SpEL

Spring Expression Language

Operations

Acquiring a Bean

Using the name of a value or a constant:

#{beanName}

#{property.name}

Properties can be used:

#{${property.name}}

Or a reference to a registered bean:

#{@beanName}

It is possible to get a factory:

#{&beanName}

Checking Properties

#{'${property.name}'.contains('Some text')}

Default Values

${properties.booleanValue:false}

It may be the empty string:

${properties.textValue:}

Type Safe Operations

#{bean?.field}

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• Spring Expression Language