# Obtaining Network Server properties by using the getCurrentProperties method

The `getCurrentProperties` method is a Java method that you can use to obtain information about the Network Server.

It returns a `Properties` object with the value of all the Network Server properties as they are currently set.

The signature of this method is:

    Properties getCurrentProperties()

For example:

    NetworkServerControl server = new NetworkServerControl();
    Properties p = server.getCurrentProperties();
    p.list(System.out);
    System.out.println(p.getProperty("derby.drda.host"));

As shown in the previous example, you can look up the current properties and then work with individual properties if needed by using various APIs on the `Properties` class. You can also print out all the properties by using the `Properties.list` method.

Parent topic: Obtaining system information by using the API
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