Setting the Value of a System Property from the Command Line: add -D option to the java command when running your program. : System Properties « Development Class « Java

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3. System Properties

Setting the Value of a System Property from the Command Line: add -D option to the java command when running your program.

  


java -Dmy.prop="my value" MyApp


public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
  
    String prop = System.getProperty("my.prop");
  
  }
}

   
    
  

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