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Java Entities and Repositories Review

Posted by Zheng Yuan
Zheng Yuan
569 Points

Do we need to add "Repository" annotation for each repository we created?

Since from previous classes, every dao has a repository annotation, I am not sure if it also applies here.

1 Answer

Samson Fagade
Samson Fagade
721 Points
Samson Fagade
Samson Fagade
721 Points

I'm not sure what the spring official rule is, but what I've found is this. If you omit the @Repository annotation, your Repository will still work fine, you will only begin to run into problems if that repository interface needs to extend another interface. Then you'll begin to get weird errors