Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.util.Enumeration; import java.util.Map; import java.util.Properties; public class Main { /** * Merge the given Properties instance into the given Map, * copying all properties (key-value pairs) over. * <p>Uses <code>Properties.propertyNames()</code> to even catch * default properties linked into the original Properties instance. * @param props the Properties instance to merge (may be <code>null</code>) * @param map the target Map to merge the properties into */ public static void mergePropertiesIntoMap(Properties props, Map<String, String> map) { if (map == null) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("Map must not be null"); } if (props != null) { for (Enumeration<?> en = props.propertyNames(); en.hasMoreElements();) { String key = (String) en.nextElement(); map.put(key, props.getProperty(key)); } } } }