2.2. @Bean

@Bean is a method-level annotation and a direct analog of the XML <bean/> element. The annotation supports most of the attributes offered by <bean/>, such as: init-method, destroy-method, autowiring, lazy-init, dependency-check, depends-on and scope. To declare a bean, simply annotate a method with the @Bean annotation. When JavaConfig encounters such a method, it will execute that method and regi