org.dmonix.util
Class PropertyHandler

java.lang.Object
  java.util.Dictionary
      java.util.Hashtable
          java.util.Properties
              org.dmonix.util.PropertyHandler

All Implemented Interfaces:

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

public class PropertyHandler

extends java.util.Properties

Title: PropertyHandler Description: A class to handle property files Copyright: Copyright (c) 2001 Company:

Version:

1.0.0

Author:

Peter Nerg

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes inherited from class java.util.Hashtable

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.util.Properties

defaults

Constructor Summary

PropertyHandler()
Creates an empty property list with no default values.

PropertyHandler(java.util.Properties properties)
Creates an empty property list with the specified defaults.

PropertyHandler(java.lang.String fileName)
Creates an empty property list with the specified defaults from the file

Method Summary

void	load(java.lang.String fileName) Reads a property list (key and element pairs) from the given file.
void	store(java.lang.String header) Store the properties to the define file
void	store(java.lang.String fileName, java.lang.String header) Store the properties to the specified file

Methods inherited from class java.util.Properties

getProperty, getProperty, list, list, load, propertyNames, 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

Constructor Detail

PropertyHandler

public PropertyHandler()

Creates an empty property list with no default values.

PropertyHandler

public PropertyHandler(java.util.Properties properties)

Creates an empty property list with the specified defaults.

Parameters:

properties - Default properties to use

PropertyHandler

public PropertyHandler(java.lang.String fileName)
                throws java.io.IOException

Creates an empty property list with the specified defaults from the file

Parameters:

fileName - The file to read the properties from

Method Detail

load

public void load(java.lang.String fileName)
          throws java.io.IOException

Reads a property list (key and element pairs) from the given file.

Parameters:

fileName - The property file

Throws:

java.io.IOException

store

public void store(java.lang.String header)
           throws java.io.IOException

Store the properties to the define file

Parameters:

header - A header line can be added to the file

Throws:

java.io.IOException

store

public void store(java.lang.String fileName,
                  java.lang.String header)
           throws java.io.IOException

Store the properties to the specified file

Parameters:

header - A header line can be added to the file

Throws:

java.io.IOException