Java tutorial
import java.io.FileInputStream; import java.util.Enumeration; import java.util.Properties; public class MainClass { public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception { Properties p = new Properties(); p.load(new FileInputStream("test.txt")); Enumeration e = p.propertyNames(); for (; e.hasMoreElements();) { System.out.println(e.nextElement()); } } } //File: test.txt /* foo:bar one two three=four five six seven eight nine ten */