Can .NET load and parse a properties file equivalent to Java Properties class?

Question

Is there an easy way in C# to read a properties file that has each property on a separate line followed by an equals sign and the value, such as the following:

Answer 1

I've written a method that allows emty lines, outcommenting and quoting within the file.

Examples:

var1="value1"
var2='value2'

'var3=outcommented
;var4=outcommented, too

Here's the method:

public static IDictionary ReadDictionaryFile(string fileName)
{
    Dictionary<string, string> dictionary = new Dictionary<string, string>();
    foreach (string line in File.ReadAllLines(fileName))
    {
        if ((!string.IsNullOrEmpty(line)) &&
            (!line.StartsWith(";")) &&
            (!line.StartsWith("#")) &&
            (!line.StartsWith("'")) &&
            (line.Contains('=')))
        {
            int index = line.IndexOf('=');
            string key = line.Substring(0, index).Trim();
            string value = line.Substring(index + 1).Trim();

            if ((value.StartsWith("\"") && value.EndsWith("\"")) ||
                (value.StartsWith("'") && value.EndsWith("'")))
            {
                value = value.Substring(1, value.Length - 2);
            }
            dictionary.Add(key, value);
        }
    }

    return dictionary;
}