Reading the External properties file using java

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This example shows how to load the external properties file and get the data of properties.

Reading Properties

Here is my propeties file JavaSnippets.properties file.
Name = javasnippets
Admin = janardhan randhi
Address= vizianagaram
Here is my java class
package com.externalProperties;

import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.util.Properties;

/**
 *
 * @author Janardhan Randhi
 */
public class ReadingExternalPropertiesFile {

    public static void main(String[] args) throws FileNotFoundException, IOException {
        Properties p = new Properties();
        InputStream i = new FileInputStream("JavaSnippets.properties");
        p.load(i);
        System.out.println("Blog name is :::::::" + p.getProperty("Name"));
        System.out.println("Admin name is :::::::" + p.getProperty("Admin"));
        System.out.println("Address  is :::::::" + p.getProperty("Address"));
    }
}
Explanation:
  • Create the properties class instance to read the properties.
  • Next, create the input stream instance for reading the external properties file physical location.
  • use the predefined method load use to load the properties file.
  • Using the get property method to get the values of given keys.
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