Is it possible to use .properties files in web.xml in conjunction with contextConfigLocation parameter?

Question

Here is part of my web.xml:

        contextConfigLocation
        
            clas         


        

Answer 1

Yes, you can use ServletContextParameterFactoryBean to expose context-param value (it also requires full form of PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer instead of simple context:property-placeholder):

Or use Spring 3.0's EL: