@Value Annotation not injecting values from properties file

Question

I'm using @Value annotation to fetch properties & it is happening successfully in Normal method but not in Class constructor.Can anyone tell what may be the reason?

Class A {

    @Value("#{columnProperties['Users.Columns']}")
    String columnNames;

    A()
    {
        System.out.println("In Constructor="+columnNames);
    }

    void show()
    {
        System.out.println("In Method="+columnNames);
    }

}

when i do

A obj=new A();

i get the output

In Constructor=null

and obj.show() gives

In Method=A,B,C

(that means desired result)

I want values to be set as soon as constructor is called.I'm getting compilation error if i put the String declaration in static or initialize block.

may be a duplicates of stackoverflow.com/questions/2306078/… — user180100
– user180100, Commented Sep 15, 2011 at 5:43

nicholas.hauschild · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-15 05:44:40Z

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How can we be sure that a member of an object is truly ready when the object is not finished being constructed (that is, the objects constructor is still not finshed)? It seems likely to me that Spring will not inject that value until AFTER the constructor has finished.

answered Sep 15, 2011 at 5:44

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Shahzeb Over a year ago

With all due respect I have my doubt about your answer. Constructor injection is possible.

AWhitford Over a year ago

You can definitely do Constructor Injection with Spring, but that isn't what you are doing above. Nicholas is correct in suggesting that the constructor is going to execute (and complete) first, then Spring will do the injection. If you want constructor injection, you will need to declare an input parameter to the constructor. See this.

nicholas.hauschild Over a year ago

Yes, as @AWhitford suggests, Constructor Injection requires a parameter to be passed in. What is happening in the question is not constructor injection, but setter injection, which happens after an object is created, which is after the constructor is finished executing.

sourcedelica · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-15 13:47:48Z

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nicholas.hauschild is correct. The @Value will be injected after the object is constructed. If you want to do some initialization after the bean is constructed then you should implement IntializingBean.

answered Sep 15, 2011 at 13:47

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