code: public static String getProperty(String key, String aDefault)
  	{
  		return getSettings().getProperty(key, aDefault);
  
  	}
docs: Retrieves a configuration property as a String object.
  
  Loads the file if not already initialized.
  
  @param key Key Name of the property to be returned.
  @param aDefault the default value
  @return Value of the property as a string or null if no property found.