How a JAR file can read an external properties file

Question

We have a connection pooling component (JAR file) for one of our application. As of now the application connection details are bundled with-in the JAR file (in .proper

Answer 1

This is my solution. First looking for app.properties in startup folder, if does not exists try to load from your JAR package:

File external = new File("app.properties");
if (external.exists())
    properties.load(new FileInputStream(external));
else 
    properties.load(Main.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("app.properties"));