How to set default context-param values for ServletContextPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer?

Question

How to set default boolean values with ServletContextPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer? For example, I want property to have false value if it is not set as <context-param>

Answer 1

you can always define a default value for every place where the property configurere "inject" some value.

The default synax is ${propertyName:default}

So for example:

${myContextParam:false}