{"id":"da2fc7dd9faa633f","repo":"spring-projects/spring-framework","slug":"lookup-method-resolution-failed","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Lookup method resolution failed","messagePattern":"Lookup method resolution failed","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"BeanCreationException","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java","lineNumber":482,"sourceCode":"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLookupOverride override = new LookupOverride(method, lookup.value());\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttry {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRootBeanDefinition mbd = (RootBeanDefinition)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthis.beanFactory.getMergedBeanDefinition(beanName);\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmbd.getMethodOverrides().addOverride(override);\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tcatch (NoSuchBeanDefinitionException ex) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthrow new BeanCreationException(beanName,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Cannot apply @Lookup to beans without corresponding bean definition\");\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttargetClass = targetClass.getSuperclass();\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\twhile (targetClass != null && targetClass != Object.class);\n\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tcatch (IllegalStateException ex) {\n\t\t\t\t\tthrow new BeanCreationException(beanName, \"Lookup method resolution failed\", ex);\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tthis.lookupMethodsChecked.add(beanName);\n\t\t}\n\t}\n\n\t@Override\n\tpublic PropertyValues postProcessProperties(PropertyValues pvs, Object bean, String beanName) {\n\t\tInjectionMetadata metadata = findAutowiringMetadata(beanName, bean.getClass(), pvs);\n\t\ttry {\n\t\t\tmetadata.inject(bean, beanName, pvs);\n\t\t}\n\t\tcatch (BeanCreationException ex) {\n\t\t\tthrow ex;\n\t\t}\n\t\tcatch (Throwable ex) {\n\t\t\tthrow new BeanCreationException(beanName, \"Injection of autowired dependencies failed\", ex);\n\t\t}","sourceCodeStart":464,"sourceCodeEnd":500,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/blob/e8729d043887bf0d0baf91e062e909b56eb2b708/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java#L464-L500","documentation":"Error \"Lookup method resolution failed\" thrown in spring-projects/spring-framework.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:482 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":[],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":null,"validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"analyzedSha":"e8729d043887bf0d0baf91e062e909b56eb2b708","analyzedAt":"2026-08-04T19:07:39.725Z","schemaVersion":2}