applicationcontext as properties file

Is it possible to use the applicationContext.xml as a .properties file?
I'd like to have all the configuration in one place and i would like to create some kind of properties bean in the applicationContext. Like so:

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<bean id="myProperties" class="Properties">
    <property name="name_1" value="value_1"/>
    <property name="name_2" value="value_2"/>
<!-- add your properties here -->
    <property name="name_n" value="value_n"/>
</bean> 


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PropertiesFactoryBean is no good because then i would need an extra config file.

OK - i just realized all i need is a bean with a property of type map, easy-peasy
http://www.java2s.com/Code/Java/Spri...jectionMap.htm

Why not use a properties file and bring that into the applicationContext? Let me know if this helps.

Something like

<bean id="propertyConfigurer" class="org.springframework.beans.factory.config.Pr opertyPlaceholderConfigurer">
<property name="location"><value>/WEB-INF/jdbc.properties</value></property>
</bean>

<bean id="dataSource" class="org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.DriverM anagerDataSource">
<property name="driverClassName"><value>${jdbc.driverClassNa me}</value></property>
<property name="url"><value>${jdbc.url}</value></property>
<property name="username"><value>${jdbc.username}</value></property>
<property name="password"><value>${jdbc.password}</value></property>

</bean>

Thanks, but the idea was to bring all config together in the applicationContext.
Right after i posted i realized i could do this easily with <map>. :rolleyes:

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<bean id="propertiesMap" class="com.company.project.package.MyProperties">
        <property name="myPropertiesMap">
            <map>
                <entry key="property_1" value="value_1"/>
<!-- add your properties here -->
<!--                <entry key="property_2" value="value_2"/>-->
<!--                <entry key="property_3" value="value_3"/>-->
            </map>
        </property>
    </bean> 


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