Java – written in ColdFusion Properties file

Has anyone done this?

Solution

You can easily do this using the underlying Java properties class:

<cfscript>
fos = CreateObject("java","java.io.FileOutputStream").init(ExpandPath("out.properties"));
props = CreateObject("java","java.util.Properties");

props.setProperty("site","stackoverflow.com");
props.setProperty("for","Stephane");

props.store(fos,"This is a properties file saved from CF");
</cfscript>

Although the format of the property file is very simple, you can also use the ColdFusion file function to write the property file:

<cfscript>
props={"site"="stackoverflow.com","for"="Stephane"};
crlf=chr(13) & chr(10);

propFile = FileOpen(ExpandPath("out2.properties"),"write");
FileWrite(propFile,"##This is a properties file saved from CF" & crlf );
for(prop in props){
    FileWrite(propFile,prop & "=" & props[prop] & crlf);
}
FileClose(propFile);
</cfscript>

It probably boils down to where you store your data If it is in the structure, it may be easier to use CF If it is in a Java properties object, the above code is very small