static public Properties loadProperties(Properties base, File file) throws IOException {
	FileReader reader = new FileReader(file);
	Properties props = new Properties();
	props.load(reader);
	if (base != null) props.putAll(base);
	reader.close();
	return props;
    }
static public Properties loadProperties ( Properties base , File file ) throws IOException { FileReader reader = new FileReader ( file ) ; Properties props = new Properties ( ) ; props . load ( reader ) ; if ( base != null ) props . putAll ( base ) ; reader . close ( ) ; return props ; }
Loads the given file into a Properties object.
@param base Properties that should override those loaded from the file
@param file The file to load
@return Properties loaded from the file