# Package org.apache.commons.collections4.properties

package org.apache.commons.collections4.properties
Extends and customizes the behavior of `Properties`.

The following classes are provided in the package:

- SortedProperties- A drop-in replacement for Properties for sorting keys.

- Related Packages
  Package
  Description
  org.apache.commons.collections4
  Interfaces and utilities shared across all packages.
- Class
  Description
  AbstractPropertiesFactory<T extends Properties>
  Subclasses create and load `Properties` and subclasses of `Properties` like `SortedProperties`.
  AbstractPropertiesFactory.PropertyFormat
  Enumerates property formats.
  OrderedProperties
  A drop-in replacement for `Properties` for ordered keys.
  OrderedPropertiesFactory
  Creates and loads `OrderedProperties`.
  PropertiesFactory
  Creates and loads `Properties`.
  SortedProperties
  A drop-in replacement for `Properties` for sorting keys.
  SortedPropertiesFactory
  Creates and loads `SortedProperties`.