[Springframework-developer] Spring Framework 1.1 final released

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Dear Spring community,
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I'm pleased to announce that Spring 1.1 final has just been released. =
Since 1.1 RC2, some API clarifications have happened and a number of =
bugs have been fixed. There is also a variety of minor new features:
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* reworked BeanWrapperImpl's property-specific custom editor handling to =
allow registration for uninitialized subpaths
* added "applyBeanPropertyValues" method to AutowireCapableBeanFactory, =
for populating an existing bean instance

* added "(abstract)" marker for properties bean definitions respectively =
"abstract" attribute for XML bean definitions
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* added support for SqlReturnType interface which allows to return =
custom types from stored procedures
* added auto-conversion of java.util.Date and java.util.Calendar to =
java.sql.Date/Time/Timestamp for JDBC parameters
* added support for WebSphere 4 to WebSphereNativeJdbcExtractor, =
autodetecting WebSphere 5 and 4 now

* added WebLogicServerTransactionManagerFactoryBean, to be used with =
WebLogicJtaTransactionManager on WebLogic 7.0
* added support for direct JTA synchronization to AbstractLobType, as =
alternative to Spring transaction synchronization
* added "flush" method to HibernateOperations/HibernateTemplate and =
JdoOperations/JdoTemplate, for eager flushing
* added "getReportQueryIteratorByQuery" method to OJB =
PersistenceBrokerOperations and PersistenceBrokerTemplate

* deprecated AbstractJndiLocator base class in favor of new =
JndiObjectLocator base class with explicit "lookup" method
* added JndiObjectTargetSource which performs a fresh JNDI lookup for =
each call, allowing for hot redeployment in JNDI
* added "cache" flag to JndiDestinationResolver, to allow for turning =
off the caching of Destination objects from JNDI
* added support for ObjectMessage to SimpleMessageConverter, converting =
between Serializable objects and ObjectMessages

* added RemoteConnectFailureException and RemoteLookupFailureException =
as RemoteAccessException subclasses
* added JndiRmiServiceExporter, JndiRmiClientInterceptor, =
JndiRmiProxyFactoryBean (for RMI-IIOP resp. CORBA)
* added "lookupStubOnStartup", "cacheStub" and =
"refreshStubOnConnectFailure" flags to RmiClientInterceptor
* added "lookupHomeOnStartup" and "refreshHomeOnConnectFailure" flags to =
AbstractRemoteSlsbInvokerInterceptor

* added "createMimeMessage(InputStream)" method to JavaMailSender, =
building a MimeMessage from raw MIME content
* MimeMessageHelper creates "multipart/related" now, to make mails with =
inline images compatible with Outlook Express
* added "validateAddresses" property to MimeMessageHelper (off by =
default), delegating to JavaMail 1.3's "validate"

* added "http10Compatible" flag to RedirectView, to be turned off for =
sending HTTP 1.1 status code 303 rather than 302
* added "buildPdfMetadata" callback to AbstractPdfView, for adding meta =
fields like author to the iText PDF Document
* added LookupDispatchActionSupport class to Struts support, analogous =
to ActionSupport but for LookupDispatchActions

As usual, see the changelog for details. Note that the 1.1 code base =
contains minor changes in various SPIs which are not =
backwards-compatible. The API as typically used in applications is as =
close to 100% compatible as possible, though.
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Regards,
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Juergen
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