@Configuration constructor behaviour documentation differs between Reference Documentation and API docs [SPR-14552]

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Michael Vitz opened SPR-14552 and commented

The reference documentation at http://docs.spring.io/spring/docs/current/spring-framework-reference/htmlsingle/#beans-java-composing-configuration-classes states that "Constructor injection in @Configuration classes is only supported as of Spring Framework 4.3.". However if looking in the javadoc API for @Configuration at http://docs.spring.io/spring-framework/docs/current/javadoc-api/org/springframework/context/annotation/Configuration.html the following is said: "@Configuration classes must have a default/no-arg constructor and may not use @Autowired constructor parameters. Any nested configuration classes must be static." I think the javadoc needs to be fixed here.

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Affects: 4.3.2

Referenced from: commits 8aadb8d, 4854989

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Stéphane Nicoll commented

Good catch, thanks!