Source to keep somewhere: read a property file in Java:

/*********************************************************/
/*            Récuperer un fichier properties            */
/*********************************************************/

import java.io.InputStream;
import java.util.Properties;

public class LoadProperties {

    private static Properties props = null;
    private static final String PROPERTY_FILE = "com/mytests/ejb/client/agent.properties";

    // Singleton
    private static LoadProperties instance = new LoadProperties();

    public static LoadProperties getInstance() {
        return instance;
    }

    private LoadProperties() {
        this.init();
    }

    private void init() {

        // If property isn't loaded
        if (props == null) {
            try {
                InputStream is = LoadProperties.class.getResourceAsStream(PROPERTY_FILE);
                if (is == null) {
                    throw  new Exception();
                }
                props = new Properties();
                props.load(is);
            }
            catch (Exception e) {
                System.out.println("Could not load property file!");
            }
        }
    }

    public String getProperty(String key) {
        return props.getProperty(key);
    }
}

Example of property file:

Access with:

String myValue = LoadProperties.getInstance().getProperty("mykey");