Java – Read a property file

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/*********************************************************/
/*            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:

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