What is the simplest way to do settings files in Java?

Question

Obviously enough, I want to avoid hardcoding paths and such into my application, and as a result, I\'d like to make a settings file that will store simple things like string

Answer 1

Based on the fact you said simplest:

Please keep in mind I didn't do any exception handling. You will need to do that for the Streams.

    // Save Settings
    Properties saveProps = new Properties();
    saveProps.setProperty("path1", "/somethingpath1");
    saveProps.setProperty("path2", "/somethingpath2");
    saveProps.storeToXML(new FileOutputStream("settings.xml"), "");

    // Load Settings
    Properties loadProps = new Properties();
    loadProps.loadFromXML(new FileInputStream("settings.xml"));
    String path1 = loadProps.getProperty("path1");
    String path2 = loadProps.getProperty("path2");