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Spring Boot Configuration Properties Binding

April 5, 2026

Type-Safe Configuration

Strongly-typed POJOs for external configuration with validation.

Properties Class

@ConfigurationProperties(prefix = "app.security")
@Validated
public class SecurityProperties {
    @NotNull @Min(60) private int jwtExpirationMinutes;
}

Features

  • Constructor binding
  • Nested configuration
  • Validation groups