oracle.javatools.util

Interface DynamicPropertySet

All Superinterfaces:

Copyable

All Known Implementing Classes:

DynamicPropertySetImpl, GenerateDescriptor

public interface DynamicPropertySet
extends Copyable

This class can be used by objects that need to manage a dynamic set of properties.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.util.Map	getProperties() Retrieves a map holding the property-value pairs.
java.lang.Object	getProperty(java.lang.String key) Retrieves the value associated with a property.
java.lang.Object	getProperty(java.lang.String key, java.lang.Object defaultValue) Retrieves the value associated with a property.
void	setProperties(java.util.Map properties) Sets the map holding the property-value pairs.
void	setProperty(java.lang.String key, java.lang.Object value) Sets the value for a property.

Methods inherited from interface oracle.javatools.util.Copyable

copyTo

Method Detail

getProperty

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

Retrieves the value associated with a property.

Parameters:

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

Returns:

the value of the requested property, or a null value if the property does not exist or is not set.

getProperty

java.lang.Object getProperty(java.lang.String key,
                             java.lang.Object 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

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

Sets the value for a property. Setting a value to null removes that property.

Parameters:

key - the property key to set

value - the value to set

getProperties

java.util.Map getProperties()

Retrieves a map holding the property-value pairs.

setProperties

void setProperties(java.util.Map properties)

Sets the map holding the property-value pairs.