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What is Spring Boot conditional annotations (@ConditionalOnClass, @ConditionalOnProperty)?
Updated May 17, 2026
Short answer
Conditional annotations control bean creation based on environment or classpath conditions.
Deep explanation
Spring Boot uses conditional annotations in auto-configuration. @ConditionalOnClass checks class presence. @ConditionalOnProperty enables beans based on config values. This enables flexible modular configuration.
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