Make Java Properties available across classes?

Question

I chose to take properties file for customization of some settings. I use the following code to make a Properties Object available in a class

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Answer 1

This is a special case of making anything available globally. Using static methods is quite bad. A better but bad solution is using the sigleton pattern. Testing is the greatest problem here. IMHO, the best way is using Dependency injection, although it may be an overkill for small applications.