AppletTalk.com Java discussions newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Java property files          AppletTalk.com Forum Index -> comp.lang.java.misc View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message KenStahl Guest Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 7:10 am    Post subject: Java property files I have a java application that reads a properties file. All is well until I include a property like: AppPath = C:\Program files\myprog\dat When I use getProperty() to read the property the \ characters are stripped out. How can I prevent this from happening to that the string reads in correctly? -- If you can't be the flame, don't be the moth. Back to top Lew Guest Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:18 am    Post subject: Re: Java property files KenStahl wrote: Quote: I have a java application that reads a properties file. All is well until I include a property like: AppPath = C:\Program files\myprog\dat When I use getProperty() to read the property the \ characters are stripped out. How can I prevent this from happening to that the string reads in correctly? Read http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/util/Properties.html#load(java.io.InputStream) It explains how the backslash character '\' is interpreted. - Lew Back to top KenStahl Guest Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 2:15 am    Post subject: Re: Java property files Lew wrote: Quote: KenStahl wrote: I have a java application that reads a properties file. All is well until I include a property like: AppPath = C:\Program files\myprog\dat When I use getProperty() to read the property the \ characters are stripped out. How can I prevent this from happening to that the string reads in correctly? Read http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/util/Properties.html#load(java.io.InputStream) It explains how the backslash character '\' is interpreted. - Lew That is all well and fine. I knew WHAT was happening. I just need to know how to prevent it from happening? Is my only resort to use StringTokerizer? -- If you can't be the flame, don't be the moth. Back to top Lew Guest Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 2:46 am    Post subject: Re: Java property files KenStahl wrote: Quote: KenStahl wrote: I have a java application that reads a properties file. All is well until I include a property like: AppPath = C:\Program files\myprog\dat When I use getProperty() to read the property the \ characters are stripped out. How can I prevent this from happening to that the string reads in correctly? Lew wrote: Read http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/util/Properties.html#load(java.io.InputStream) It explains how the backslash character '\' is interpreted. - Lew That is all well and fine. I knew WHAT was happening. I just need to know how to prevent it from happening? Is my only resort to use StringTokerizer? As explained in the link, you can double the backslashes. Or use forward slashes. Read the link. - Lew Back to top KenStahl Guest Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 3:04 am    Post subject: Re: Java property files Lew wrote: Quote: KenStahl wrote: I have a java application that reads a properties file. All is well until I include a property like: AppPath = C:\Program files\myprog\dat When I use getProperty() to read the property the \ characters are stripped out. How can I prevent this from happening to that the string reads in correctly? Read http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/util/Properties.html#load(java.io.InputStream) It explains how the backslash character '\' is interpreted. - Lew That is all well and fine. I knew WHAT was happening. I just need to know how to prevent it from happening? Is my only resort to use StringTokerizer? -- If you can't be the flame, don't be the moth. Back to top KenStahl Guest Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 3:10 am    Post subject: Re: Java property files Lew wrote: Quote: KenStahl wrote: KenStahl wrote: I have a java application that reads a properties file. All is well until I include a property like: AppPath = C:\Program files\myprog\dat When I use getProperty() to read the property the \ characters are stripped out. How can I prevent this from happening to that the string reads in correctly? Lew wrote: Read http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/util/Properties.html#load(java.io.InputStream) It explains how the backslash character '\' is interpreted. - Lew That is all well and fine. I knew WHAT was happening. I just need to know how to prevent it from happening? Is my only resort to use StringTokerizer? As explained in the link, you can double the backslashes. Or use forward slashes. Read the link. - Lew Ok, I wasn't clear on something and I should have been. The property file is not controlled by my application so I have to accept it in its present form. Obviously the people who wrote the controlling application know what they did to get around the problem but I don't have access to them. -- If you can't be the flame, don't be the moth. 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