Load Properties from classpath

Java 

Use ClassLoader.getResourceAsStream(String resourceName) to get input stream of a specified resource.

Then use Properties.load(InputStream inStream)

JDK 1.7

public static Properties loadProperties (String fileName) throws IOException {
    ClassLoader loader = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
    Properties props = new Properties();
     try (InputStream resourceStream = loader.getResourceAsStream(fileName)) {
      props.load(resourceStream);
      return props;
     }
}