Question

I have a config file like

package com.mypackage.referencedata.config;

@Configuration
@ComponentScan ("com.mypackage.referencedata.*")
public class ReferenceDataConfig {

In a spring xml if I have

<context:component-scan base-package="com.mypackage.referencedata.config.*" />

it does not get loaded.

If I use

<context:component-scan base-package="com.mypackage.referencedata.*" />

it works.

What gives? I’d expect the 1st to work as well.

Answer 1

<context:component-scan base-package="com.mypackage.referencedata.config.*" />

Will scan packages inside com.mypackage.referencedata.config as it is package.

com.mypackage.referencedata.config

Will work fine.