ojb.broker.util
Class BaseConfiguration

java.lang.Object
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  +--ojb.broker.util.BaseConfiguration

Direct Known Subclasses:

PersistenceBrokerFactoryConfiguration

public abstract class BaseConfiguration

extends java.lang.Object

Configuration Base Class that keeps a Properties based configuration persistent in a file. This class provides only basic infrastructure for loading etc.

Field Summary

protected java.lang.String	filename the name of the properties file
protected java.util.Properties	properties the properties object holding the configuration data

Constructor Summary

BaseConfiguration()
The constructor loads the configuration from file

Method Summary

boolean	getBoolean(java.lang.String key, boolean defaultValue) Returns the boolean value for the specified key.
java.lang.Class	getClass(java.lang.String key, java.lang.Class defaultValue) Returns the class specified by the value for the specified key.
java.lang.Class	getClass(java.lang.String key, java.lang.Class defaultValue, java.lang.Class assignable) Returns the class specified by the value for the specified key.
java.lang.Class	getClass(java.lang.String key, java.lang.Class defaultValue, java.lang.Class[] assignables) Returns the class specified by the value for the specified key.
int	getInteger(java.lang.String key, int defaultValue) Returns the integer value for the specified key.
java.lang.String	getString(java.lang.String key, java.lang.String defaultValue) Returns the string value for the specified key.
java.lang.String[]	getStrings(java.lang.String key, java.lang.String defaultValue) Gets an array of Strings from the value of the specified key, seperated by ";".
java.lang.String[]	getStrings(java.lang.String key, java.lang.String defaultValue, java.lang.String seperators) Gets an array of Strings from the value of the specified key, seperated by any key from seperators.
protected void	load() Loads the Configuration from the properties file.
protected void	setFilename(java.lang.String name)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

filename

protected java.lang.String filename

the name of the properties file

properties

protected java.util.Properties properties

the properties object holding the configuration data

Constructor Detail

BaseConfiguration

public BaseConfiguration()

The constructor loads the configuration from file

Method Detail

getString

public java.lang.String getString(java.lang.String key,
                                  java.lang.String defaultValue)

Returns the string value for the specified key. If no value for this key is found in the configuration defaultValue is returned.

Parameters:

key - the key

defaultValue - the default value

Returns:

the value for the key, or defaultValue

getStrings

public java.lang.String[] getStrings(java.lang.String key,
                                     java.lang.String defaultValue,
                                     java.lang.String seperators)

Gets an array of Strings from the value of the specified key, seperated by any key from seperators. If no value for this key is found the array contained in defaultValue is returned.

Parameters:

key - the key

defaultValue - the default Value

seperators - the seprators to be used

Returns:

the strings for the key, or the strings contained in defaultValue

See Also:

StringTokenizer

getStrings

public java.lang.String[] getStrings(java.lang.String key,
                                     java.lang.String defaultValue)

Gets an array of Strings from the value of the specified key, seperated by ";". If no value for this key is found the array contained in defaultValue is returned.

Parameters:

key - the key

defaultValue - the default Value

Returns:

the strings for the key, or the strings contained in defaultValue

getInteger

public int getInteger(java.lang.String key,
                      int defaultValue)

Returns the integer value for the specified key. If no value for this key is found in the configuration or the value is not an legal integer defaultValue is returned.

Parameters:

key - the key

defaultValue - the default Value

Returns:

the value for the key, or defaultValue

getBoolean

public boolean getBoolean(java.lang.String key,
                          boolean defaultValue)

Returns the boolean value for the specified key. If no value for this key is found in the configuration or the value is not an legal boolean defaultValue is returned.

Parameters:

key - the key

defaultValue - the default Value

Returns:

the value for the key, or defaultValue

See Also:

#trueValues, #falseValues

getClass

public java.lang.Class getClass(java.lang.String key,
                                java.lang.Class defaultValue,
                                java.lang.Class[] assignables)

Returns the class specified by the value for the specified key. If no value for this key is found in the configuration, no class of this name can be found or the specified class is not assignable to each class/interface in assignables defaultValue is returned.

Parameters:

key - the key

defaultValue - the default Value

assignables - classes and/or interfaces the specified class must extend/implement.

Returns:

the value for the key, or defaultValue

getClass

public java.lang.Class getClass(java.lang.String key,
                                java.lang.Class defaultValue,
                                java.lang.Class assignable)

Returns the class specified by the value for the specified key. If no value for this key is found in the configuration, no class of this name can be found or the specified class is not assignable assignable defaultValue is returned.

Parameters:

key - the key

defaultValue - the default Value

assignable - a classe and/or interface the specified class must extend/implement.

Returns:

the value for the key, or defaultValue

getClass

public java.lang.Class getClass(java.lang.String key,
                                java.lang.Class defaultValue)

Returns the class specified by the value for the specified key. If no value for this key is found in the configuration or no class of this name can be found defaultValue is returned.

Parameters:

key - the key

defaultValue - the default Value

Returns:

the value for the key, or defaultValue

load

protected void load()

Loads the Configuration from the properties file.

setFilename

protected void setFilename(java.lang.String name)