com.solarmetric.conf
Interface Value

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractValue

public interface Value

A Value is holder for a configuration value and metadata about a PropertyDescriptor for the configuration option.

Method Summary

String[]	getAliases() Aliases for the value in the form key1, value1, key2, value2, ...
String	getDefault() The default value for the property.
String	getProperty() Returns the property name that will be used when setting or getting this value in a Properties object.
String	getString() Return a stringified version of this value.
void	setAliases(String[] aliases) Aliases for the value in the form key1, value1, key2, value2, ...
void	setDefault(String def) The default value for the property.
void	setString(String val) Set this value from the given string.

Method Detail

getProperty

public String getProperty()

Returns the property name that will be used when setting or getting this value in a Properties object.

getAliases

public String[] getAliases()

Aliases for the value in the form key1, value1, key2, value2, ...

setAliases

public void setAliases(String[] aliases)

Aliases for the value in the form key1, value1, key2, value2, ...

getDefault

public String getDefault()

The default value for the property.

setDefault

public void setDefault(String def)

The default value for the property.

getString

public String getString()

Return a stringified version of this value. If the current value has a short alias key, the alias key is returned.

setString

public void setString(String val)

Set this value from the given string. If the given string is null or empty and a default is defined, the default is used. If the given string (or default) is an alias key, it will be converted to the corresponding value internally.