Java Properties Load from File loadProperties(final File propertiesFile)

Description

Reads the properties from the specified file, and loads them into a Properties object.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
propertiesFile	The file to read properties from

Exception

Parameter	Description
IOException	Thrown if the specified file is not found or accessed appropriately

Return

A populated properties object

Declaration

public static Properties loadProperties(final File propertiesFile) throws IOException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.io.*;

import java.util.*;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Reads the properties from the specified file, and loads them into a {@link Properties} object.
     *
     * @param propertiesFile The file to read properties from
     * @return A populated properties object
     * @throws IOException Thrown if the specified file is not found or accessed appropriately
     */
    public static Properties loadProperties(final File propertiesFile) throws IOException {
        final Properties properties = new Properties();
        final FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream(propertiesFile);
        try {
            properties.load(fis);
        } finally {
            fis.close();
        }
        return properties;
    }
}

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