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.