Extend java.util.Properties, override both put() and keys():
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Enumeration;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
import java.util.Properties;
import java.util.HashMap;
public class LinkedProperties extends Properties {
private final HashSet<Object> keys = new LinkedHashSet<Object>();
public LinkedProperties() {
}
public Iterable<Object> orderedKeys() {
return Collections.list(keys());
}
public Enumeration<Object> keys() {
return Collections.<Object>enumeration(keys);
}
public Object put(Object key, Object value) {
keys.add(key);
return super.put(key, value);
}
}