XML configuration is one way to manage (create, destroy, set arguments,…) beans. Below some example.

This example depends on the previous post First Time Spring.

( 1 ) Pass simple arguments to a bean’s constructor

circle = new Circle(5);

<bean id="circle2" class="com.hmkcode.beans.Circle"> 
	<constructor-arg value="5"/>
</bean>

( 2 ) Passing an object as an argument to a bean’s constructor

shapePainter = new ShapePainter(circle, “blue”)

<bean id="circle" class="com.hmkcode.beans.Circle"/>

<bean id="shapePainter" class="com.hmkcode.beans.ShapePainter">
        <constructor-arg ref="circle"/>
	<constructor-arg value="blue"/>
</bean>

( 3 ) Creating single or many beans set scope=(singleton vs. prototype)

By default Spring create a single bean so setting the scope attribute as singleton is optional

<bean id="circle" class="com.hmkcode.beans.Circle"/>

To create more than one change the scope to prototype

<bean id="circle" class="com.hmkcode.beans.Circle" scope="prototype"/>

( 4 ) Set bean simple property using set method

circle.setRadius(4.0)

<bean id="circle" class="com.hmkcode.beans.Circle">
	<property name="radius" value="4.0"/>
</bean>

( 5 )Set bean object property using set method

shapePainter.setShape(circle)

<bean id="shapePainter" class="com.hmkcode.beans.ShapePainter">
	<property name="shape" ref="circle"/>
</bean>

Or

shapePainter.setShape(new Circle())

<bean id="shapePainter" class="com.hmkcode.beans.ShapePainter">
      <property name="shape">
		<bean class="com.hmkcode.beans.Circle" />
      </property>		
</bean>

( 6 ) Calling a method once a bean is initialized init-method=”methodName”

<bean id="shapePainter" class="com.hmkcode.beans.ShapePainter" init-method="paint">
  <property name="shape">
	<bean class="com.hmkcode.beans.Circle" />		   
</property>
<property name="color" value="blue"/>
		</bean>

Also, you can call a method before a bean is “destroyed” using destroy-method=”methodName”

Download the “updated” source code FirstTimeSpring.zip