Using Properties file in Java

/////////////////// DBConnUtil.java////////////////
import java.util.Properties;

  public DBConnUtil() {
    super();
  }

  private static Properties props = new Properties();

  static{
    try {

        InputStream is =
            DBConnUtil.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("com/mycompany/util/DBConn.properties");
        if (is != null) {
            props.load(is);
            is.close();
        }
    } catch (Exception e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }

public String getProperty(String propertyName){
        return props.getProperty(propertyName);      // accessing the property
}
}
///////////////////// DBConn.properties//////////////////////
DEV=jdbc:oracle:thin:@devdb:1501:dev
TEST=jdbc:oracle:thin:@testdb:1502:test
PROD=jdbc:oracle:thin:@proddb:1503:prod