使用 application.properties 中的旧值

Question

I've change one value in application.properties (accessed in code by class annoted by @ConfigurationProperties), rebuilt module but during running application I see that old value (before application.properties edition) is being used. In "target" directory I see that current value is being stored. What could go wrong here?

Answer 1

Off the top of my head, things that could go wrong, in no particular order:

• There is a specific profile (like dev, local or prod) in force that uses the old value. In Spring, if profile is activated, then the properties defined in application-profile.properties takes precedence over the ones with the same name defined in the generic application.properties
• There is an application.properties file in your classpath that takes precedence over the one in the target directory/in the jar/war/ear. The one in the target dir is the one with the least precedence.
• You haven't cleaned your project before building