oracle.ide.util

Interface PropertyAccess

All Known Subinterfaces:

StructuredPropertyAccess

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultPropertyAccess, DefaultStructuredPropertyAccess, IdeLayout, IdeProperties, Layout, SimpleLayout

public interface PropertyAccess

The PropertyAccess interface provides the API for getting and setting properties.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	getProperty(java.lang.String key, java.lang.String defaultValue) Retrieves the value associated with a property.
java.lang.Object	removeProperty(java.lang.String key) Removes the property.
java.lang.Object	setProperty(java.lang.String key, java.lang.String value) Sets the value for a property.

Method Detail

getProperty

java.lang.String getProperty(java.lang.String key,
                             java.lang.String defaultValue)

Retrieves the value associated with a property. If no value exists for the requested property, the specified default value is returned.

Parameters:

key - the property key for which a value is desired.

defaultValue - the value to return if no value currently exists.

Returns:

the value of the requested property, or the default value if the property does not exist.

setProperty

java.lang.Object setProperty(java.lang.String key,
                             java.lang.String value)

Sets the value for a property.

Parameters:

key - the property key to set

value - the string value to set

Returns:

the previous value

removeProperty

java.lang.Object removeProperty(java.lang.String key)

Removes the property.

Parameters:

key - the property key to remove

Returns:

the previous value