Loading multiple properties files

Question

Is it possible to stack loaded properties in Java? For instance can I do:

Properties properties = new Properties();

properties.load(new FileInputStream(\"file1.         


        

Answer 1

You can do this a little more dynamical, working with an indeterminate number of files.

The parameter for this method should be a list with the path to the property file. I made the method static, put it on a class with other message handling related functions, and simply call it when I need it:

public static Properties loadPropertiesFiles(LinkedList files) {
    try {
        Properties properties = new Properties();

                for(String f:files) {
                    Resource resource = new ClassPathResource( f );
                    Properties tempProp = PropertiesLoaderUtils.loadProperties(resource);
                    properties.putAll(tempProp);
                }
                return properties;
    }
    catch(IOException ioe) {
                return new Properties();
    }
}