I'm able to use Jakarta Commons Configuration with .properties files and String[] properties, but when I use variable interpolation to refer to a String[] property, it only returns the first element. Example:

.properties file contents:
test.email.addresses = [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]

test.email.recipients = ${test.email.addresses}


Code:
String[] testEmailAddresses = config.getStringArray("test.email.addresses");

String[] testEmailRecipients = config.getStringArray("test.email.recipients");

System.out.println("testEmailAddresses = " + ArrayUtils.toString(testEmailAddresses));

System.out.println("testEmailRecipients = " + ArrayUtils.toString(testEmailRecipients));


Output:
testEmailAddresses = [EMAIL PROTECTED],[EMAIL PROTECTED]
testEmailRecipients = [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Shouldn't testEmailRecipients get the same String[] value as testEmailAddresses? Am I doing something wrong, or can't this be done? Is there a special recursive variable interpolation character for arrays?

- Jim
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James Watkin
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UCLA Anderson School
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