Scenario : DB connection using CFG file and properties file

Scenario

An Hibernate core application has following files in the classpath directory with following entries :

In hibernate.properties

hibernate.connection.url = jdbc:mysql://localhost/myAppDB1

hibernate.cfg.xml file

<property name="hibernate.connection.url">

   jdbc:mysql://localhost/myAppDB2

</property>

Given the files have the above statements in correct places in the file, when hibernate gets initialized, to which DB the Hibernate will be connected ?

Answer

myAppDB2

Any properties defined in hibernate.properties will be overridden by the hibernate.cfg.xml file defined properties.