diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/servlet/WebMvcRegistrations.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/servlet/WebMvcRegistrations.java index 5edf41e887f..e214aba223a 100644 --- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/servlet/WebMvcRegistrations.java +++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/servlet/WebMvcRegistrations.java @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ /* - * Copyright 2012-2019 the original author or authors. + * Copyright 2012-2023 the original author or authors. * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. @@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet; import org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.WebMvcConfigurationSupport; +import org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.WebMvcConfigurer; import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.ExceptionHandlerExceptionResolver; import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerAdapter; import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerMapping; @@ -25,9 +26,12 @@ import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandl * Interface to register key components of the {@link WebMvcConfigurationSupport} in place * of the default ones provided by Spring MVC. *
- * All custom instances are later processed by Boot and Spring MVC configurations. A - * single instance of this component should be registered, otherwise making it impossible - * to choose from redundant MVC components. + * All custom instances are later processed by Boot and Spring MVC configurations. To + * participate in, and if desired, override that subsequent processing, + * {@link WebMvcConfigurer} should be used. + *
+ * A single instance of this component should be registered, otherwise making it + * impossible to choose from redundant MVC components. * * @author Brian Clozel * @since 2.0.0 diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/web/servlet.adoc b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/web/servlet.adoc index e63819630ec..ad09e2f7a0e 100644 --- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/web/servlet.adoc +++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/web/servlet.adoc @@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ In addition to Spring MVC's defaults, the auto-configuration provides the follow If you want to keep those Spring Boot MVC customizations and make more {spring-framework-docs}/web.html#mvc[MVC customizations] (interceptors, formatters, view controllers, and other features), you can add your own `@Configuration` class of type `WebMvcConfigurer` but *without* `@EnableWebMvc`. If you want to provide custom instances of `RequestMappingHandlerMapping`, `RequestMappingHandlerAdapter`, or `ExceptionHandlerExceptionResolver`, and still keep the Spring Boot MVC customizations, you can declare a bean of type `WebMvcRegistrations` and use it to provide custom instances of those components. +The custom instances will be subject to further initialization and configuration by Spring MVC. +To participate in, and if desired, override that subsequent processing, a `WebMvcConfigurer` should be used. If you do not want to use the auto-configuration and want to take complete control of Spring MVC, add your own `@Configuration` annotated with `@EnableWebMvc`. Alternatively, add your own `@Configuration`-annotated `DelegatingWebMvcConfiguration` as described in the Javadoc of `@EnableWebMvc`.