bean creation order

[shaine]

Hi there

I am trying to load a properties file into a PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer using an enviroment var as the locations.

I then try set one of the properties on a bean

	<beans:bean id="myPropertyConfigurer" class="org.springframework.beans.factory.config.PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer">
  		<beans:property name="systemPropertiesModeName" value="SYSTEM_PROPERTIES_MODE_FALLBACK"/>
  		<beans:property name="searchSystemEnvironment" value="true"/>
  		<beans:property name="ignoreResourceNotFound" value="false" />
  		<beans:property name="locations">
			<beans:list>
				<beans:value>file:${MY_PROPERTIES_FILE}</beans:value>
			</beans:list>
		</beans:property>
	</beans:bean>
	
	 
	<beans:bean id="test" class="domain.Test">
		<beans:constructor-arg value="${test.property}" />
	</beans:bean>

however, it seems that the bean "test" is being created before the PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer.

I put a break point in org.springframework.core.io.support.PropertiesLoad erSupport.setLocations()

if I have the test bean commented out, then my debug stops on this break point. however, if the bean is created on startup, then the error "Could not resolve placeholder 'test.property'", and it never gets to the previous breakpoint

am I doing something fundamentaly wrong?

Thanks

[rajesh_parab]

use depends-on attribute of <bean