Yea, Spring is usually auto-init'd in a webapp, but for a standalone main() program, you need to init the context yourself.
Here's an example with a classpath context: http://static.springframework.org/spring/docs/2.5.x/reference/beans.html#bea ns-factory-instantiation Cheers, Chris On 1/4/08 8:07 AM, "Richard Yee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You don't need to create a web\WEB-INF folder to use Spring. Look at > using a GenericApplicationContext and a XmlBeanDefinitionReader. Look at > the BeanFactory interface in the Spring documentation > > -Richard > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I want to convert my iBATIS DAO to Spring DAO. My Java project is not >> web project. But its application running using class that has main() >> method. So in order to use Spring DAO, I had to specially create >> web\WEB-INF folder and add web.xml file, spring.xml file to it. >> >> _web.xml has below content:_ >> >> <?xml version = '1.0' encoding = 'windows-1252'?> >> <!DOCTYPE web-app PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD Web >> Application 2.3//EN" "http://java.sun.com/dtd/web-app_2_3.dtd";> >> <web-app> >> <description>web.xml file for OTM Web Application</description> >> <context-param> >> <param-name>contextConfigLocation</param-name> >> <param-value>/WEB-INF/spring.xml</param-value> >> </context-param> >> >> <listener> >> >> <listener-class>org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener</listen >> er-class> >> >> </listener> >> >> <listener> >> >> <listener-class>org.nexweb.otm.spring.listeners.SpringInit</listener-class> >> >> </listener> >> </web-app> >> >> _spring.xml has below content:_ >> >> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> >> <!DOCTYPE beans PUBLIC "-//SPRING//DTD BEAN//EN" >> "http://www.springframework.org/dtd/spring-beans.dtd";> >> <beans> >> <bean id="propertyConfigurer" >> class="org.springframework.beans.factory.config.PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer >> "> >> >> <property name="location" value="classpath:jdbc.properties"/> >> </bean> >> <bean id="dataSource" >> class="org.apache.commons.dbcp.BasicDataSource"> >> <property name="driverClassName" value="${jdbc.driverClassName}"/> >> <property name="url" value="${jdbc.url}"/> >> <property name="username" value="${jdbc.username}"/> >> <property name="password" value="${jdbc.password}"/> >> </bean> >> <bean id="sqlMapClient" >> class="org.springframework.orm.ibatis.SqlMapClientFactoryBean"> >> <property name="configLocation"> >> >> <value>classpath:org/nexweb/otm/ibatis/config/SqlMapConfig.xml</value> >> </property> >> <property name="useTransactionAwareDataSource"> >> <value>true</value> >> </property> >> <property name="dataSource"> >> <ref bean="dataSource"/> >> </property> >> </bean> >> <bean id="sqlMapClientTemplate" >> class="org.springframework.orm.ibatis.SqlMapClientTemplate"> >> <property name="sqlMapClient"> >> <ref bean="sqlMapClient"/> >> </property> >> </bean> >> >> <bean id="glogDao" >> class="org.nexweb.otm.ibatis.dao.sqlmaps.GLogXMLSqlMapDAO"> >> <property name="sqlMapClient"> >> <ref bean="sqlMapClient"/> >> </property> >> </bean> >> >> <bean id="xmlService" >> class="org.nexweb.otm.ibatis.services.XmlService"> >> <constructor-arg index="0" ref="glogDao"/> >> </bean> >> </beans> >> >> >> I also added SpringInit.java file as shown in >> >> http://opensource.atlassian.com/confluence/oss/display/IBATIS/Converting+iBAT >> IS+DAO+to+Spring+DAO. >> >> >> *Now, when I invoke SpringInit.getApplicationContext() method, its >> returning me 'null'. The application is not calling >> contextInitialized() when I run it thru the main() method call.* >> >> *What should I do to set WebApplicationContext springContext ?* >> >> Thanks >> Jasmin >> >> ***************************************************************************** >> ** >> *ATTENTION ATTENTION ATTENTION ATTENTION ATTENTION >> Our domain name is changing. Please take note of the sender's >> e-Mail address and make changes to your personal address list, >> if needed. Both domains will continue to work, only for a limited >> time. >> *****************************************************************************>> * >> This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for >> the use of the individual or agency to whom they are addressed. >> If you have received this email in error please notify the Navy >> Exchange Service Command e-mail administrator. This footnote >> also confirms that this email message has been scanned for the >> presence of computer viruses. >> >> Thank You! >> ***************************************************************************** >> *** >> >
