Hi See ticket https://issues.apache.org/activemq/browse/CAMEL-2599
The problem is that Spring 3.0 includes a EL by default which is automatic in use in the Spring XML files. It uses the same tokens as we do with Camel Properties component and therefore Spring EL fails with an exception. The easiest and also least problematic resolution is to use a different tokens in Camel to avoid the clash. It will also be least surprise by Camel end users if they mix and match between Spring EL and Camel Properties. So what tokens do you want to use? Currently we did use - prefix = #{ - suffix = } For example: from("#{cool.start}") .to("log:#{cool.start}?showBodyType=false&showExchangeId=#{cool.showid}") .to("mock:#{cool.result}"); A) === I am thinking of changing to: - prefix = #[ - suffix = ] For example: from("#[cool.start]") .to("log:#[cool.start]?showBodyType=false&showExchangeId=#[cool.showid]") .to("mock:#[cool.result]"); B) === Or maybe? - prefix = #p{ - suffix = } For example: from("#p{cool.start}") .to("log:#p{cool.start}?showBodyType=false&showExchangeId=#p{cool.showid}") .to("mock:#p{cool.result}"); C) ==== We cannot do this one - prefix = ${ - suffix = } As it will clash with Camel Simple language (would take more work to let them co-exist in peace :) However we could most likely use a longer preifx such as - prefix = ${p: - suffix = } For example: from("${p:cool.start}") .to("log:${p:cool.start}?showBodyType=false&showExchangeId=$p{p:cool.showid}") .to("mock:${p:cool.result}"); Do you have any thoughts and preference what tokens to use? -- Claus Ibsen Apache Camel Committer Author of Camel in Action: http://www.manning.com/ibsen/ Open Source Integration: http://fusesource.com Blog: http://davsclaus.blogspot.com/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/davsclaus