Reading bean from cxf/Spring context file

[Bruno Melloni]

I think I am missing the point on something basic.  Would somebody enlighten me?

I would like to read a custom bean that I added to the cxf/spring context file. 
 What is the correct syntax for reading it?

My configuration:

a) In web.xml:

  <context-param>
    <param-name>contextConfigLocation</param-name>
    
<param-value>/WEB-INF/applicationContext-*.xml,classpath*:applicationContext-*.xml</param-value>
  </context-param>
  <listener>
    
<listener-class>org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener</listener-class>
  </listener>

b) Context files:

  WEB-INF/applicationContext-ws.xml (for the web service)
  WEB-INF/classes/applicationContext-app.xml (for other beans)

c) Loading beans from applicationContext-app.xml (works OK):

  ApplicationContext ctx = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext( 
"applicationContext-app.xml" );
  myBean = (MyBeanClass)ctx.getBean("myBean");

d) Loading beans from applicationContext-ws.xml does not work. I tried:

  - similar code to that in (c)
  - autowiring
  - using the ServletContextAware interface (crazy idea of course - CXF is not 
Spring MVC)

Any help will be greatly welcome... I know this must be terribly basic and I am 
feeling really stupid.