When should you use Spring Annotations for DI and when should you use Spring XML for DI?
I wrote this article:
http://java.dzone.com/articles/dependency-injection-an-introd
The article covers Spring DI and Spring 2.5 DI features including Spring Annotations for Dependency Injection.
I would like to get your ideas on this concept.
When should you use Spring Annotations for DI and when should you use Spring XML for DI?
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Answers (3)
I'm working on an article that'll tackle the same question for Guice. I'm surprised that the notion of annotations is so controversial. But hey, to each his own. I like that Spring offers you the option of both, or as much of either as you like. I guess it all depends on how heavily you want your source code tied to a particular framework. In practice though, once you use a framework, you're going to be hard pressed to switch it to another without *some* effort. So I think the notion of annotations inhibiting a move is a red herring. Good article btw...