How to Pass Multiple Packages to packagesToScan property in Spring using XML Configuration

Question

Assume i have two packages com.test1 and com.test2 in different modules called M1 (com.test1) and M2 (com.test2).

Now in the following example i configured module1 package.

<bean id="entityManager" class="org.springframework.orm.jpa.LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean">        
       <property name="packagesToScan" value="com.test1" />
       <property name="dataSource" ref="dataSource" />
       <property name="jpaVendorAdapter" ref="hibernateVendor" />
       <property name="jpaPropertyMap" ref="jpaPropertyMap" />
   </bean>

But i want to configure Module2 package as well in packagesToScan property. How to configure.

Fumble

Answer 1

I found answer my self.

<bean id="entityManager" class="org.springframework.orm.jpa.LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean">        
     <property name="packagesToScan">
         <array>
              <value>com.test1</value>
              <value>com.test2</value>
         </array>
     </property>       
     <property name="dataSource" ref="dataSource" />
     <property name="jpaVendorAdapter" ref="hibernateVendor" />
     <property name="jpaPropertyMap" ref="jpaPropertyMap" />
</bean>

Fumble

The javadoc for packagesToScan says: packagesToScan one or more base packages to search, analogous to Spring's component-scan configuration for regular Spring components, which implies that comma/semicolon/space/tab/linefeed-separated packages should also work. – Omophagia

That appears to be correct, @Dormouse. I tested this with comma-separated packages and it works for me. – Snippet

Awesome Example Reddy. – Bjorn