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Docs reflect bean id change from xsd:ID->xsd:string 

Issue: SPR-8054
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Chris Beams 2011-03-14 11:10:12 +00:00
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@ -532,16 +532,17 @@ List userList service.getUsernameList();
<para>In XML-based configuration metadata, you use the <para>In XML-based configuration metadata, you use the
<literal>id</literal> and/or <literal>name</literal> attributes to <literal>id</literal> and/or <literal>name</literal> attributes to
specify the bean identifier(s). The <literal>id</literal> attribute specify the bean identifier(s). The <literal>id</literal> attribute
allows you to specify exactly one id, and because it is a real XML allows you to specify exactly one id. Conventionally these names are
element ID attribute, the XML parser can do some extra validation when alphanumeric ('myBean', 'fooService', etc), but may special characters
other elements reference the id. As such, it is the preferred way to as well. If you want to introduce other aliases to the bean, you can
specify a bean identifier. However, the XML specification does limit the also specify them in the <literal>name</literal> attribute, separated by
characters that are legal in XML ids. This is usually not a constraint, a comma (<literal>,</literal>), semicolon (<literal>;</literal>), or
but if you need to use one of these special XML characters, or want to white space. As a historical note, in versions prior to Spring 3.1, the
introduce other aliases to the bean, you can also specify them in the <literal>id</literal> attribute was typed as an
<literal>name</literal> attribute, separated by a comma <literal>xsd:ID</literal>, which constrained possible characters. As of
(<literal>,</literal>), semicolon (<literal>;</literal>), or white 3.1, it is now <literal>xsd:string</literal>. Note that bean id
space.</para> uniqueness is still enforced by the container, though no longer by XML
parsers.</para>
<para>You are not required to supply a name or id for a bean. If no name <para>You are not required to supply a name or id for a bean. If no name
or id is supplied explicitly, the container generates a unique name for or id is supplied explicitly, the container generates a unique name for