jruby_properties_example.rb

require 'java'

java_import 'java.util.Properties'
java_import 'java.io.FileInputStream'

def get_properties_from_file
  File.write('colors.properties', 'colors.pie=#FF0000, #00FF00, #0000FF')
  props = Properties.new
  fileInput = FileInputStream.new("/Users/keithb/work/temp/colors.properties")
  props.load(fileInput)
  fileInput.close
  props
end

# def create_properties
#   props = Properties.new
#   props['colors.pie'] = '#FF0000, #00FF00, #0000FF'
#   props
# end

# x = create_properties['foo']
props = get_properties_from_file

colors_pie = props.getProperty('colors.pie')
p colors_pie.class
p colors_pie

colors_pie = props['colors.pie']
p colors_pie.class
p colors_pie


# Output:
# String
# "#FF0000, #00FF00, #0000FF"
# String
# "#FF0000, #00FF00, #0000FF"