Autowired objects null?

[bm3719]

I have a class similar to this (extraneous code snipped):

package com.mycompany.myproj;

import java.util.List;
import com.mycompany.persistence.dao.myStuffDao;
import com.mycompany.persistence.model.myStuff;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;

public class MyThread implements Runnable {
    @Autowired
    private MyStuffDao myStuffDao;

    public void run() {
        try
        {
            List<myStuff> stuffList = 
                (List<myStuff>) myStuffDao.findAll();
            // I would do more stuff here, but myStuffDao is null.
        } catch (Exception e) {
            log.error("Oops: " + e.getMessage());
        }
    }    
}

I have a spring XML file that includes the following in the beans block:

  <context:component-scan base-package="com.mycompany.myproj"/>
  <context:annotation-config />
  <bean id="app" class="com.mycompany.myproj.App"></bean>

App gets kicked off by Tomcat, which then runs MyThread.

Pretty simple, but at runtime, myStuffDao is null. I've used these persistence classes in a RESTful webapp, and they work fine. This is also in a webapp, but for some reason, Autowiring doesn't occur.

Any tips on where to begin troubleshooting this would be great. I've been trying to get this to work for over a week now. I'm still a Spring amateur, so I'm hoping it's something obvious that I'm missing.

[Marten Deinum]

Use the instance from the container, don't create a new instance yourself.

That is probably what is going on.

[rumaovijay]

Please check inf @Service annotation or @component annotation is missing at the top of your class before putting it in the scan