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Nov 14, 2026 · Backend Development
Spring Boot Collection Injection & @Order Sorting: Source Code Analysis & Patterns
This article explains how Spring Boot injects multiple beans into collections (List, Set, Map, arrays), details the @Order, Ordered, and PriorityOrdered sorting mechanisms with source code analysis of DefaultListableBeanFactory and OrderComparator, and demonstrates practical applications in Strategy and Chain of Responsibility patterns.
@OrderChain of ResponsibilityCollection Injection
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