Spring security @PreAuthorize hasRole() properties injection

java, spring-security

Solution

Try to remove `''` signs:

@PreAuthorize("hasRole(${role.rolename})")
public void method() {}

EDIT. I am sure that there is a better way, but as a workaround you can call some method on some bean:

@Component("appVariablesHolder")
public class AppVariablesHolder {

    @Value("${role.rolename}") 
    private String someRole;

    public String getSomeRole() {
        return this.someRole;
    }
}

@PreAuthorize("hasRole(@appVariablesHolder.getSomeRole())")
public void method() {}

Problem

Assuming that my Spring Security and properties are configured properly, I would like to use role name from property like ``` @PreAuthorize("hasRole('${role.rolename}')") public void method() {} ``` I have tried like in above code sample but it does not work (it takes '${role.rolename}' String as role to compare) If I switch to ``` @PreAuthorize("hasRole('ROLE_ADMIN')") public void method() {} ``` it works just fine. My motivation to such usage is better flexibility in application tests on various environments.

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