Having property files loaded using ProperyPlaceholderConfigurer bean or the modern <context:property-placeholder> can become a real pain when the placeholders are distributed among the jars.

<context:property-placeholder location=”classpath*:*.properties”/>

Well, only location can be set here, the rest is default. Pretty cool, but it is not doing it… We look back to the old fashion bean

<bean class=”org.springframework.beans.factory.config.PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer”>
<property name=”locations” value=”classpath:*.properties”/>
</bean>

The hack comes here: change from the default placeholderPrefix to a specific one, unique among jars used and everything is gonna be alright.

<property name=”placeholderPrefix” value=”£{”/>

Don’t forget now to change the references to the properties (from ${…} to £{…}).

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First of all I would like to thank each and every one in the audience for the great support. You can now download the demo source code and the OSGi presentation material.

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