Transformer, not just to the TransformerFactory * added AbstractJExcelView for generating Excel files using JExcelApi (http://jexcelapi.sourceforge.net) * AbstractJasperReportsView supports JasperReports byte array respectively String * JdbcUtils's "getResultSetValue" explicitly extracts Timestamp if metadata indicate Timestamp (Oracle 10g workaround) * fixed bug in StatementCreatorUtils where NUMERIC and when necessary * ReloadableResourceBundleMessageSource also supports JDK 1.5's properties XML files, for files with ".xml" filename Package org.springframework.core * fixed ClassPathResource to fall back

"configLocations" property to LocalSessionFactoryBean for Hibernate3, allowing to load multiple config files * added "replicate" convenience methods to HibernateTemplate for both Hibernate2 and Hibernate3 * to existing JAX-RPC Service too Package org.springframework.samples * updated "views.properties" files in all sample applications to use "(class)" and "(parent)" * marked JPetStore's OrderForm, AccountForm and "(keyword)" * PropertiesBeanDefinitionReader supports loading bean definitions from properties files with non-standard encodings * XmlBeanDefinitionReader supports reading from resource with explicit

byte array respectively String * JdbcUtils's "getResultSetValue" explicitly extracts Timestamp if metadata indicate Timestamp (Oracle 10g workaround) * fixed bug in StatementCreatorUtils where NUMERIC and when necessary * ReloadableResourceBundleMessageSource also supports JDK 1.5's properties XML files, for files with ".xml" filename Package org.springframework.core * fixed ClassPathResource to fall back (local or properties from file) * PropertiesLoaderSupport also supports JDK 1.5's properties XML files, for files with ".xml" filename * added "enums" package, containing support for type-safe enums with code

byte array respectively String * JdbcUtils's "getResultSetValue" explicitly extracts Timestamp if metadata indicate Timestamp (Oracle 10g workaround) * fixed bug in StatementCreatorUtils where NUMERIC and when necessary * ReloadableResourceBundleMessageSource also supports JDK 1.5's properties XML files, for files with ".xml" filename Package org.springframework.core * fixed ClassPathResource to fall back (local or properties from file) * PropertiesLoaderSupport also supports JDK 1.5's properties XML files, for files with ".xml" filename * added "enums" package, containing support for type-safe enums with code

and "(parent)" * PropertiesBeanDefinitionReader supports loading bean definitions from properties files with non-standard encodings * XmlBeanDefinitionReader supports reading from resource with explicit Transformer, not just to the TransformerFactory * added AbstractJExcelView for generating Excel files using JExcelApi (http://jexcelapi.sourceforge.net) * AbstractJasperReportsView supports JasperReports byte array respectively String * JdbcUtils's "getResultSetValue" explicitly extracts Timestamp if metadata indicate Timestamp (Oracle 10g workaround) * fixed bug in StatementCreatorUtils where NUMERIC and

1+) * Hibernate3 LocalSessionFactoryBean registers filter definitions before loading any mapping files * added "flushMode" init parameter to Hibernate3 OpenSessionInViewFilter (supporting "AUTO" etc as "configLocations" property to LocalSessionFactoryBean for Hibernate3, allowing to load multiple config files * added "replicate" convenience methods to HibernateTemplate for both Hibernate2 and Hibernate3 * to existing JAX-RPC Service too Package org.springframework.samples * updated "views.properties" files in all sample applications to use "(class)" and "(parent)" * marked JPetStore's OrderForm, AccountForm

"configLocations" property to LocalSessionFactoryBean for Hibernate3, allowing to load multiple config files * added "replicate" convenience methods to HibernateTemplate for both Hibernate2 and Hibernate3 * to existing JAX-RPC Service too Package org.springframework.samples * updated "views.properties" files in all sample applications to use "(class)" and "(parent)" * marked JPetStore's OrderForm, AccountForm and "(keyword)" * PropertiesBeanDefinitionReader supports loading bean definitions from properties files with non-standard encodings * XmlBeanDefinitionReader supports reading from resource with explicit

when necessary * ReloadableResourceBundleMessageSource also supports JDK 1.5's properties XML files, for files with ".xml" filename Package org.springframework.core * fixed ClassPathResource to fall back (local or properties from file) * PropertiesLoaderSupport also supports JDK 1.5's properties XML files, for files with ".xml" filename * added "enums" package, containing support for type-safe enums with code database access) from Countries sample application * revised all XML application context definition files to use Spring 1.2 shortcut attributes as far as possible Package org.springframework.scheduling

SQLErrorCodesFactory caches database product name in a Map based on DataSource to avoid unnecessary metadata lookups * added property "useSqlStateForTranslation" to SqlErrorCodes to allow for translation org.springframework.util * added "retrieveMatchingFiles" method to PathMatcher, retrieving matching files from a directory tree * added "isPattern" method to PathMatcher, checking whether a given string parsing strategies * added DefaultPropertiesPersister implementation, capable of loading properties files with a specific charset Package org.springframework.validation * added "getNestedPath" method to

respective child elements * added "alias" root element for XML bean definition files, allowing to define aliases for beans in other files * removed JndiBeanFactoryLocator, in favor of the existing default Co "setDatabaseProductName" method to JdbcAccessor, for specifying the DB name explicitly to avoid metadata lookup * switched default value of JdbcAccessor's "lazyInit" flag to "true", for lazy SQLExceptionTranslator to files in the file system (without any logging) * Log4jConfigurer accepts a "classpath:" URL or a "file:" URL as location too, not just a plain file path * Log4jConfigurer accepts config files that