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If you do not want to rely on the default bean-naming strategy, you can provide a custom
bean-naming strategy. First, implement the
{spring-framework-api}/beans/factory/support/BeanNameGenerator.html[`BeanNameGenerator`]
bean-naming strategy. First, implement either the
{spring-framework-api}/beans/factory/support/BeanNameGenerator.html[`BeanNameGenerator`] or
{spring-framework-api}/context/annotation/ConfigurationBeanNameGenerator.html[`ConfigurationBeanNameGenerator`]
interface, and be sure to include a default no-arg constructor. Then, provide the fully
qualified class name when configuring the scanner, as the following example annotation
and bean definition show.
TIP: If you run into naming conflicts due to multiple autodetected components having the
same non-qualified class name (i.e., classes with identical names but residing in
different packages), you may need to configure a `BeanNameGenerator` that defaults to the
fully qualified class name for the generated bean name. The
`FullyQualifiedAnnotationBeanNameGenerator` located in package
`org.springframework.context.annotation` can be used for such purposes.
qualified class name when configuring the scanner, as the following examples show.
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If you run into naming conflicts due to multiple autodetected components having the same
non-qualified class name (for example, classes with identical names but residing in
different packages), you can configure a `BeanNameGenerator` that defaults to the
fully-qualified class name for the generated bean name. The
`FullyQualifiedAnnotationBeanNameGenerator` can be used for such purposes.
As of Spring Framework 7.0, if you encounter naming conflicts among `@Bean` methods in
`@Configuration` classes, you can alternatively configure a
`ConfigurationBeanNameGenerator` that generates unique bean names for `@Bean` methods.
The `FullyQualifiedConfigurationBeanNameGenerator` can be used to generate
fully-qualified default bean names for `@Bean` methods without an explicit `name`
attribute — for example, `com.example.MyConfig.myBean` for an `@Bean` method named
`myBean()` declared in `@Configuration` class `com.example.MyConfig`.
The `FullyQualifiedAnnotationBeanNameGenerator` and
`FullyQualifiedConfigurationBeanNameGenerator` both reside in the
`org.springframework.context.annotation` package.
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As a general rule, consider specifying the name with the annotation whenever other
components may be making explicit references to it. On the other hand, the
auto-generated names are adequate whenever the container is responsible for wiring.
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`@Bean` is a method-level annotation and a direct analog of the XML `<bean/>` element.
The annotation supports some of the attributes offered by `<bean/>`, such as:
* xref:core/beans/definition.adoc#beans-beanname[name]
* xref:core/beans/factory-nature.adoc#beans-factory-lifecycle-initializingbean[init-method]
* xref:core/beans/factory-nature.adoc#beans-factory-lifecycle-disposablebean[destroy-method]
* xref:core/beans/dependencies/factory-autowire.adoc[autowiring]
* `name`.
You can use the `@Bean` annotation in a `@Configuration`-annotated or in a
`@Component`-annotated class.
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== Declaring a Bean
To declare a bean, you can annotate a method with the `@Bean` annotation. You use this
method to register a bean definition within an `ApplicationContext` of the type
specified as the method's return value. By default, the bean name is the same as
the method name. The following example shows a `@Bean` method declaration:
method to register a bean definition within an `ApplicationContext` of the type specified
by the method's return type. By default, the bean name is the same as the method name
(unless a different xref:#beans-java-customizing-bean-naming[bean name generator] is
configured). The following example shows a `@Bean` method declaration:
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However, this limits the visibility for advance type prediction to the specified
However, this limits the visibility for advanced type prediction to the specified
interface type (`TransferService`). Then, with the full type (`TransferServiceImpl`)
known to the container only once the affected singleton bean has been instantiated.
Non-lazy singleton beans get instantiated according to their declaration order,
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== Customizing Bean Naming
By default, configuration classes use a `@Bean` method's name as the name of the
resulting bean. This functionality can be overridden, however, with the `name` attribute,
as the following example shows:
resulting bean. However, as of Spring Framework 7.0, you can change this default strategy
by configuring a custom
{spring-framework-api}/context/annotation/ConfigurationBeanNameGenerator.html[`ConfigurationBeanNameGenerator`]
when bootstrapping the context or configuring component scanning. For example,
{spring-framework-api}/context/annotation/FullyQualifiedConfigurationBeanNameGenerator.html[`FullyQualifiedConfigurationBeanNameGenerator`]
can be used to generate fully-qualified default bean names for `@Bean` methods without an
explicit `name` attribute. For individual `@Bean` methods, the default or
generator-derived name can be overridden with the `name` attribute, as the following
example shows:
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NOTE: `@Bean("myThing")` is equivalent to `@Bean(name = "myThing")`.
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== Bean Aliasing