What is the correct way to initialize fields in Spring Beans?

Question

I am wondering how should I initialize fields in Spring Beans? Here are some possible solutions:

1. Initialize the fields directly in the ad

import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;

@Component
public class DeclarationInit {

    private final int field = Integer.MAX_VALUE;

    public int getField() {
        return field;
    }
}

2. Initialize fields using annotation @Value

import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;

@Component
public class ValueInit {

    @Value("#{T(Integer).MAX_VALUE}")
    private int field;

    public int getField() {
        return field;
    }
}

3. Initialize fields using annotation @Autowired

import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;

@Component
public class AutowiredInit {

    private int field;

    @Autowired
    private void initField() {
        field = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
    }

    public int getField() {
        return field;
    }
}

4. Field initialization using annotation @PostConstruct

import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;

@Component
public class PostConstructInit {

    private int field;

    @PostConstruct
    private void initField() {
        field = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
    }

    public int getField() {
        return field;
    }
}

All tests are successful and show no difference:

import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.equalTo;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.boot.test.SpringApplicationConfiguration;
import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;

@RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
@SpringApplicationConfiguration(classes = SomeTestContextConfiguration.class)
public class FieldInitTest {

    @Autowired
    private DeclarationInit declarationInit;

    @Autowired
    private ValueInit valueInit;

    @Autowired
    private AutowiredInit autowiredInit;

    @Autowired
    private PostConstructInit postConstructInit;

    @Test
    public void shouldInitializeFieldOnDeclaration() {
        assertThat(declarationInit.getField(), equalTo(Integer.MAX_VALUE));
    }

    @Test
    public void shouldInitializeFieldWithValueAnnotation() {
        assertThat(valueInit.getField(), equalTo(Integer.MAX_VALUE));
    }

    @Test
    public void shouldInitializeFieldWithAutowiredSetter() {
        assertThat(autowiredInit.getField(), equalTo(Integer.MAX_VALUE));
    }

    @Test
    public void shouldInitializeFieldWithPostConstruct() {
        assertThat(postConstructInit.getField(), equalTo(Integer.MAX_VALUE));
    }
}

Are these ads equal to each other or should I use only one of them or none of them?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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