? Setup an external bean with arguments

[Liermann]

(Sorry, i can not speak english)

I would like to setup an external bean. The external bean provides an init-method with arguments

bean.init(Properties properties)

How can I do that with spring without java coding?

<bean id="externalBean" class="com.external.bean">
<please-class-method method-name="init">
<props>
...
</props>
</please-class-method>
</bean>

Thanks
Torsten

[karldmoore]

Is there any chance you can try and explain what your are after. You want to call a method called init(Properties) when Spring creates the bean?

[Niels Ull Harremoës]

How about writing a custom BeanFactory with an initProperties setter?

[wpoitras]

You could trying something like this:

    <bean class="org.springframework.beans.factory.config.MethodInvokingFactoryBean">
        <property name="targetObject" ref="obj"/>
        <property name="targetMethod" value="init"/>
        <property name="arguments">
            <list>
                <props>
                    <prop key="key1">Value1</prop>
                    <prop key="key2">Value2</prop>
                    <prop key="key3">Value3</prop>
                    <prop key="key4">Value4</prop>
                </props>
            </list>
        </property>
    </bean>

Look at the JavaDoc for MethodInvokingFactoryBean for more details.