What is the simplest way to do settings files in Java?

Question

Obviously enough, I want to avoid hardcoding paths and such into my application, and as a result, I'd like to make a settings file that will store simple things like strings and such. What is the simplest way to do so? I was thinking something along the lines of how Cocoa uses object persistence, but I can't seem to find anything equivalent.

Answer 1

You could use properties files which are manipulated with the java.util.Properties class.