Properties files

Java™ properties files define attributes that allow customizing and control of the Java software. Standard system properties files and custom properties files are used to configure user preferences and user customization.

A Java properties file defines the values of named resources. It can specify program options such as database access information, environment settings, and special features and functions.

A properties file defines named resources with a property key and value pair format.

property-key-name=value

The property-key-name is an identifier for the resource. The value is typically the name of the actual Java object. It provides the resource or a String representing the value of the property key, such as database.name=itimdb. The statement syntax allows spaces before and after the equal (=) sign. It can span multiple lines if you place a line continuation character \ (a backslash) at the end of the line. For more information about statement syntax, see the Java language references.

Parent topic: System property configuration in enRole.properties