properties - how to read property name with spaces in java

Question

I am trying to load all the property names present in the properties file using the below code:

for(Enumeration<String> en = (Enumeration<String>) prop.propertyNames();en.hasMoreElements();){

    String key = (String)en.nextElement();
    System.out.println("Property name is "+key);
}

But my properties file has the below contents:

username=
password=
Parent file name=
Child file name =

After running the code I am getting output as :

username password Parent Child

If the property name has spaces, it is only returning the first word..

Can any one please tell me how to do this?

Answer 1

You can escape the spaces in your properties file, but I think it will start to look pretty ugly.

username=a
password=b
Parent file name=c
Child file name=d

You might be better of writing your own implementation with split() or indexOf() or whatever your heart desires to avoid any future bugs and/or headaches.