code: public List<Properties<PartitionPlan<T>>> getAllProperties()
     {
        List<Properties<PartitionPlan<T>>> list = new ArrayList<Properties<PartitionPlan<T>>>();
        List<Node> nodeList = childNode.get("properties");
        for(Node node: nodeList)
        {
           Properties<PartitionPlan<T>>  type = new PropertiesImpl<PartitionPlan<T>>(this, "properties", childNode, node);
           list.add(type);
        }
        return list;
     }
docs: Returns all <code>properties</code> elements
  @return list of <code>properties</code>