Setting properties programmatically in Hibernate

Question

How can I ensure that all properties are loaded from hibernate.cfg.xml, then add additional properties programmatically? I saw the following code snippet but it looks like a completely new configuration, not an addition to an existing one.

Configuration c = new Configuration();
c.configure();

c.setProperty("hibernate.connection.username", "abc" );
c.setProperty("hibernate.connection.password", "defgh629154" ); 

Answer 1

The code snippet you showed is what you need. Just use your existing configuration instead of creating a new one.

If it is not you who instantiates the configuration (but, for example, spring), you'd need to extend the class that creates it.