ehcache配置文件在类路径之外

Question

I need to be able to read an ehcache configuration file ( ehcache.xml) from outside the classpath to be able to have differents files by environment (to be able for example to change the multicast adress for cache sharing).

Before I was simply using an XML defined bean :

<bean id="ehCache" class="org.springframework.cache.ehcache.EhCacheManagerFactoryBean"> <property name="configLocation" value="#{ @PreferenceService.getEhcacheFileName() }" /> </bean>

PreferenceService.getEhcacheFileName() send back a path in a properties file.

if the propertie is filled with a classpath path (classpath:ehcache.xml), the application work properly.

But if I want to use an absolute path (/home/foo/ehcache.xml) the resource is not found.

Is it possible to use an absolute path ? And if yes what properties do I need to use ?

Answer 1

configLocation can contain an absolute path without any trouble.

I just forgot to add the file: in front of the path in my properties file.

So my path is now : "file:/foo/foo/ehcache.xml"