I have
<bean id='dao' class='......'> <property name='foo'> <props> <prop key='me'>Homer</prop> <props> <property> </bean>
I want to use my current properties file, name-value pair, to change ‘Homer’ I cannot figure it out…
Use the PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer bean. Example here:
http://static.springframework.org/spring/docs/2.5.x/reference/beans.html#beans-factory-placeholderconfigurer