Question

What are the different types of bean scope in Spring framework?

Answer 1

In the spring bean configurations, bean attribute called 'scope' defines what kind of object has to created and returned.

There are following types of bean scope in Spring Framework :-

1. Singleton (used by default): Singleton scope means a single instance per Spring container; It is not thread-safe.
2. Prototype: Prototype means any number of object instances per Spring container.
3. Request: Request scope a bean definition to an HTTP request. Only valid in the context of a web-aware Spring ApplicationContext.
4. Session: The Session scope is a bean definition to an HTTP session. Only valid in the context of a web-aware Spring ApplicationContext.
5. Global-session: The Global-session scope is a bean definition to a global HTTP session. Only valid in the context of a web-aware Spring ApplicationContext.