Java Properties Files
From Shrubbery
- Using Java 'properties' files for configuration.
Although they are somewhat primitive, 'properties files' can be very useful. Even if you don't like them they are still used by many Java libraries out there so they aren't going away Any Time Real Soon(tm). Yajul has some code for dealing with properties files in a layered manner. Properties can be loaded from multiple resources, overriding properties as it goes along.
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