On our project we have a lot of existing property files which would require a lot of work to replace. Can we keep on using our current configuration files in Java Config?
Yes, certainly. Java Config uses standard Java property files, and thus support the full features of this format such as comments etc. If you already have an existing property file, you might be interested in a simple utility that can be found in the CVS repository of Java Config (in directory othersrc). That class generates a Java class from an existing property file.