Convert a Property file data/object to JSONObject and vice versa

[kensenjohn]

Hello Douglas,
I have a been using your code for a quiet some time now. I wrote a simple Property file converter. Thought I will share it.

Currently there is no way for converting java.util.Properties into a JSONObject.
Added two new methods to
a) JSONObject toJSONObject(java.util.Properties properties) // convert java.util.Properties to JSONObject
b) java.util.Properties toProperties( JSONObject jo ) // convert JSONObject to java.util.Properties
/*
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Properties.html

 /* Example: sample property file : testdata.properties weight=10kg age= height=5'8" */ //Test Code to read property file and convert to JSON and vice versa try{// load property file File fh = new File("/usr/local/testdata.properties"); FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream(fh); Properties pConfig = new Properties(); pConfig.load(fis); //Convert to JSON JSONObject propJSON = Property.toJSONObject(pConfig); log("Property as JSON " + propJSON ); // output :{"weight" : "10kg","height" : "5'8\"", "age":""} //Convert JSON to java.util.Properties java.util.Properties tmpProperties = Property.toProperties(propJSON); log("JSON as Property" + tmpProperties ); // This will display the name/value pair as per Java's specs. } catch (Exception e){} 

[douglascrockford]

Thanks.