Referencing local lists

[washik]

Similar to the way that a local bean can be referenced from within the same XML file, i.e.

<ref local="XYZ"/>

where bean XYZ has been declared as

<bean id="XYZ"..../>

is there a way to reference other local attributes, i.e. lists.

So if I declare a list,

<list id="test">.... </list>

and then want to set this list as a property in my bean

<bean id="XYZ...>
<property name="listofNames">
<ref local..?
</property>

is there a way that i can reference the list that I declared outside of the bean definition?

[Andreas Senft]

You can declare a bean of a list type and reference that as property. Example:

<bean id="myList" class="java.util.ArrayList">
<constructor-arg index="0">
<list>
... your values go here ...
</list>
</constructor-arg>
</bean>

<bean id="myBean" class=...>
<property name="myListProperty">
<ref local="myList"/>
</property>
</bean>

Of course you may use Set, Map etc. as well.

Regards,
Andreas