Properties file (user settings) inside a jar file

Question

I have a Swing application I want to package as a jar file. I also have a properties file that I store user set properties in.

Can I store this file inside the jar file and will the application automatically write into the jar file?

I want to avoid having two files, the jar and the properties external of it.

Answer 1

You could , but that doesn't mean you should .

Instead, bundle a default properties file, but check for a user-specific set of properties.

Answer 2

You can surely bundle properties file inside of jar , But one problem with that is, it will become kind of read-only . So you will not be able to write anything into it.