Grails use config.properties value into BuildConfig.groovy
I have a config.properties file under conf directory. and have a entry in the above file like this: grails.tomcat.version = 2.2.4 . How can I use this value in BuildConfig.groovy file? Suppose: plugins = { build ":tomcat:{here i want to use the config value}" } You can do read the properties file as below: plugins { def props = new Properties() new File("grails-app/conf/config.properties").withReader{ props.load(it) } def slurp = new ConfigSlurper().parse(props) build ":tomcat:$slurp.grails.tomcat.version" } I do not see a value out of it if you only have that single entry to use from the