What's the difference between @Component, @Repository & @Service annotations in Spring?

Question

Can @Component, @Repository and @Service annotations be used interchangeably in Spring or do they provide any particular functionality besides acting as a notation device?

Answer 1

Annotate other components with @Component, for example REST Resource classes.

@Component
public class AdressComp{
    .......
    ...//some code here    
}

@Component is a generic stereotype for any Spring managed component.

@Controller, @Service and @Repository are Specializations of @Component for specific use cases.

@Component in Spring