Java Language Properties Class Saving Properties as XML
Example
Storing Properties in a XML File
The way you store properties files as XML files is very similar to the way you would store them as .properties files. Just instead of using the store() you would use storeToXML().
public void saveProperties(String location) throws IOException{
// make new instance of properties
Properties prop = new Properties();
// set the property values
prop.setProperty("name", "Steve");
prop.setProperty("color", "green");
prop.setProperty("age", "23");
// check to see if the file already exists
File file = new File(location);
if (!file.exists()){
file.createNewFile();
}
// save the properties
prop.storeToXML(new FileOutputStream(file), "testing properties with xml");
}
When you open the file it will look like this.
Loading Properties from a XML File
Now to load this file as a properties you need to call the loadFromXML() instead of the load() that you would use with regular .propeties files.
public static void loadProperties(String location) throws FileNotFoundException, IOException{
// make new properties instance to load the file into
Properties prop = new Properties();
// check to make sure the file exists
File file = new File(location);
if (file.exists()){
// load the file
prop.loadFromXML(new FileInputStream(file));
// print out all the properties
for (String name : prop.stringPropertyNames()){
System.out.println(name + "=" + prop.getProperty(name));
}
} else {
System.err.println("Error: No file found at: " + location);
}
}
When you run this code you will get the following in the console:
age=23
color=green
name=Steve
