Is it possible to have multiple PropertyPlaceHolderConfigurer in my applicationContext?

Question

I need to load a specific applicationContext.xml file according to a given system property. This itself loads a file with the actual configuration. Therefore I need 2 Proper

Answer 1

Another solution is to use placeholderPrefix property of PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer. You specify it for the second (third, fourth...) configurer, and then prefix all your corresponding placeholders, thus there will be no conflict.