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#  prop

##  prop(propertyName: String): String | Null 

Returns the value of the property with the specified name or ` null ` if the
property is not defined.

###  Parameters

Name  |  Description   
---|---  
` propertyName ` |  The property to retrieve.   
  
###  Example

This example gets the ` user.timezone ` property.

####  Source

    
    
    %dw 2.0
    import * from dw::Runtime
    output application/dw
    ---
    { "props" : prop("user.timezone") }

####  Output

    
    
    { props: "America/Los_Angeles" as String {class: "java.lang.String"} }

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