Java Properties is a data notation created in 1995.
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.properties is a file extension for files mainly used in Java related technologies to store the configurable parameters of an application. They can also be used for storing strings for Internationalization and localization; these are known as Property Resource Bundles. Each parameter is stored as a pair of strings, one storing the name of the parameter (called the key), and the other storing the value.. Read more on Wikipedia...
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Dink:net/rptools/maptool/client/sound/dink.mp3
Clink:net/rptools/maptool/client/sound/clink.mp3
# You are reading the ".properties" entry.
! The exclamation mark can also mark text as comments.
# The key characters =, and : should be written with
# a preceding backslash to ensure that they are properly loaded.
# However, there is no need to precede the value characters =, and : by a backslash.
website = https://en.wikipedia.org/
language = English
# The backslash below tells the application to continue reading
# the value onto the next line.
message = Welcome to \
Wikipedia!
# Add spaces to the key
key\ with\ spaces = This is the value that could be looked up with the key "key with spaces".
# Unicode
tab : \u0009
# If you want your property to include a backslash, it should be escaped by another backslash
path=c:\\wiki\\templates
# However, some editors will handle this automatically
Feature | Supported | Example | Token |
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Comments | ✓ | # A comment | |
Line Comments | ✓ | # A comment | # |
Semantic Indentation | X |