If the *.properties file is located in the classpath of the application e.g. same folder as the *.class files, inside a jar-file or in a folder that is set up as part of the classpath - then you can read it by using the
ResourceBundle or
Properties class.
The Properties class can be initialized with an InputStream which you get by calling
(if not from a static class) If you need to initialize it from a static method/block you need to replace "this.getClass()" with the class name of the calling class e.g.
[ September 12, 2008: Message edited by: Rene Larsen ]