Save Java propertyfile into XML format in specific order -

i'm looking way save properties in specific order. property-class saves values unsorted :/ important me save them in specific order. way when saving xml format storetoxml()? want them in order in have inserted them.

for example:

put("name","frost"); put("surname","byte"); put("age","18"); put("country","germany"); 

gets stored in order:

<entry key="name">frost</entry> <entry key="country">germany</entry> <entry key="surname">byte</entry> <entry key="age">18</entry> 

any ideas?

properties wrong approach achieve this. properties extends hashtable hashmap , therefore not retain order of properties inserted.

you have use technology write xml files have order. e.g. can use jaxb create xml files directly involved objects.