Difference between @Bean and @Autowired

Question

Why can\'t I use @Autowired in this case?

@SpringBootApplication
public class Application {

    @Autowired
    BookingService bookingService;

         


        

Answer 1

great answer by @DaveyDaveDave In the example instead of

@Bean
  BookingService bookingService() {
    return new BookingService();
  }

You can use @Service annotation on BookingService class