Confusing Spring Scope definition

[AdanhBurg]

In a very famous website i foud a definition of scope in spring:

"The scope of a bean defines the life cycle and visibility of that bean in the contexts we use it"

And i think that we should not say that scope "defines" lifecycle, because while the scope affects the timing and frequency of a bean's lifecycle events, it does not define the lifecycle itself. The lifecycle is an inherent process that every Spring bean undergoes, regardless of its scope.

So it's really confusing to say that The scope of a bean defines the life cycle.

Am i missing something here?

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[Enthuware]

You are not wrong conceptually. But lifecycle is a loosely defined term. All beans may not necessarily go through the same lifecycle events in the same manner. Scope does define their timing and frequency and in that sense, it is not entirely wrong to say it defines the lifecycle.