Reading a List from properties file and load with spring annotation @Value

Question

I want to have a list of values in a .properties file, ie:

my.list.of.strings=ABC,CDE,EFG

And to load it in my class directly, ie:

Answer 1

Using Spring EL:

@Value("#{'${my.list.of.strings}'.split(',')}") 
private List myList;

Assuming your properties file is loaded correctly with the following:

my.list.of.strings=ABC,CDE,EFG