Here you can find the source of loadProperties(InputStream input)
public static Properties loadProperties(InputStream input) throws IOException
//package com.java2s; /*//from www .ja v a 2 s . co m * Qizx/open 4.1 * * This code is the open-source version of Qizx. * Copyright (C) 2004-2009 Axyana Software -- All rights reserved. * * The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License * Version 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in * compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at * http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/ * * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis, * WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License * for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the * License. * * The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Xavier Franc - Axyana Software. * */ import java.io.*; import java.util.Properties; public class Main { public static Properties loadProperties(InputStream input) throws IOException { Properties props = new Properties(); props.load(input); return props; } public static Properties loadProperties(File location) throws IOException { FileInputStream input = new FileInputStream(location); try { return loadProperties(input); } finally { input.close(); } } }