How to use Java property files?

Question

I have a list of key/value pairs of configuration values I want to store as Java property files, and later load and iterate through.

Questions:

• Do I ne

Answer 1

Reading a properties file and loading its contents to Properties

String filename = "sample.properties";
Properties properties = new Properties();

input = this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(filename);
properties.load(input);

The following is the efficient way to iterate over a Properties

    for (Entry entry : properties.entrySet()) {

        System.out.println(entry.getKey() + " => " + entry.getValue());
    }