org.linkedin.util-core/src/main/java/org/linkedin/util/collections/CollectionsUtils.java
public static Properties loadProperties(Reader reader) throws IOException
  {
    if(reader == null)
      return null;

    Properties properties = new Properties();
    properties.load(reader);
    return properties;
  }
public static Properties loadProperties(Reader reader) throws IOException
  {
    if(reader == null)
      return null;

    Properties properties = new Properties();
    properties.load(reader);
    return properties;
  }
Convenient call to load a properties file from the provided reader