Read and update a ini file

Question

Hi all,
I want to read an INI file which the structure as follows.
[Head]
Name=Bool
Key=Next
Text=Java
[More]
Here=NewThis is the way I read it.
            Properties pro = new Properties();
            pro.load(new FileInputStream("temp.ini"));
        // Try to display them
            System.out.println("Text is: " + pro.getProperty("Text"));
            System.out.println("Key is: " + pro.getProperty("Key"));
            System.out.println("Name is: " + pro.getProperty("Name"));
            System.out.println("Here is: " + pro.getProperty("Here"));Works fine now.
Try to write as follows.
          Properties p = new Properties();
          p.load(new FileInputStream("temp.ini"));
          // new Property
          p.put("today", new Date().toString());
          // modify a Property
          p.put("Text","foo");
          FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream("mydat.ini");
          p.store(out, "MyComment");After writing my INI file structure us change as follows.
[More]=
Name=Bool
Key=14
[Head]=
Here=New
today=Fri May 09 12\:13\:43 IST 2008
Text=fooCan you tell me why this happened and how to solve it. :(
Edited by: ItsJava on May 9, 2008 12:15 PM

Answer 1

A Windows ini file is not the same as a Java properties file.
Use the right tool for the job. There is a Ini4j project at Sourceforge. Google it.