Spring Framework Spring Framework 3

Question 1

Which Spring Data method naming convention generates a query to find records where a field is between two values?

Accepted Answer

findByFieldBetween

Answer

Spring Data interprets 'Between' in a method name to generate a BETWEEN SQL clause for the specified field.

Question 2

What is the default scope of a Spring bean?

Accepted Answer

singleton

Answer

By default, Spring beans are singleton-scoped, meaning only one instance is created per ApplicationContext.

Question 3

In Spring AOP, what is a 'pointcut'?

Accepted Answer

An expression that selects join points where advice should apply

Answer

A pointcut is a predicate or expression that matches join points, determining where advice will be applied.

Question 4

Which annotation would you use to inject the primary bean when multiple candidates exist in Spring?

Accepted Answer

@Primary

Answer

@Primary marks a bean as the default candidate when multiple beans of the same type exist and no @Qualifier is specified.

Question 5

What does the @RequestBody annotation do in a Spring MVC controller?

Accepted Answer

Maps the HTTP request body to a Java object via deserialization

Answer

@RequestBody tells Spring MVC to deserialize the incoming HTTP request body (e.g., JSON) into the annotated parameter object.

Spring Framework Practice Test