Is it possible to read the values of a java proper...
# luceeh
harryk
12/19/2024, 4:28 PMIs it possible to read the values of a java properties file with native ColdFusion functionality instead of using java libraries?
I guess we could do file read and listToArray with char(10) - but replacing the unicode entities and special characters could be tricky.
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quetwo
12/19/2024, 4:42 PMMany of the Java properties are exposed via the #server# variable.... Have you checked to see if what you are looking for is in there?
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bdw429s
12/19/2024, 5:57 PM@harryk I have a wrapper for this on ForgeBox
bdw429s
12/19/2024, 5:57 PMI used to use the Java class, but I switched to a pure CFML approach a while back so I could
⢠preserve comments
⢠preserve the order of the file
when writing it back out
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bdw429s
12/19/2024, 5:58 PMbdw429s
12/19/2024, 5:58 PMThis is a nice fluent approach that I use inside CommandBox and CFCOnfig. It also powers CommandBox's
propertFilebdw429s
12/19/2024, 5:58 PM Copy code
getInstance( 'propertyFile' )
.load( myPath )
.set( 'myProp', 'myValue' )
.set( 'myOtherProp', 'myOtherValue' )
.store();bdw429s
12/19/2024, 5:59 PMThe object can be treated as a facade with a fluent API, and can also be treated directly as a struct since the properties themselves are exposed via the
thisbdw429s
12/19/2024, 5:59 PMOh, this also powers the CommandBox dotenv module
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harryk
12/20/2024, 10:30 AMCool, thanks a lot! Will try it out
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