_initializeEditor () {
        // Touch empty gradle.properties file if missing.
        if (!fs.existsSync(this.gradleFilePath)) {
            events.emit('verbose', '[Gradle Properties] File missing, creating file with Cordova defaults.');
            fs.writeFileSync(this.gradleFilePath, '', 'utf-8');
        }

        // Create an editor for parsing, getting, and setting configurations.
        this.gradleFile = propertiesParser.createEditor(this.gradleFilePath);
    }
Initialize the properties editor for parsing, setting, etc.