org.jfree.util
Class DefaultConfiguration

java.lang.Object
  extended by java.util.Dictionary<K,V>
      extended by java.util.Hashtable<java.lang.Object,java.lang.Object>
          extended by java.util.Properties
              extended by org.jfree.util.DefaultConfiguration
All Implemented Interfaces:
java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable, java.util.Map<java.lang.Object,java.lang.Object>, Configuration

public class DefaultConfiguration
extends java.util.Properties
implements Configuration

Default configuration.

Author:
Thomas Morgner.
See Also:
Serialized Form

Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from class java.util.Properties
defaults
 
Constructor Summary
DefaultConfiguration()
          Creates an empty property list with no default values.
 
Method Summary
 java.util.Iterator findPropertyKeys(java.lang.String prefix)
          Searches all property keys that start with a given prefix.
 java.lang.String getConfigProperty(java.lang.String key)
          Returns the configuration property with the specified key.
 java.lang.String getConfigProperty(java.lang.String key, java.lang.String defaultValue)
          Returns the configuration property with the specified key (or the specified default value if there is no such property).
 
Methods inherited from class java.util.Properties
getProperty, getProperty, list, list, load, loadFromXML, propertyNames, save, setProperty, store, storeToXML, storeToXML
 
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

DefaultConfiguration

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

Method Detail

getConfigProperty

public java.lang.String getConfigProperty(java.lang.String key)
Returns the configuration property with the specified key.

Specified by:
getConfigProperty in interface Configuration
Parameters:
key - the property key.
Returns:
the property value.

getConfigProperty

public java.lang.String getConfigProperty(java.lang.String key,
                                          java.lang.String defaultValue)
Returns the configuration property with the specified key (or the specified default value if there is no such property).

If the property is not defined in this configuration, the code will lookup the property in the parent configuration.

Specified by:
getConfigProperty in interface Configuration
Parameters:
key - the property key.
defaultValue - the default value.
Returns:
the property value.

findPropertyKeys

public java.util.Iterator findPropertyKeys(java.lang.String prefix)
Searches all property keys that start with a given prefix.

Specified by:
findPropertyKeys in interface Configuration
Parameters:
prefix - the prefix that all selected property keys should share
Returns:
the properties as iterator.