BeanCreationException for factory-method-created bean [SPR-14303]

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Ievgen Starodiedov opened SPR-14303 and commented

The following bean declaration causes BeanCreationException:

<bean id="submissionDateFormatter" class="java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter" factory-method="ofPattern">
    <constructor-arg name="pattern" value="dd-MMM-yyyy HH:mm"/>
    <constructor-arg name="locale" value="#{T(java.util.Locale).UK}"/>
</bean>

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org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'submissionDateFormatter' defined in file [%path%\target\classes\spring\integration\elections-submission-service-int.xml]: No matching factory method found: factory method 'ofPattern(String,Locale)'. Check that a method with the specified name and arguments exists and that it is static.
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(ConstructorResolver.java:551) ~[spring-beans-4.1.0.RELEASE.jar:4.1.0.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1113) ~[spring-beans-4.1.0.RELEASE.jar:4.1.0.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBeanInstance(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1008) ~[spring-beans-4.1.0.RELEASE.jar:4.1.0.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:505) ~[spring-beans-4.1.0.RELEASE.jar:4.1.0.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:476) ~[spring-beans-4.1.0.RELEASE.jar:4.1.0.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory$1.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:302) ~[spring-beans-4.1.0.RELEASE.jar:4.1.0.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:229) ~[spring-beans-4.1.0.RELEASE.jar:4.1.0.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:298) ~[spring-beans-4.1.0.RELEASE.jar:4.1.0.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:193) ~[spring-beans-4.1.0.RELEASE.jar:4.1.0.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.preInstantiateSingletons(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:725) ~[spring-beans-4.1.0.RELEASE.jar:4.1.0.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.finishBeanFactoryInitialization(AbstractApplicationContext.java:757) ~[spring-context-4.1.0.RELEASE.jar:4.1.0.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:480) ~[spring-context-4.1.0.RELEASE.jar:4.1.0.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.context.support.ClassPathXmlApplicationContext.<init>(ClassPathXmlApplicationContext.java:139) ~[spring-context-4.1.0.RELEASE.jar:4.1.0.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.context.support.ClassPathXmlApplicationContext.<init>(ClassPathXmlApplicationContext.java:83) ~[spring-context-4.1.0.RELEASE.jar:4.1.0.RELEASE]
	at com.ubs.f35.core.server.container.ContainerStart.main(ContainerStart.java:25) ~[core-server-container-3.0.1.jar:na]

The same declaration without constructor argument names causes no exception though

<bean id="submissionDateFormatter" class="java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter" factory-method="ofPattern">
    <constructor-arg value="dd-MMM-yyyy HH:mm"/>
    <constructor-arg value="#{T(java.util.Locale).UK}"/>
</bean>

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Spring version - 4.1.0.RELEASE
Java version - 1.8.0_05

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Issue Links:

• Unique XML-specified constructor not accepted in case of unresolvable name [SPR-13987] #18559 Unique XML-specified constructor not accepted in case of unresolvable name ("duplicates")

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Juergen Hoeller commented

This looks like a duplicate of #18559 which got resolved for 4.3 RC1 already. Please give it a try if you have the chance!