diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/Conditional.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/Conditional.java
index f47aecf1741..578a6e2a6c5 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/Conditional.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/Conditional.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*
- * Copyright 2002-2015 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2017 the original author or authors.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
package org.springframework.context.annotation;
+import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
@@ -55,8 +56,9 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
* @since 4.0
* @see Condition
*/
-@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.METHOD})
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Documented
public @interface Conditional {
/**
diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/Profile.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/Profile.java
index 36f609798cc..ece57104ac6 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/Profile.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/Profile.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*
- * Copyright 2002-2015 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2017 the original author or authors.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -57,12 +57,19 @@ import org.springframework.core.env.ConfigurableEnvironment;
*
*
If a given profile is prefixed with the NOT operator ({@code !}), the annotated
* component will be registered if the profile is not active — for example,
- * given {@code @Profile({"p1", "!p2"})}, registration will occur if profile 'p1' is active or
- * if profile 'p2' is not active.
+ * given {@code @Profile({"p1", "!p2"})}, registration will occur if profile 'p1' is active
+ * or if profile 'p2' is not active.
*
*
If the {@code @Profile} annotation is omitted, registration will occur regardless
* of which (if any) profiles are active.
*
+ *
NOTE: With {@code @Profile} on {@code @Bean} methods, a special scenario may
+ * apply: In the case of overloaded {@code @Bean} methods, all {@code @Profile} declarations
+ * from all applicable factory methods for the same bean will be merged; as a consequence,
+ * they all need to match for the bean to become registered. {@code @Profile} can therefore
+ * not be used to select a particular overloaded method over another; resolution between
+ * overloaded factory methods only follows Spring's constructor resolution algorithm.
+ *
*
When defining Spring beans via XML, the {@code "profile"} attribute of the
* {@code } element may be used. See the documentation in the
* {@code spring-beans} XSD (version 3.1 or greater) for details.
@@ -78,8 +85,8 @@ import org.springframework.core.env.ConfigurableEnvironment;
* @see Conditional
* @see org.springframework.test.context.ActiveProfiles
*/
-@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.METHOD})
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Documented
@Conditional(ProfileCondition.class)
public @interface Profile {
diff --git a/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-beans.adoc b/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-beans.adoc
index fdae707305d..e69a39eb8d9 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-beans.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-beans.adoc
@@ -7416,6 +7416,9 @@ jdbc.password=
}
----
+
+
+
[[beans-environment]]
== Environment abstraction
@@ -7437,6 +7440,8 @@ on. The role of the `Environment` object with relation to properties is to provi
user with a convenient service interface for configuring property sources and resolving
properties from them.
+
+
[[beans-definition-profiles]]
=== Bean definition profiles
@@ -7563,6 +7568,18 @@ of creating a custom _composed annotation_. The following example defines a cust
}
----
+[TIP]
+====
+If a `@Configuration` class is marked with `@Profile`, all of the `@Bean` methods and
+`@Import` annotations associated with that class will be bypassed unless one or more of
+the specified profiles are active. If a `@Component` or `@Configuration` class is marked
+with `@Profile({"p1", "p2"})`, that class will not be registered/processed unless
+profiles 'p1' and/or 'p2' have been activated. If a given profile is prefixed with the
+NOT operator (`!`), the annotated element will be registered if the profile is **not**
+active. For example, given `@Profile({"p1", "!p2"})`, registration will occur if profile
+'p1' is active or if profile 'p2' is not active.
+====
+
`@Profile` can also be declared at the method level to include only one particular bean
of a configuration class:
@@ -7591,20 +7608,19 @@ of a configuration class:
}
----
-[TIP]
+[NOTE]
====
-If a `@Configuration` class is marked with `@Profile`, all of the `@Bean` methods and
-`@Import` annotations associated with that class will be bypassed unless one or more of
-the specified profiles are active. If a `@Component` or `@Configuration` class is marked
-with `@Profile({"p1", "p2"})`, that class will not be registered/processed unless
-profiles 'p1' and/or 'p2' have been activated. If a given profile is prefixed with the
-NOT operator (`!`), the annotated element will be registered if the profile is **not**
-active. For example, given `@Profile({"p1", "!p2"})`, registration will occur if profile
-'p1' is active or if profile 'p2' is not active.
+With `@Profile` on `@Bean` methods, a special scenario may apply: In the case of
+overloaded `@Bean` methods, all `@Profile` declarations from all applicable factory
+methods for the same bean will be merged; as a consequence, they all need to match
+for the bean to become registered. `@Profile` can therefore not be used to select
+a particular overloaded method over another; resolution between overloaded factory
+methods only follows Spring's constructor resolution algorithm.
====
+
[[beans-definition-profiles-xml]]
-=== XML bean definition profiles
+==== XML bean definition profiles
The XML counterpart is the `profile` attribute of the `` element. Our sample
configuration above can be rewritten in two XML files as follows: