Is there a way to not use <list>?

[mleejr]

I am using JdbcBeanDefinitionReader and I don't see a place in there to handle a list. Is there another way to do the following below without using the <list> element?

<bean id="timerFactory" class="org.springframework.scheduling.timer.TimerF actoryBean">
<property name="scheduledTimerTasks">
<list>
<ref bean="scheduledTask" />
</list>
</property>
</bean>

[smahale]

You don't need to use <list>, unless the property is a collection.

[mleejr]

Well the example above is straight from the docs (chapter 23). I'm guessing since they use <list> it is therefore a collection. My question is, is there a way to populate this without using <list> such as just one <value> element without the list or something?