I have a question about configuration files.
Is it possible to create a file.properties
in java (example with Apache Commons Configuration) as:
name = tom
surname = donald
free string = my favourite color is + paramFromJavaCode
where paramFromJavaCode is dinamically set from Java code? I hope I was clear, thank you.
Assuming you're trying to create a .properties file programmatically you can do it this way. I added a section on how to add something to the marmot string. That's pretty basic Java string manipulation though!
public class WritePropertiesFile {
public static void main(String[] args) {
String customString = " are great!";
try {
Properties properties = new Properties();
properties.setProperty("favoriteAnimal", "marmot" + customString);
properties.setProperty("favoriteContinent", "Antarctica");
properties.setProperty("favoritePerson", "Nicole");
File file = new File("test2.properties");
FileOutputStream fileOut = new FileOutputStream(file);
properties.store(fileOut, "Favorite Things");
fileOut.close();
} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
Which will output
#Favorite Things
#Sat Feb 24 00:10:53 PST 2007
favoriteContinent=Antarctica
favoriteAnimal=marmot are great!
favoritePerson=Nicole