Incorrectly defined method referenced in a "factory-method" attribute
Reports incorrect method references in the factory-method attribute of the <bean> element.
Example:
public class MyFactory {
public static FooBean createBean() {}
}
<beans>
<bean class="MyFactory" id="factory"/>
<bean factory-bean="factory" factory-method="createBean"/> <!-- Factory method 'createBean' must not be static -->
</beans>
Locating this inspection
- By ID
Can be used to locate inspection in e.g. Qodana configuration files, where you can quickly enable or disable it, or adjust its settings.
SpringFactoryMethodInspection- Via Settings dialog
Path to the inspection settings via IntelliJ Platform IDE Settings dialog, when you need to adjust inspection settings directly from your IDE.
Inspection ID: SpringFactoryMethodInspection
Suppressing Inspection
You can suppress this inspection by placing the following comment marker before the code fragment where you no longer want messages from this inspection to appear:
//noinspection SpringFactoryMethodInspection
More detailed instructions as well as other ways and options that you have can be found in the product documentation:
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Last modified: 03 December 2025