Title: Apache Velocity Tools - Configuration Using Properties

## Configuration using Properties

VelocityTools 2 can be configured using a properties file. Here's the same configuration as the [XML](config-xml.html) and [Java](config-java.html) examples in the properties format:

    :::properties
    tools.toolbox = request,session,application
    
    tools.request.property.xhtml = true
    tools.request.toytool = ToyTool
    tools.request.toytool.restrictTo = index.vm
    tools.request.custom = org.mine.CustomTool
    tools.request.custom.randomProperty = whatever
    
    tools.session.property.create-session = true
    tools.session.property.create-session.type = boolean
    tools.session.map = java.util.HashMap
    
    tools.application.date = org.apache.velocity.tools.generic.DateTool
    
    tools.data.version = 1.1
    tools.data.version.type = number
    tools.data.date = Mon Sep 17 10:08:03 PDT 2007
    tools.data.date.class = java.util.Date
    tools.data.date.converter = org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.converters.DateLocaleConverter
    tools.data.isSimple = true
    tools.data.type = boolean
    tools.data.foo = this is foo.
    tools.data.bar = this is bar.
    tools.data.dataKeys = version,date,isSimple.foo,bar,dataKeys,switches
    tools.data.dataKeys.type = list
    tools.data.switches = true,false,false,true
    tools.data.switches.type = list.boolean