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1. how do java annotations work with spring, are they scanned at runtime or at startup?    stackoverflow.com

Just trying to understand how Java annotations work under the covers. Seeing as spring relies on annotations and scanning the object graph for DI and AOP (reflection), curious how things actually work. With ...

2. Unable to find annotations via reflection but advice is still executed    forum.springsource.org

Unable to find annotations via reflection but advice is still executed Hi all, I'm writing a JSR 303 aspect that will validate input into our service tier. This thread was very ...