nextapp.echoservlet.util
Class PropertyMap

java.lang.Object
  java.util.AbstractMap
      java.util.HashMap
          nextapp.echoservlet.util.PropertyMap

All Implemented Interfaces:

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

public class PropertyMap

extends java.util.HashMap

implements java.io.Serializable

A Map that is generated from a properties file. This class provides additional methods for returning properties as Strings or arrays of Strings.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes inherited from class java.util.HashMap

Nested classes inherited from class java.util.AbstractMap

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.util.HashMap

Fields inherited from class java.util.AbstractMap

Constructor Summary

PropertyMap(java.lang.String resourceName)
Create a PropertyMap

Method Summary

boolean	getBoolean(java.lang.String key) Returns true if the value identified by key is equal to ""1"".
int	getInteger(java.lang.String key) Returns the value identified by key as an int if it the value is numeric.
java.lang.String	getString(java.lang.String key) Returns the value identified by key as a String if it is one, otherwise throws a ClassCastException.
void	putBoolean(java.lang.String key, boolean value) Puts a boolean value.
void	putInteger(java.lang.String key, int value) Puts a integer value.

Methods inherited from class java.util.HashMap

clear, clone, containsKey, containsValue, entrySet, get, isEmpty, keySet, put, putAll, remove, size, values

Methods inherited from class java.util.AbstractMap

equals, hashCode, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Map

equals, hashCode

Constructor Detail

PropertyMap

public PropertyMap(java.lang.String resourceName)

Create a PropertyMap

Parameters:

resourceName - The name of the properties file to load.

Method Detail

getBoolean

public boolean getBoolean(java.lang.String key)

Returns true if the value identified by key is equal to ""1"".

Parameters:

key - the name of the property to return.

Returns:

true if the value of the property is "1".

getInteger

public int getInteger(java.lang.String key)

Returns the value identified by key as an int if it the value is numeric. Zero is returned if the value is null or otherwise not numeric.

Parameters:

key - the name of the property to return.

Returns:

The integer value of the property.

getString

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

Returns the value identified by key as a String if it is one, otherwise throws a ClassCastException.

Parameters:

key - The name of the property to return.

Returns:

value The value of the property identified by key as a String.

putBoolean

public void putBoolean(java.lang.String key,
                       boolean value)

Puts a boolean value.

Parameters:

key - The key of the property to be set.

value - The new value of the propert.

putInteger

public void putInteger(java.lang.String key,
                       int value)

Puts a integer value.

Parameters:

key - The key of the property to be set.

value - The new value of the propert.