org.springframework.util (Spring Framework 4.3.30.RELEASE API)

Miscellaneous utility classes, such as String manipulation utilities, a Log4J configurer, and a state holder for paged lists of objects.

Interface Summary
Interface	Description
AutoPopulatingList.ElementFactory<E>	Factory interface for creating elements for an index-based access data structure such as a `List`.
ConcurrentReferenceHashMap.Reference<K,V>	A reference to an `ConcurrentReferenceHashMap.Entry` contained in the map.
ErrorHandler	A strategy for handling errors.
IdGenerator	Contract for generating universally unique identifiers `(UUIDs)`.
MultiValueMap<K,V>	Extension of the `Map` interface that stores multiple values.
PathMatcher	Strategy interface for `String`-based path matching.
PropertiesPersister	Strategy interface for persisting `java.util.Properties`, allowing for pluggable parsing strategies.
PropertyPlaceholderHelper.PlaceholderResolver	Strategy interface used to resolve replacement values for placeholders contained in Strings.
ReflectionUtils.FieldCallback	Callback interface invoked on each field in the hierarchy.
ReflectionUtils.FieldFilter	Callback optionally used to filter fields to be operated on by a field callback.
ReflectionUtils.MethodCallback	Action to take on each method.
ReflectionUtils.MethodFilter	Callback optionally used to filter methods to be operated on by a method callback.
StringValueResolver	Simple strategy interface for resolving a String value.
WeakReferenceMonitor.ReleaseListener	Listener that is notified when the handle is being released.

Class Summary
Class	Description
AlternativeJdkIdGenerator	An `IdGenerator` that uses `SecureRandom` for the initial seed and `Random` thereafter, instead of calling `UUID.randomUUID()` every time as `JdkIdGenerator` does.
AntPathMatcher	`PathMatcher` implementation for Ant-style path patterns.
AntPathMatcher.AntPathStringMatcher	Tests whether or not a string matches against a pattern via a `Pattern`.
AntPathMatcher.AntPatternComparator	The default `Comparator` implementation returned by `AntPathMatcher.getPatternComparator(String)`.
Assert	Assertion utility class that assists in validating arguments.
AutoPopulatingList<E>	Simple `List` wrapper class that allows for elements to be automatically populated as they are requested.
Base64Utils	A simple utility class for Base64 encoding and decoding.
ClassUtils	Miscellaneous `java.lang.Class` utility methods.
CollectionUtils	Miscellaneous collection utility methods.
CommonsLogWriter	`java.io.Writer` adapter for a Commons Logging `Log`.
CompositeIterator<E>	Composite iterator that combines multiple other iterators, as registered via `CompositeIterator.add(Iterator)`.
ConcurrencyThrottleSupport	Support class for throttling concurrent access to a specific resource.
ConcurrentReferenceHashMap<K,V>	A `ConcurrentHashMap` that uses `soft` or weak references for both `keys` and `values`.
ConcurrentReferenceHashMap.Entry<K,V>	A single map entry.
CustomizableThreadCreator	Simple customizable helper class for creating new `Thread` instances.
DefaultPropertiesPersister	Default implementation of the `PropertiesPersister` interface.
DigestUtils	Miscellaneous methods for calculating digests.
ExceptionTypeFilter	An `InstanceFilter` implementation that handles exception types.
FastByteArrayOutputStream	A speedy alternative to `ByteArrayOutputStream`.
FileCopyUtils	Simple utility methods for file and stream copying.
FileSystemUtils	Utility methods for working with the file system.
InstanceFilter<T>	A simple instance filter that checks if a given instance match based on a collection of includes and excludes element.
JdkIdGenerator	An `IdGenerator` that calls `UUID.randomUUID()`.
LinkedCaseInsensitiveMap<V>	`LinkedHashMap` variant that stores String keys in a case-insensitive manner, for example for key-based access in a results table.
LinkedMultiValueMap<K,V>	Simple implementation of `MultiValueMap` that wraps a `LinkedHashMap`, storing multiple values in a `LinkedList`.
Log4jConfigurer	Deprecated. as of Spring 4.2.1, in favor of Apache Log4j 2 (following Apache's EOL declaration for log4j 1.x)
MethodInvoker	Helper class that allows for specifying a method to invoke in a declarative fashion, be it static or non-static.
MimeType	Represents a MIME Type, as originally defined in RFC 2046 and subsequently used in other Internet protocols including HTTP.
MimeType.SpecificityComparator<T extends MimeType>
MimeTypeUtils	Miscellaneous `MimeType` utility methods.
NumberUtils	Miscellaneous utility methods for number conversion and parsing.
ObjectUtils	Miscellaneous object utility methods.
PatternMatchUtils	Utility methods for simple pattern matching, in particular for Spring's typical "xxx", "xxx" and "xxx" pattern styles.
PropertyPlaceholderHelper	Utility class for working with Strings that have placeholder values in them.
ReflectionUtils	Simple utility class for working with the reflection API and handling reflection exceptions.
ResizableByteArrayOutputStream	An extension of `ByteArrayOutputStream` that: has public `ResizableByteArrayOutputStream.grow(int)` and `ResizableByteArrayOutputStream.resize(int)` methods to get more control over the size of the internal buffer has a higher initial capacity (256) by default
ResourceUtils	Utility methods for resolving resource locations to files in the file system.
SerializationUtils	Static utilities for serialization and deserialization.
SimpleIdGenerator	A simple `IdGenerator` that starts at 1 and increments by 1 with each call.
SocketUtils	Simple utility methods for working with network sockets — for example, for finding available ports on `localhost`.
StopWatch	Simple stop watch, allowing for timing of a number of tasks, exposing total running time and running time for each named task.
StopWatch.TaskInfo	Inner class to hold data about one task executed within the stop watch.
StreamUtils	Simple utility methods for dealing with streams.
StringUtils	Miscellaneous `String` utility methods.
SystemPropertyUtils	Helper class for resolving placeholders in texts.
TypeUtils	Utility to work with Java 5 generic type parameters.
WeakReferenceMonitor	Deprecated. as of Spring Framework 4.3.6

Enum Summary
Enum	Description
ConcurrentReferenceHashMap.ReferenceType	Various reference types supported by this map.
ConcurrentReferenceHashMap.Restructure	The types of restructuring that can be performed.

Exception Summary
Exception	Description
AutoPopulatingList.ElementInstantiationException	Exception to be thrown from ElementFactory.
InvalidMimeTypeException	Exception thrown from `MimeTypeUtils.parseMimeType(String)` in case of encountering an invalid content type specification String.

Package org.springframework.util