Question

I a get a get a bean from Spring container say

MyClass obj1 = Context.getBean("obj1");

After using obj1, I am sure that it will not be needed in rest of my application.

Then is there any way to ask Spring container to destroy the bean.
Atleast giving hint to Spring container that it is no more needed and spring my decide whether to destroy it or not (Similar to garbage collection)?

Answer 1

Make “obj1” a prototype-scoped bean. Then Spring will create a new instance of it each time you ask for it (make sure you are ok with this), and then it will not manage the instance any further, so when you are done with it and release all your references it can be garbage collected.
Prototype scope is like new, only giving you Spring-configured beans.