring JavaConfig . Spring Java Configuration (JavaConfig) provides a pure-Java means of configuring the . This guide covers all aspects of Spring JavaConfig. It covers implementing and using Configuration classes to configure the Spring IoC container and working with the feature set. It also covers extending and customizing JavaConfig  Spring Java Configuration (JavaConfig) provides a pure-Java means of configuring the Spring IoCcontainer. By taking advantage of Java 5.0 language features such as annotations and generics,JavaConfig allows users to express configuration logic and metadata directly in code, alleviating any needfor XML. By relying only on basic Java syntax and language features, JavaConfig offers several distinctadvantages: • JavaConfig provides a truly object-oriented mechanism for dependency injection, meaning you can take full advantage of reuse, inheritance and polymorphism in your configuration code. • You are given complete control over instantiation and dependency injection, meaning that even the most complex objects can be dealt with gracefully. • Because only Java is required, you are left with fully refactorable configuration logic that requires no special tooling beyond your IDE