Load a properties file into a java.util.Properties?

Question

I need to inject a java.utils.Properties instance into one of my beans. Is there a Spring class which will load the properties file and convert it into a java.utils.Properties instance, ready for injection?

Answer 1

Yes, using <util:properties> (see documentation).

Example:

<!-- creates a java.util.Properties instance with values loaded from the supplied location -->
<util:properties id="jdbcConfiguration" location="classpath:com/foo/jdbc-production.properties"/>