Configuration file changes at runtime for a tomcat webapp?

[balteo]

Hello,

Say I have a tomcat/Spring web application. I am wondering whether Spring does detect runtime changes to its configuration file such as this one (assuming the file is on the classpath):

Commenting second bean and adding first bean as below:

<beans>
    <bean id="randonNumberGenerator"  class="com.me.MyGenerator"/>

    <!--
    <bean id="randonNumberGenerator"  class="com.someoneelse.ADifferentGenerator"/>
    -->
</beans>

Will Spring change the implementation at runtime as expected?

Regards,

Julien.

P.S. I posted a similar question about a standalone app.

[Marten Deinum]

It will not detect those changes. Tomcat might detect changes to the file, which results in a redeployment of the app. But spring doesn't do detection. Neither for a web-app nor a standalone app.

[balteo]

thanks for your reply Marten