ImportResource (Spring Framework 5.2.12.RELEASE API)

```
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target(TYPE)
@Documented
public @interface ImportResource
```
Indicates one or more resources containing bean definitions to import.
Like @Import, this annotation provides functionality similar to the <import/> element in Spring XML. It is typically used when designing @Configuration classes to be bootstrapped by an AnnotationConfigApplicationContext, but where some XML functionality such as namespaces is still necessary.
By default, arguments to the value() attribute will be processed using a GroovyBeanDefinitionReader if ending in ".groovy"; otherwise, an XmlBeanDefinitionReader will be used to parse Spring <beans/> XML files. Optionally, the reader() attribute may be declared, allowing the user to choose a custom BeanDefinitionReader implementation.
Since:
3.0
Author:
Chris Beams, Juergen Hoeller, Sam Brannen
See Also:
Configuration, Import

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements
Modifier and Type	Optional Element	Description
`String[]`	`locations`	Resource locations from which to import.
`Class<? extends BeanDefinitionReader>`	`reader`	`BeanDefinitionReader` implementation to use when processing resources specified via the `value()` attribute.
`String[]`	`value`	Alias for `locations()`.

- Element Detail
  - value
```
@AliasFor("locations")
String[] value
```
    Alias for locations().
    See Also:
    locations(), reader()
    Default:
    {}
- - locations
```
@AliasFor("value")
String[] locations
```
    Resource locations from which to import.
    Supports resource-loading prefixes such as classpath:, file:, etc.
    Consult the Javadoc for reader() for details on how resources will be processed.
    Since:
    4.2
    See Also:
    value(), reader()
    Default:
    {}
- - reader
```
Class<? extends BeanDefinitionReader> reader
```
    BeanDefinitionReader implementation to use when processing resources specified via the value() attribute.
    By default, the reader will be adapted to the resource path specified: ".groovy" files will be processed with a GroovyBeanDefinitionReader; whereas, all other resources will be processed with an XmlBeanDefinitionReader.
    See Also:
    value()
    Default:
    org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionReader.class