code: private void addKeyValuePairAsProperty(String pair, Map<String, String> properties) {
  		int firstEquals = pair.indexOf('=');
  		if (firstEquals != -1) {
  			properties.put(pair.substring(0, firstEquals).trim(), pair.substring(firstEquals + 1).trim());
  		}
  	}
docs: Adds a String of format key=value to the provided Map as a key/value pair.
  
  @param pair       the String representation
  @param properties the Map to which the key/value pair should be added