A typical use-case: I\'m having applicationContext.xml and dispatcher-servlet.xml. In the parent context (applicationContext.xml) I ha
applicationContext.xml
dispatcher-servlet.xml
Yes, this is an expected behaviour. <context:property-placeholder> creates a BeanFactoryPostProcessor which is applied at per-context basis. So, you'll need a postprocessor in the child context anyway.
<context:property-placeholder>
BeanFactoryPostProcessor