code: public static Properties load(File file) throws IOException {
  		FileInputStream input = new FileInputStream(file);
  		Properties properties = null;
  		try {
  			properties = load(input);
  		} finally {
  			IOUtils.close(input);
  		}
  		return properties;
  	}
docs: Loads properties from a file.
  
  @since 1.2
  @param file the file to read properties from
  @return the properties
  @throws IOException an error occurred while reading the properties file