code: static String getLegacyProperty( Properties props, String property, String defaultValue ) {
  
  		String result = props.getProperty( property, null );
  		if( result == null )
  			result = props.getProperty( LEGACY_PREFIX + property, defaultValue );
  
  		return result;
  	}
docs: Gets a property value while supporting legacy ones.
  @param props non-null properties
  @param property a non-null property name (not legacy)
  @param defaultValue the default value if the property is not found
  @return a non-null string if the property was found, the default value otherwise