Java - Writing file location to Properties file

Question

I\'m writing the FILEPATH parameter into the properties file like below..

String newFilePath = txtFilepath.getText();
Properties prop = new Prop         


        

Answer 1

Backslash \ is an escape character that is silently dropped in not followed by another \

Colon : is a special character that must by escaped with \.

Check docs at

http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-configuration/userguide/howto_properties.html