works just like you said. a few thoughts... so i can outject a property and reference the property directory. i thought i had to name the component with @Name and then outject the property. then i would reference as follows - component.property. however, by outjecting a property, i bypass the need to access the property via the component meaning i can just access the property directly. correct? i guess i'm a little unclear on the semantics of it all... View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3959987#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...