Properties

Convert Properties into XML File

With this example we shall show you how to convert a java.util.Properties object to XML format and write it to a File. The Properties class is a very popular Java utility and it can be used in numerous occasions in a Java application. And because of that it is quite useful to store these properties to an XML File and use it as a resource in many different applications, so you don’t have to specify the same Properties again and again. Furthermore a class that describes “Properties” is well suited for an XML formatted file. For that reason java.util.Properties class comes with a storeToXML() method that does just that.
 
 
 
 
Let’s see the code snippet that follows:

PropertiesToXMLFileExample.java:

package com.javacodegeeks.java.core;

import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.util.Properties;

public class PropertiesToXMLFileExample {

	private static final String xmlFilePath = "C:\\Users\\nikos7\\Desktop\\filesForExamples\\emailProps.xml";

	public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
		Properties properties = new Properties();
		properties.setProperty("email", "example@javacodegeeks.com");

		OutputStream outputStream = new FileOutputStream(xmlFilePath);

		properties.storeToXML(outputStream, "email", "UTF-8");

		System.out.println("XML File was created!");
	}
}

emailProps.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<!DOCTYPE properties SYSTEM "http://java.sun.com/dtd/properties.dtd">
<properties>
<comment>email</comment>
<entry key="email">example@javacodegeeks.com</entry>
</properties>

 
This was an example on how to convert Properties into XML File.

Nikos Maravitsas

Nikos has graduated from the Department of Informatics and Telecommunications of The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. During his studies he discovered his interests about software development and he has successfully completed numerous assignments in a variety of fields. Currently, his main interests are system’s security, parallel systems, artificial intelligence, operating systems, system programming, telecommunications, web applications, human – machine interaction and mobile development.
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