com.compoze.util
Class FileProperties

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.util.Dictionary
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        +--java.util.Hashtable
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              +--java.util.Properties
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                    +--com.compoze.util.ObjectProperties
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                          +--com.compoze.util.MutableProperties
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                                +--com.compoze.util.FileProperties

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, java.util.Map, java.io.Serializable

public class FileProperties

extends MutableProperties

implements java.io.Serializable

A Properties object that gets its Properties from a file. It checks on the fly to see if the file has been modified to re-read the Properties.

See Also:

Properties, Serialized Form

Inner classes inherited from class java.util.Map

java.util.Map.Entry

Field Summary

protected static int

DEFAULT_CHECK_INTERVAL

Fields inherited from class java.util.Properties

defaults

Constructor Summary

FileProperties(java.io.File propsFile)
Constructor.

FileProperties(java.io.File propsFile, long lPropsFileCheckInterval)
Constructor.

FileProperties(java.io.File propsFile, long lPropsFileCheckInterval, java.util.Properties defaults)
Constructor.

FileProperties(java.io.File propsFile, java.util.Properties defaults)
Constructor.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getProperty(java.lang.String sKey) Get a property.
java.lang.String	getProperty(java.lang.String sKey, java.lang.String sDefaultValue) Get a property.
void	list(java.io.PrintStream out) Prints this property list out to the specified output stream.
void	list(java.io.PrintWriter writer) Prints this property list out to the specified output stream.
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args) Exerciser.
java.util.Enumeration	propertyNames() Get an Enumeration of the property names.
void	refresh() Force a re-load of the properties.
void	setCheckInterval(long lCheckInterval) Set the check for updates interval for the file.

Methods inherited from class com.compoze.util.MutableProperties

setConfiguration

Methods inherited from class com.compoze.util.ObjectProperties

getBoolean, getBoolean, getByte, getByte, getDouble, getDouble, getFloat, getFloat, getInt, getInt, getLong, getLong, getShort, getShort, getString, getString, getStringArray, getStringArray, getStringArray, replaceSubstitutions

Methods inherited from class java.util.Properties

load, save, setProperty, store

Methods inherited from class java.util.Hashtable

clear, clone, contains, containsKey, containsValue, elements, entrySet, equals, get, hashCode, isEmpty, keys, keySet, put, putAll, rehash, remove, size, toString, values

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

DEFAULT_CHECK_INTERVAL

protected static final int DEFAULT_CHECK_INTERVAL

Constructor Detail

FileProperties

public FileProperties(java.io.File propsFile,
                      long lPropsFileCheckInterval)

Constructor.

Parameters:

propsFile - the file from which the Properties are read

lPropsFileCheckInterval - a checking interval (in milliseconds) for the file

FileProperties

public FileProperties(java.io.File propsFile,
                      long lPropsFileCheckInterval,
                      java.util.Properties defaults)

Constructor.

Parameters:

propsFile - the file from which the Properties are read

lPropsFileCheckInterval - a checking interval (in milliseconds) for the file

defaults - a list of defaults used when a Property is not found

FileProperties

public FileProperties(java.io.File propsFile)

Constructor.

Parameters:

propsFile - the file from which the Properties are read

FileProperties

public FileProperties(java.io.File propsFile,
                      java.util.Properties defaults)

Constructor.

Parameters:

propsFile - the file from which the Properties are read

defaults - a list of defaults used when a Property is not found

Method Detail

setCheckInterval

public void setCheckInterval(long lCheckInterval)

Set the check for updates interval for the file. The properties file will not be checked more than once during the specified interval.

Parameters:

lCheckInterval - interval to check (in milliseconds)

getProperty

public java.lang.String getProperty(java.lang.String sKey)

Get a property.

Overrides:

getProperty in class MutableProperties

Parameters:

sKey - the key to get the property for

getProperty

public java.lang.String getProperty(java.lang.String sKey,
                                    java.lang.String sDefaultValue)

Get a property.

Overrides:

getProperty in class MutableProperties

Parameters:

sKey - the key to get the property for

sDefaultValue - the default value in case the key is not found

list

public void list(java.io.PrintStream out)

Prints this property list out to the specified output stream. This method is useful for debugging.

Overrides:

list in class java.util.Properties

Parameters:

out - the PrintStream to write to

list

public void list(java.io.PrintWriter writer)

Prints this property list out to the specified output stream. This method is useful for debugging.

Overrides:

list in class java.util.Properties

Parameters:

writer - the Writer to write to

propertyNames

public java.util.Enumeration propertyNames()

Get an Enumeration of the property names.

Overrides:

propertyNames in class MutableProperties

Returns:

an enumeration of all the keys in this property list, including the keys in the default property list

refresh

public void refresh()

Force a re-load of the properties.

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)

Exerciser.

Parameters:

args - arguments - first is properties file and each additional is a key