Could private static class Spring bean annotated @Service be autowired?

Question

If I have a private static inner class annotated with @Service, will it be autowired? Will Spring's component search find it?

Answer 1

Yes; Spring's component scanner will also find inner classes and treat them as beans.

Remember to use the $-notation when referring to the class from an XML-file; e.g.

<bean id="myBean" class="com.mybeans.OuterClass$InnerClass"/>.

UPDATE: Yes; Spring can instantiate private inner classes.