class

This attribute is mandatory and specifies the bean class to be used to create the bean.

name

This attribute specifies the bean identifier uniquely. In XMLbased configuration metadata, you use the id and/or name attributes to specify the bean identifier(s).

scope

This attribute specifies the scope of the objects created from a particular bean definition and it will be discussed in bean scopes chapter.

constructor-arg

This is used to inject the dependencies and will be discussed in subsequent chapters.

properties

This is used to inject the dependencies and will be discussed in subsequent chapters.

autowiring mode

This is used to inject the dependencies and will be discussed in subsequent chapters.

lazy-initialization mode

A lazy-initialized bean tells the IoC container to create a bean instance when it is first requested, rather than at the startup.

initialization method

A callback to be called just after all necessary properties on the bean have been set by the container. It will be discussed in bean life cycle chapter.

destruction method

A callback to be used when the container containing the bean is destroyed. It will be discussed in bean life cycle chapter.