You could use the DefaultConfigurationBuider create the inital configuration from a file.
public Configuration getConfiguration( File path ) throws Exception { DefaultConfigurationBuilder builder = new DefaultConfigurationBuilder( ); InputStream is = context.getResourceAsStream( path ); return builder.build( is ) ; } Then pass the configuration or particular child in that configuration to your object using the Configurable interface. ... File myFile = new File( "demo.config" ); Widget widget = new Widget(); Configuration config = getConfiguration( myFile ); widget.configure( config ); Steve. > -----Original Message----- > From: Kieffer, Guillaume [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, 10 December, 2001 16:09 > To: 'avalon-dev@jakarta.apache.org' > Subject: Configuration.... > > > ...:-( My question was not well asked. > > It should be: How to refer to the configuration file when the component > which needs to be configured is not a phoenix Block ??? > > > > Cheers, Guillaume. > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>