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// interface 'InitializingBean'
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public final void afterPropertiesSet() throws Exception {
this.beanMapper = new DozerBeanMapper();
if (this.mappingFiles != null) {
final List<String> mappings = new ArrayList<String>(this.mappingFiles.length);
for (Resource mappingFile : this.mappingFiles) {
mappings.add(mappingFile.getURL().toString());