spring-projects/spring-framework · error · BeanCreationException

Injection of autowired dependencies failed

Error message

Injection of autowired dependencies failed

What it means

Error "Injection of autowired dependencies failed" thrown in spring-projects/spring-framework.

Source

Thrown at spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:499

				catch (IllegalStateException ex) {
					throw new BeanCreationException(beanName, "Lookup method resolution failed", ex);
				}
			}
			this.lookupMethodsChecked.add(beanName);
		}
	}

	@Override
	public PropertyValues postProcessProperties(PropertyValues pvs, Object bean, String beanName) {
		InjectionMetadata metadata = findAutowiringMetadata(beanName, bean.getClass(), pvs);
		try {
			metadata.inject(bean, beanName, pvs);
		}
		catch (BeanCreationException ex) {
			throw ex;
		}
		catch (Throwable ex) {
			throw new BeanCreationException(beanName, "Injection of autowired dependencies failed", ex);
		}
		return pvs;
	}

	/**
	 * <em>Native</em> processing method for direct calls with an arbitrary target
	 * instance, resolving all of its fields and methods which are annotated with
	 * one of the configured 'autowired' annotation types.
	 * @param bean the target instance to process
	 * @throws BeanCreationException if autowiring failed
	 * @see #setAutowiredAnnotationTypes(Set)
	 */
	public void processInjection(Object bean) throws BeanCreationException {
		Class<?> clazz = bean.getClass();
		InjectionMetadata metadata = findAutowiringMetadata(clazz.getName(), clazz, null);
		try {
			metadata.inject(bean, null, null);
		}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:499 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of spring-projects/spring-framework@e8729d0438 (2026-08-04). Data as JSON: /data/errors/95253f4731c7f6c8.json. Report an issue: GitHub.