Difference between @Bean and @Autowired

Question

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

@SpringBootApplication
public class Application {

    @Autowired
    BookingService bookingService;

         


        

Answer 1

Here's good article about @Autowired annotation: http://www.baeldung.com/spring-autowire

The @Autowired annotation can instantiate your injectables by defining @ComponentScan("namespace.with.your.components.for.inject") on config class

@Configuration
@ComponentScan("com.baeldung.autowire.sample")
public class AppConfig {}

All components must be marked by @Component annotation. It replaces the @Bean annotation.