Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8.1 2005Q2 Update 2 Developer's Guide

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## property (with attributes)

Specifies the name and value of a property. A property adds configuration information to its parent element that is one or both of the following:

- Optional with respect to Application Server

- Needed by a system or object that Application Server doesn’t have knowledge of, such as an LDAP server or a Java class

### Superelements

cache, cache-helper, class-loader, cookie-properties, default-helper, manager-properties, session-properties, store-properties, sun-web-app (`sun-web.xml`); auth-realm, client-container, client-credential, log-service, provider-config (`sun-acc.xml`)

### Subelements

The following table describes subelements for the `property` element.

Table A–79 `property` Subelements

Element | Required | Description
--- | --- | ---
description | zero or one | Specifies an optional text description of a property.

Note –

The `property` element in the `sun-acc.xml` file has no subelements.

### Attributes

The following table describes attributes for the `property` element.

Table A–80 `property` Attributes

Attribute | Default | Description
--- | --- | ---
`name` | none | Specifies the name of the property.
`value` | none | Specifies the value of the property.

### Example

    <property name="reapIntervalSeconds" value="20" />

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