zeta.util
Class Properties

java.lang.Object
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  +--zeta.util.Properties

public class Properties

extends java.lang.Object

The Properties class represents a persistent set of properties.

Field Summary

private java.lang.String	propertyFilename
private java.util.Properties	props The main property list.

Constructor Summary

Properties()
Creates a property list with the keys of the property file "zeta_tools.cfg."

Properties(java.lang.String propertyFilename)
Creates a property list with the keys of the specified property file.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	get(java.lang.String key) Searches for the property with the specified key in this property list.
int	get(java.lang.String key, int defaultValue) Searches for the property with the specified key in this property list.
java.lang.String	get(java.lang.String key, java.lang.String defaultValue) Searches for the property with the specified key in this property list.
void	load() Loads the property file.
void	reload() Reloads the property file.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

propertyFilename

private java.lang.String propertyFilename

props

private java.util.Properties props

The main property list.

Constructor Detail

Properties

public Properties()
           throws java.io.IOException

Creates a property list with the keys of the property file "zeta_tools.cfg."

Properties

public Properties(java.lang.String propertyFilename)
           throws java.io.IOException

Creates a property list with the keys of the specified property file.

Method Detail

reload

public void reload()
            throws java.io.IOException

Reloads the property file.

java.io.IOException

load

public void load()
          throws java.io.IOException

Loads the property file.

java.io.IOException

get

public java.lang.String get(java.lang.String key)

Searches for the property with the specified key in this property list. If the key is not found in this property list, the default property list, and its defaults, recursively, are then checked. The method returns null if the property is not found.

Parameters:

key - the property key.

get

public java.lang.String get(java.lang.String key,
                            java.lang.String defaultValue)

Searches for the property with the specified key in this property list. If the key is not found in this property list, the default property list, and its defaults, recursively, are then checked. The method returns the default value argument if the property is not found.

Parameters:

key - the property key.

defaultValue - a default value.

Returns:

the value in this property list with the specified key value.

get

public int get(java.lang.String key,
               int defaultValue)

Searches for the property with the specified key in this property list. If the key is not found in this property list, the default property list, and its defaults, recursively, are then checked. The method returns the default value argument if the property is not found or not an integer.

Parameters:

key - the property key.

defaultValue - a default value.

Returns:

the value in this property list with the specified key value.