Spring Framework Study Guide 2026
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Spring Framework exam key facts
- The Spring Professional Develop exam (2V0-72.22) has 60 single- and multiple-choice questions. Source
- Candidates have 130 minutes to complete the Spring Professional Develop exam (2V0-72.22). Source
- The passing score for the Spring Professional Develop exam (2V0-72.22) is a scaled score of 300. Source
- The Spring Professional Develop exam (2V0-72.22), which leads to the Spring Certified Professional certification, costs $250 USD. Source
- Under Broadcom's VMware exam retake policy, a candidate who fails a proctored exam such as Spring Professional Develop (2V0-72.22) must wait seven calendar days before retaking it, and cannot retake an exam they passed until a new major revision is released. Source
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✍️ Sample Spring Framework Questions & Answers
1. In Spring, what is meant by 'circular dependency'?
A circular dependency occurs when Bean A depends on Bean B and Bean B depends on Bean A, which can cause Spring to throw a BeanCurrentlyInCreationException with constructor injection.
2. What role does peer review play in Spring Framework practice?
This is fundamental to Spring Framework practice. It provides quality assurance and professional development through collegial evaluation represents the professional standard for professional standards in the Spring Framework certification framework.
3. How do you override a specific auto-configuration class in Spring Boot?
The exclude attribute of @SpringBootApplication (or @EnableAutoConfiguration) accepts an array of auto-configuration classes to disable.
4. Which annotation in Spring Boot Test is used to auto-configure a TestRestTemplate for full integration tests?
When @SpringBootTest uses RANDOM_PORT or DEFINED_PORT, Spring Boot auto-configures a TestRestTemplate bean for HTTP client testing.
5. In Spring Boot, what is the purpose of application profiles?
Spring profiles allow you to define environment-specific beans and configuration properties, activated via spring.profiles.active.
6. Which Spring Boot feature allows you to override specific properties only during tests without modifying application.properties?
@TestPropertySource or the properties/args attribute on @SpringBootTest injects test-specific property values that override the main configuration.
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Sources & references
Exam facts on this page (fees, format, dates, passing scores) are checked against these official sources; the date is our last check. Editorial policy
- docs.broadcom.com — Test delivery, retake policy, exam information · verified Oct 2026
- spring-academy.broadcom.com — Eligibility · verified Oct 2026
- broadcom.com — Fees, exam format, passing score, time limit · verified Oct 2026