public static void main(String[] args) {
    new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext("/springtests/test01.xml");
}

ApplicationContext ctx = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext("/springtests/test01.xml");
MyClass myObj= MyClass.class.cast(ctx.getBean("myBeanName"));
myObj.doStuff();

public static CountDownLatch shutdownLatch = new CountDownLatch(1);
public static void main(String[] args) {
    ApplicationContext context =
       new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext("/springtests/test01.xml");
    try {
        shutdownLatch.await();
    } finally {
        context.close();
    }
}