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

By specifying the the my.list.of.strings=ABC,CDE,EFG in .properties file and using

@Value("${my.list.of.strings}") private String[] myString;

You can get the arrays of strings. And using CollectionUtils.addAll(myList, myString), you can get the list of strings.