Commons Configuration Property Manager

gistfile1.java

import org.apache.commons.configuration.CombinedConfiguration;

public class PropertyManager {
     private String YOUR_PROPERTY_FILE = "properties.xml";

     private static CombinedConfiguration combinedConfiguration = 
                                            CommonsConfigurationUtility
                                   .createConfiguration(YOUR_PROPERTY_FILE);

     private PropertyManager() { }

     public getProperty(String key) {
        return combinedConfiguration.getString(key); 
     }

     public getPropertyList(String propertyList) {
       return combinedConfiguration.getStringArray(propertyName);
     }
    
}