/**
* Load a properties object from a file.
*
* @param fileName the name of the properties file
* @return the properties object
*/
public static synchronized SortedProperties loadProperties(String fileName) throws IOException {
SortedProperties prop = new SortedProperties();
if (IOUtils.exists(fileName)) {
InputStream in = null;
try {
in = IOUtils.openFileInputStream(fileName);
prop.load(in);
} finally {
if (in != null) {
in.close();
}
}
}
return prop;
}
