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

If you are using Spring Boot 2, it works as is, without any additional configuration.

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

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