Spring bean life cycle

The factory method design pattern is used by the Spring ApplicationContext to create Spring beans in the container in the correct order, as per the given configuration. So, the Spring container is responsible for managing the life cycle of the bean, from creation to destruction. In a normal Java application, a new keyword of Java is used to instantiate the bean, and it's ready to use. Once the bean is no longer in use, it's eligible for garbage collection. But in a Spring container, the life cycle of the bean is more elaborate.

The following diagram illustrates the life cycle of a typical Spring bean:

Spring bean life cycle

In the next section, we will see the new features of the Spring Framework 5.0.