[Springframework-developer] Spring Framework 1.1.3 released

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Dear Spring community,
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I'm pleased to announce that Spring 1.1.3 has just been released. This =
is a bugfix and minor enhancement release in the 1.1 series; most =
importantly, JDK 1.3 compatibility is fully restored. Among the new =
features in this release are:
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* added "setResourceLoader" method to GenericApplicationContext, for =
overriding the default resource loading strategy
* added FileSystemResourceLoader, resolving paths as file system =
resources rather than as class path resources
* BeanWrapperImpl automatically registers a default =
ResourceArrayPropertyEditor
* added CustomCollectionEditor, by default registered to convert between =
Set, SortedSet and List (when necessary)
* added "fileEncoding" and "propertiesPersister" properties to =
PropertyResourceConfigurer
* reworked DefaultListableBeanFactory's "getBeansOfType" to return =
FactoryBean instances when passed a FactoryBean type
* DefaultXmlBeanDefinitionParser resolves "set" tag as LinkedHashSet on =
JDK 1.4, falling back to HashSet on JDK 1.3
* factored out AbstractRefreshableApplicationContext as base class of =
AbstractXmlApplicationContext
* added "setIgnoreUnknownFields" method to DataBinder, enforcing request =
parameters to match fields when turned "false"

* added "execute(ConnectionCallback)" method to JdbcTemplate, allowing =
any kind of operation on a given Connection
* added DB2SequenceMaxValueIncrementer, implementing the =
DataFieldMaxValueIncrementer interface for a DB2 sequence
* fixed Hibernate/JTA synchronization to also work with EJB remote =
transaction propagation (with >1 thread involved)
* added "transactionConfigClass" and "transactionConfigProperties" =
customization properties to SqlMapClientFactoryBean

* added optional "proxyInterface" property to JndiObjectFactoryBean, for =
exposing a proxy rather than the plain object
* added "lookupOnStartup" and "cache" properties to =
JndiObjectFactoryBean, allowing for lazy lookup on first access etc
* added "codebaseUrl" property to HttpInvokerClientInterceptor, =
specifying a URL for dynamic class download
* added support for dynamic class downloading to =
AbstractHttpInvokerRequestExecutor and its subclasses

* DispatcherServlet by default cleans up request attributes after =
include request (configurable via "cleanupOnInclude")
* UrlBasedViewResolver supports a "forward:" prefix too, for forwards to =
other controllers through special view names
* added "attributes" (Properties) and "attributesMap" (Map) properties =
to UrlBasedViewResolver, for static attributes
* InternalResourceView performs an include if the response has already =
been committed (-> forward not possible anymore)
* JstlView and TilesJstlView respect a JSTL "localizationContext" config =
in web.xml, checking those messages first
* added overloaded "createVelocityContext" and "exposeHelpers" methods =
to VelocityView, with passed-in servlet response
* added "toolAttributes" property to VelocityView, taking attribute name =
/ tool class name pairs for tools to expose
* added JasperReportsXxxView to allow for convenient rendering of =
CSV/HTML/PDF/XLS web views with Jasper Reports
* added MappingDispatchActionSupport class, as convenience subclass of =
Struts 1.2's MappingDispatchAction

Have a look at the changelog for details.
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Cheers,
Juergen