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JavaBeginner#spring
JavaBeginner#spring
What is the difference between application.properties and application.yml in Spring Boot?
Both configure application settings; properties uses flat key=value pairs while yml uses hierarchical, indentation-based syntax that's more readable for nested configuration, and both are functionally equivalent.
Example
# application.properties
server.port=8080
spring.datasource.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost/db
# application.yml
server:
port: 8080
spring:
datasource:
url: jdbc:mysql://localhost/db