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=valueThe 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.