To read a Properties file via an Applet : Properties « Collections « Java Tutorial

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import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.util.Properties;

import javax.swing.JApplet;

public class Main extends JApplet{
  public void init(){
    Properties p = new Properties();
    try {
      p.load((new URL(getCodeBase(), "user.props")).openStream());
    } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
      // TODO Auto-generated catch block
      e.printStackTrace();
    } catch (IOException e) {
      // TODO Auto-generated catch block
      e.printStackTrace();
    }

  }
}