Java - configure Object properties

Question

I would like to configure an object's properties at runtime either via a properties file, possibly XML (even though it can be a little more verbose). The properties may be nested, so I think I would use something like Apache's Bean Utils.

I was wondering what other formats are out there instead of properties and xml.

Thanks,

Walter

Answer 1

• YAML http://www.yaml.org/
• JSON http://www.json.org/