public static function readFromFile($file) {
        $real_file = File::asFile($file);

        if ($real_file->exists())
            return self::readFromString($file->getContent());
        else
            return array();
    }
public static function readFromFile($file) {
        $real_file = File::asFile($file);

        if ($real_file->exists())
            return self::readFromString($file->getContent());
        else
            return array();
    }
public static function readFromFile ( $ file ) { $ real_file = File :: asFile ( $ file ) ; if ( $ real_file -> exists ( ) ) return self :: readFromString ( $ file -> getContent ( ) ) ; else return array ( ) ; }
Reads the properties from a file, in xml java properties format.

@param mixed $file a path or a File

@return array The properties array

@api
Reads the properties from a file in xml java properties format .