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Jim Prantzalos edited comment on CONFIGURATION-481 at 2/26/12 9:03 PM: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Added a test case that demonstrates the issue using 1.6, 1.7, and 1.8. was (Author: dprantzalos): A test case that demonstrates the issue using 1.6, 1.7, and 1.8. > Variable interpolation across files broken in 1.7 & 1.8 > ------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: CONFIGURATION-481 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CONFIGURATION-481 > Project: Commons Configuration > Issue Type: Bug > Components: Interpolation > Affects Versions: 1.7, 1.8 > Environment: Any OS, but have verified with Windows 7 and AIX 6.1, > running Java 1.6.0. > Reporter: Jim Prantzalos > Attachments: ApacheBug-CONFIGURATION-481.7z > > > With Commons Configuration 1.6, I was able to declare a variable in a > properties file, and then reference it in a XML file using the $\{myvar\} > syntax. > For example: > global.properties: > {noformat}myvar=abc{noformat} > test.xml: > {code:xml} > <products> > <product name="abc"> > <desc>${myvar}-product</desc> > </product> > </products> > {code} > config.xml: > {code:xml} > <properties fileName="global.properties"/> > <xml fileName="test.xml" config-name="test"> > <expressionEngine > config-class="org.apache.commons.configuration.tree.xpath.XPathExpressionEngine"/> > </xml> > {code} > When I try to retrieve the value, like so: > {code}combinedConfig.getConfiguration("test").configurationAt("products/product[@name='abc']", > true).getString("desc"){code} > I get "$\{myvar\}-product" instead of "abc-product". > This was working in Commons Configuration 1.6, but seems to be broken in 1.7 > and 1.8. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. If you think it was sent incorrectly, please contact your JIRA administrators: https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ContactAdministrators!default.jspa For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira