Spring JavaConfig setter not working

Question

It seems that the setter on my bean is not working.

This is my Spring java configuration, SpringConfig.java:

@Configuration
@ComponentScan("com.xxxx.xxxxx")
public class SpringConfig {

    @Bean(name="VCWebserviceClient")
    public VCWebserviceClient VCWebserviceClient() {
        VCWebserviceClient vCWebserviceClient = new VCWebserviceClient();
        vCWebserviceClient.setSoapServerUrl("http://localhost:8080/webservice/soap/schedule");

        return vCWebserviceClient;
}

The VCWebserviceClient.java:

@Component
public class VCWebserviceClient implements VCRemoteInterface {

    private String soapServerUrl;

    public String getSoapServerUrl() {
        return soapServerUrl;
    }

    public void setSoapServerUrl(String soapServerUrl) {
        this.soapServerUrl = soapServerUrl;
    }

    // Implemented methods...

}

My app.java:

ApplicationContext context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(SpringConfig.class);
VCWebserviceClient obj = (VCWebserviceClient) context.getBean("VCWebserviceClient");

System.out.println("String: "+obj.getSoapServerUrl()); // returns NULL

Why is obj.getSoapServerUrl() returning NULL?

This example shows how it should work.

Answer 1

The instance returned by VCWebserviceClient is not the one actually used by your application. It is a way for Spring to know what class to instanciate.

Any way, for you issue, use the @Value (http://docs.spring.io/spring/docs/3.0.x/reference/expressions.html)

@Component
public class VCWebserviceClient implements VCRemoteInterface {

    // spring resolves the property and inject the result
    @Value("'http://localhost:8080/webservice/soap/schedule'")
    private String soapServerUrl;

    // spring automatically finds the implementation and injects it
    @Autowired
    private MyBusinessBean myBean;

    public String getSoapServerUrl() {
        return soapServerUrl;
    }

    public void setSoapServerUrl(String soapServerUrl) {
        this.soapServerUrl = soapServerUrl;
    }

    // Implemented methods...

}