public static String loadConfigurationContents(File file) throws IOException {
  String result=null;
  if (file.exists()) {
    result=IOUtil.readString(file);
  }
  return result;
}

public static String loadConfigurationContents ( File file ) throws IOException { String result = null ; if ( file . exists ( ) ) { result = IOUtil . readString ( file ) ; } return result ; }
load configuration settings from the specified file .
