External Jar file import with property

Question

I am new to java development and need a suggestion.

I need to import some external jar file into eclipse to use the methods. However that external file has a property file from which it gets the configuration. Now I am able to include the external jar file into my project but cannot include the properties file. it is throwing error when I add property file in the external file library.

Could you please suggest how to achieve this?

Answer 1

Add the property file to the class path, and keep it externally. Many libraries use property files to configure themselves. For example, logback and log4j do.

java -cp propertyfile

Use the -cp parameter when launching the program. Refer to the documentation of the external library you are using for more information.