Reading a List from properties file and load with spring annotation @Value

Question

I want to have a list of values in a .properties file, ie:

my.list.of.strings=ABC,CDE,EFG

And to load it in my class directly, ie:

Answer 1

My preferred way (for strings, in particular), is the following one:

admin.user={'Doe, John','Headroom, Max','Mouse, Micky'}

and use

@Value("#{${admin.user}}")
private List userList;

In this way, you can include also commas in your parameter. It works also for Sets.