{
                                                        
        ArrayList< Settings > list = new ArrayList< Settings >();
        // stuts.properties, default.properties
        try {
            list.add(new PropertiesSettings("struts"));
        } catch (Exception e) {
            log.warn("DefaultSettings: Could not find or error in struts.properties", e);
        }
        Settings[] settings = new Settings[list.size()];
        delegate = new DelegatingSettings(list.toArray(settings));
        // struts.custom.properties
        try {
            StringTokenizer customProperties = new StringTokenizer(delegate.getImpl(StrutsConstants.STRUTS_CUSTOM_PROPERTIES), ",");
            while (customProperties.hasMoreTokens()) {
                String name = customProperties.nextToken();
                try {
                    list.add(new PropertiesSettings(name));
                } catch (Exception e) {
                    log.error("DefaultSettings: Could not find " + name + ".properties. Skipping.");
                }
            }
            settings = new Settings[list.size()];
            delegate = new DelegatingSettings(list.toArray(settings));
        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
            // Assume it's OK, since IllegalArgumentException is thrown  
            // when Settings is unable to find a certain setting,
            // like the struts.custom.properties, which is commented out
        }
}