Usage example:

GenericApplicationContext ctx = new GenericApplicationContext(); XmlBeanDefinitionReader xmlReader = new XmlBeanDefinitionReader(ctx); xmlReader.loadBeanDefinitions(new ClassPathResource("applicationContext.xml")); PropertiesBeanDefinitionReader propReader = new PropertiesBeanDefinitionReader(ctx); propReader.loadBeanDefinitions(new ClassPathResource("otherBeans.properties")); ctx.refresh();

MyBean myBean = (MyBean) ctx.getBean("myBean");