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osvein

Reputation: 645

Can property files have any file extension

Can property files have any file extension, like .txt? Or will they only work properly with .properties? Can I use a custom file extension, like .foo?

Upvotes: 3

Views: 480

Answers (3)

Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen

Reputation: 75406

Yes, you can give property files any name.

The benefit of using a recognized file type is that humans and computers have an idea of the contents will be without looking at the actual content.

Upvotes: 6

Evgeniy Dorofeev
Evgeniy Dorofeev

Reputation: 136082

Property files are loaded into Properties object with Properties.load(InputStream inStream) method. We can to pass any stream of bytes to this method from any file or other source. Of course those bytes should represent valid properties data.

Upvotes: 1

Sudhanshu Umalkar
Sudhanshu Umalkar

Reputation: 4202

It can have any extension, extension doesn't matter. But then it becomes difficult to identify the file. Many OS recognize the type of file based on its extension so its better to stick to it.

Upvotes: 1

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