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Spring by Example

• Reference (HTML / PDF) updated for Spring Framework 4.1.x
• Spring 4.0.x Reference (HTML / PDF)
  • Note: GWT & Spring dm Server (OSGi) examples have been removed.
• Spring 3.2.x Reference (HTML / PDF)
• Spring 3.1.x Reference (HTML / PDF)
  • Note: Spring by Example JDBC has been removed since the Spring JDBC Namespace can be used instead. GWT examples have been removed currently and Spring dm Server (OSGi) examples have not been updated.
• Spring 3.0.x Reference (HTML / PDF)
• Spring 2.5.x Reference (HTML / PDF)

Part I: Spring Introduction

Preface • Spring In Context: Core Concepts • A Practical Introduction to Inversion of Control

Part II: Core

AspectJ Load-time Weaving in Spring

Part III: Persistence

Simple Spring JDBC Template • Simple Hibernate XML Configuration • One to Many Hibernate XML Configuration • One to Many Hibernate Annotation Configuration • One to Many JPA Hibernate Configuration • JPA Joined Inheritance • Spring Data JPA • Spring Data JPA Auditing • Hibernate Transaction Annotation Configuration • Simple Spring Transactional JUnit 4 Test

Part IV: Web

Simple Tiles 2 Spring MVC Webapp • Basic Webapp Internationalization • Simple Spring MVC Form Annotation Configuration Webapp • Simple Spring Security Webapp • Simple Spring Web Flow Webapp • Spring Web Flow Subflow Webapp • Simple Grails Webapp • Simple Flex Webapp

Part V: Enterprise

Simple Spring JMS • Simple Spring Web Services • Embedded Spring Web Services • Simple Spring Integration • Spring JMX • Spring Modules JCR Node Creation & Retrieval • Velocity E-mail Template • Solr Client

Part VI: Contact Application

Contact Application DAO • Contact Application Web Service Beans • Contact Application Services • Contact Application REST Services • Contact Application Webapp • Contact Application Test

Part VII: Modules

Spring by Example Custom ServletContext Scope Module • Spring by Example Custom Thread Scope Module • Spring by Example's Dynamic Tiles 2 Spring MVC Module • Spring by Example JCR Module • Spring by Example Utils Module • Spring by Example Web Module • Spring Modules Validation