Spring examples to show you how to inject values into collections type (List
, Set
, Map
, and Properties
). 4 major collection types are supported :
- List –
- Set –
- Map –
Spring beans
A Customer object, with four collection properties.
package com.mkyong.common;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Properties;
import java.util.Set;
public class Customer
{
private List<Object> lists;
private Set<Object> sets;
private Map<Object, Object> maps;
private Properties pros;
//...
}
See different code snippets to declare collection in bean configuration file.
1. List example
<property name="lists">
<list>
<value>1</value>
<ref bean="PersonBean" />
<bean class="com.mkyong.common.Person">
<property name="name" value="mkyongList" />
<property name="address" value="address" />
<property name="age" value="28" />
</bean>
</list>
</property>
2. Set example
<property name="sets">
<set>
<value>1</value>
<ref bean="PersonBean" />
<bean class="com.mkyong.common.Person">
<property name="name" value="mkyongSet" />
<property name="address" value="address" />
<property name="age" value="28" />
</bean>
</set>
</property>
3. Map example
<property name="maps">
<map>
<entry key="Key 1" value="1" />
<entry key="Key 2" value-ref="PersonBean" />
<entry key="Key 3">
<bean class="com.mkyong.common.Person">
<property name="name" value="mkyongMap" />
<property name="address" value="address" />
<property name="age" value="28" />
</bean>
</entry>
</map>
</property>
4. Properties example
<property name="pros">
<props>
<prop key="admin">admin@nospam.com</prop>
<prop key="support">support@nospam.com</prop>
</props>
</property>
Full Spring’s bean configuration file.
<beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans
http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans-2.5.xsd">
<bean id="CustomerBean" class="com.mkyong.common.Customer">
<!-- java.util.List -->
<property name="lists">
<list>
<value>1</value>
<ref bean="PersonBean" />
<bean class="com.mkyong.common.Person">
<property name="name" value="mkyongList" />
<property name="address" value="address" />
<property name="age" value="28" />
</bean>
</list>
</property>
<!-- java.util.Set -->
<property name="sets">
<set>
<value>1</value>
<ref bean="PersonBean" />
<bean class="com.mkyong.common.Person">
<property name="name" value="mkyongSet" />
<property name="address" value="address" />
<property name="age" value="28" />
</bean>
</set>
</property>
<!-- java.util.Map -->
<property name="maps">
<map>
<entry key="Key 1" value="1" />
<entry key="Key 2" value-ref="PersonBean" />
<entry key="Key 3">
<bean class="com.mkyong.common.Person">
<property name="name" value="mkyongMap" />
<property name="address" value="address" />
<property name="age" value="28" />
</bean>
</entry>
</map>
</property>
<!-- java.util.Properties -->
<property name="pros">
<props>
<prop key="admin">admin@nospam.com</prop>
<prop key="support">support@nospam.com</prop>
</props>
</property>
</bean>
<bean id="PersonBean" class="com.mkyong.common.Person">
<property name="name" value="mkyong1" />
<property name="address" value="address 1" />
<property name="age" value="28" />
</bean>
</beans>
Run it…
package com.mkyong.common;
import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
import org.springframework.context.support.ClassPathXmlApplicationContext;
public class App
{
public static void main( String[] args )
{
ApplicationContext context = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext("SpringBeans.xml");
Customer cust = (Customer)context.getBean("CustomerBean");
System.out.println(cust);
}
}
Output
Customer [
lists=[
1,
Person [address=address 1, age=28, name=mkyong1],
Person [address=address, age=28, name=mkyongList]
],
maps={
key 1=1,
key 2=Person [address=address 1, age=28, name=mkyong1],
key 3=Person [address=address, age=28, name=mkyongMap]
},
pros={admin=admin@nospam.com, support=support@nospam.com},
sets=[
1,
Person [address=address 1, age=28, name=mkyong1],
Person [address=address, age=28, name=mkyongSet]]
]