Only the bean element is defined, no nested elements. If you do this first, then when you come to add contructor-arg or property sub-elements, auto-completion can be used to select the ref attribute value (see below).

Figure F.1. Examples of empty bean definitions

The STS XML Editor is smart enough to know that the class attribute represents a fully-qualified Java classname. Type in the first 4 letters of the classname then use CTRL+Space to show all matching classes. Pick one and the FQCN becomes the class attribute value.

The example below shows using auto-completion by typing just the first letter of each component word in the classname. Thus typing "RNI" brings up RewardNetworkImpl and RewardNetworkImplTests.

Figure F.2. Bean classname auto-completion

Similarly using CTRL+Space in a ref attribute presents a list of all known bean ids. Works for both contructor-arg or property elements.

Figure F.3. Constructor argument reference auto-completion

This time CTRL+Space can be used to show available property names when defining a property element. Each name corresponds to a setter on the bean class.

Figure F.4. Bean property name completion