Frequently Asked annotation In Spring Interview
@SpringBootApplication: Combines @SpringBootConfiguration,
@EnableAutoConfiguration, and @ComponentScan annotations to simplify configuration.
@RestController: A combination of @Controller and @ResponseBody, used to create
RESTful web services.
@RequestMapping: Maps HTTP requests to handler methods in controllers, often used for
defining routes.
@GetMapping, @PostMapping, @PutMapping, @DeleteMapping, @PatchMapping:
Specialized annotations for mapping specific HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE,
PATCH) to handler methods.
@Autowired: Automatically injects dependencies in Spring-managed components.
@Component, @Service, @Repository, @Controller: Stereotype annotations for different
layers in a Spring application, marking classes as Spring-managed components.
@Configuration: Marks a class as a source of Spring bean definitions.
@Bean: Indicates that a method produces a bean to be managed by the Spring container.
@Transactional: Marks a method or class as transactional, managing transactions
automatically.
@EnableAutoConfiguration: Enables Spring Boot's auto-configuration mechanism to
automatically configure the application based on its dependencies.
@PropertySource: Adds a property file to the Spring environment.
@Value: Injects values from properties files or environment variables into fields.
@Profile: Defines beans that should be active only for specific profiles.
@PathVariable: Binds a method parameter to a URI template variable.
@RequestParam: Binds a method parameter to a query parameter in a URL.
@ExceptionHandler: Handles exceptions thrown by controller methods.
@ResponseStatus: Sets the HTTP status code in the response.
@CrossOrigin: Enables Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) for a method or class.
@Valid: Used for method parameter validation with JSR-303/JSR-380 annotations.
@Cacheable, @CachePut, @CacheEvict: Annotations for caching in Spring.
