How to configure a Spring beans with properties that are stored in a database table

Question

In my project we\'d like to externalize the properties of our Spring managed beans, that is very easy to do with standard Java .properties files, however we want to be able

Answer 1

In addition to Sean's suggestion, you can extend PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer. Look at the two current implementations - PreferencesX and ServletContextX, and roll out your own, jdbc-based.