Question

I already know how to:

Load properties files into my Spring configuration using:

<context:property-placeholder location='aaa/bbb/ccc/stuff.properties'/>  

Build properties objects on the fly using:

<props><prop key='abc'>some value</prop></props> 

But what I cant do, and would be really useful, is to have Spring load a properties file and then build the matching properties object. I could then inject this into a bean in the normal way.

I’ve searched for this elsewhere without success. Any ideas?

Answer 1

Take a look at util:properties

<util:properties id='myProperties' location='classpath:com/foo/my.properties'/> 

Then, to inject the Properties into your Spring-managed Bean, it’s as simple as this:

@Resource(name = 'myProperties') private Properties myProperties;