base/common/src/main/com/thesett/common/util/PropertiesHelper.java
public static Properties getProperties(URL url) throws IOException
    {
        /*log.fine("getProperties(URL): called");*/

        // Open the URL as an input stream
        InputStream is = url.openStream();

        // Create properties object loaded from the stream
        Properties properties = getProperties(is);

        // Close the url
        is.close();

        return properties;
    }
public static Properties getProperties(URL url) throws IOException
    {
        /*log.fine("getProperties(URL): called");*/

        // Open the URL as an input stream
        InputStream is = url.openStream();

        // Create properties object loaded from the stream
        Properties properties = getProperties(is);

        // Close the url
        is.close();

        return properties;
    }
Get properties from a url.

@param  url The URL.

@return The properties loaded from the url.

@throws IOException If there is an I/O error reading from the URL.