multiple config files for applicationcontext

Hi all,

I'd like to know if there is a way to split up the applicationcontext.xml into multiple files. Basically, I'd like to move the datasource configuration into another file so that the same datasource config can be shared.

I've tried splitting up the applicationconfig.xml file, and specified both files in the FileSystemXmlApplicationContext constructor in the right order, but the parser was still complaining that the bean id for dataSoure is not defined.

thanks

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I'd like to know if there is a way to split up the applicationcontext.xml into multiple files

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Absolutely

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but the parser was still complaining that the bean id for dataSoure is not defined

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Make sure you don't use the local attribute to reference a bean in another file E.g. <ref local="datasource"/>

woohoo! it works! thank you very much!