uk.co.jcp.util.properties
Interface JCPPropertyFactory

public interface JCPPropertyFactory

Interface for Property Factories

Method Summary

JCPProperties	getInstance(java.lang.String source) Get an instance of the properties from the specified source
JCPProperties	getInstance(java.lang.String source, JCPProperties parentProperties) Get an instance of the properties from the specified source
java.lang.String	getResourceType() Get the resource identifier for the resource that this factory supports

Method Detail

getInstance

public JCPProperties getInstance(java.lang.String source)
                          throws PropertyException

Get an instance of the properties from the specified source

Parameters:

source - an identifier for the property source (e.g. a filename)

Throws:

PropertyException - if the instance could not be created

getInstance

public JCPProperties getInstance(java.lang.String source,
                                 JCPProperties parentProperties)
                          throws PropertyException

Get an instance of the properties from the specified source

Parameters:

source - an identifier for the property source (e.g. a filename)

parentProperties - the properties from which the new properties should be chained

Throws:

PropertyException - if the instance could not be created

getResourceType

public java.lang.String getResourceType()

Get the resource identifier for the resource that this factory supports

Returns:

the resource identifier