access to a properties file under shared folder from a java class

[wajdi_ghribi]

I want to know how to access to a properties file that is under shared folder from a java class which will be exported later as a jar file under alfresco/lib, Thanks

[lementree]

Hi,

you need to define the properties file in a bean and use the properties in java thorugh bean property setting.

<strong>bean definition in Context file</strong>

<bean id="custom-properties" class="org.springframework.beans.factory.config.PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer">
      <property name="ignoreUnresolvablePlaceholders">
         <value>true</value>
      </property>
      <property name="locations">
         <list>
            <value>classpath:alfresco/extension/custom.properties</value>
         </list>
      </property>
   </bean>

    <bean id="customDataSource" class="org.apache.commons.dbcp.BasicDataSource" destroy-method="close">
        <property name="driverClassName">
            <value>${custom.db.driver}</value>
        </property>
        <property name="url">
            <value>${custom.db.url}</value>
        </property>
        <property name="username">
            <value>${custom.db.username}</value>
        </property>
        <property name="password">
            <value>${custom.db.password}</value>
        </property>
    </bean>
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<strong>custom.properties file</strong>

custom.db.username=alfresco
custom.db.password=alfresco
custom.db.driver=org.gjt.mm.mysql.Driver
custom.db.url=jdbc:mysql://192.168.1.118:3306/alfresco401
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[yogeshpj]

You can user java's default resource bundle.
Put your properties files under shared/classes/alfresco/messages folder and you can access easily it in java class .Please refer the following snippet.

public static final ResourceBundle RESOURCE_BUNDLE = ResourceBundle.getBundle("alfresco.messages.samplePropertyFile");
public static final String SAMPLE_PROPERTY = RESOURCE_BUNDLE.getString("samplePropertyName");