java.util
Class Properties

java.lang.Object
  java.util.Hashtable
      java.util.Properties

public class Properties
extends Hashtable

Properties class, used to store properties using a key, and retrieving properties with a key. String for both. Integrates well with File for saving to file system.

Author:

BB

Field Summary

protected Properties

defaults A property list that contains default values for any keys not found in this property list.

Constructor Summary

Properties()

Properties(Properties defaults)

Method Summary

String	getProperty(String key)
String	getProperty(String key, String defaultValue)
void	list(PrintStream out)
void	load(InputStream inStream)
Enumeration	propertyNames()
void	setProperty(String key, String value)
void	store(OutputStream out, String comments)

Methods inherited from class java.util.Hashtable

get, keys, put

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

defaults

protected Properties defaults

A property list that contains default values for any keys not found in this property list.

Constructor Detail

Properties

public Properties()

Properties

public Properties(Properties defaults)

Method Detail

setProperty

public void setProperty(String key,
                        String value)

load

public void load(InputStream inStream)
          throws IOException

Throws:

IOException

store

public void store(OutputStream out,
                  String comments)
           throws IOException

Throws:

IOException

getProperty

public String getProperty(String key)

getProperty

public String getProperty(String key,
                          String defaultValue)

propertyNames

public Enumeration propertyNames()

list

public void list(PrintStream out)