readFileToHashMap static method
Method to read a properties file
into a hashmap.
Empty lines are ignored, as well as lines that do not contain the separator.
Implementation
static Map<String, String> readFileToHashMap(String filePath,
{String separator = "=",
bool valueFirst = false,
Encoding encoding = utf8,
saveMode = false}) {
var fileTxt = readFile(filePath, encoding: encoding, saveMode: saveMode);
var lines = fileTxt.split("\n");
Map<String, String> propertiesMap = {};
for (String line in lines) {
line = line.trim();
if (line.isEmpty) {
continue;
}
int firstSep = line.indexOf(separator);
if (firstSep == -1) {
continue;
}
String first = line.substring(0, firstSep);
String second = line.substring(firstSep + 1);
if (!valueFirst) {
propertiesMap[first] = second;
} else {
propertiesMap[second] = first;
}
}
return propertiesMap;
}