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

    FileReader reader = new FileReader(file);
    try
    {
      return loadProperties(reader);
    }
    finally
    {
      reader.close();
    }
  }
public static Properties loadProperties(File file) throws IOException
  {
    if(file == null)
      return null;

    FileReader reader = new FileReader(file);
    try
    {
      return loadProperties(reader);
    }
    finally
    {
      reader.close();
    }
  }
Convenient call to load a properties file from the provided file