[Springframework-developer] Description element in XML bean definitions

[Rod J. <rod...@in...>]

I've added optional <description> elements to allow user documentation in
XML bean definition documents.  The string values are not currently
available programmatically, although I'll add this if there's a compelling
reason. (I was tempted to add it anyway, but then I remembered YAGNI!)

Following discussion on the web site, I've used an element everywhere--no
attributes.

Description can now be the first element for any beans, bean, property or
constructor-arg element, like this:

<beans>
    <description>
        Parent application context for my very special web application.
        Contains transactioin definitions...
    <description>

    <bean id="x" class="y">
        <description>My special x bean</description>
        <property name="foo">
            <description>xxxx</description>
           <value>bar</value>
        </property>
    </bean>

Thomas, can you please update the DTD on the web site?

Regards,
Rod