Multiple properties files in Spring 3.0

Question

I am working on a project with several separate modules, each with their own application context properties files. I want to be able to load all these properties so that the

Answer 1

You can collect multiple property files into one bean quite easily:

  
  
  
    
      classpath*:default.properties
      classpath*:overrides.properties
      file:${APP_HOME}/**/*.properties
    
  

This particular example will gather all default.properties, overrides.properties on classpath and property files in your APP_HOME. Now you can refer to this bean from ProperyPlaceholderConfigurer or your custom postprocessor.