org.pentaho.di.laf
Interface PropertyHandler

All Superinterfaces:

Handler

All Known Implementing Classes:

OverlayProperties, OverlayPropertyHandler

public interface PropertyHandler
extends Handler

Method Summary

boolean	exists(String filename) check to see whether a property file exists within the classpath or filesystem
String	getProperty(String key) return the value of a given key from the properties list
String	getProperty(String key, String defValue) return the value of a given key from the properties list, returning the defValue string should the key not be found
boolean	loadProps(String filename) load properties for the given properties file

Method Detail

loadProps

boolean loadProps(String filename)

load properties for the given properties file

Parameters:

filename -

Returns:

true if load was successful

exists

boolean exists(String filename)

check to see whether a property file exists within the classpath or filesystem

Parameters:

filename -

Returns:

true if resource exists

getProperty

String getProperty(String key)

return the value of a given key from the properties list

Parameters:

key -

Returns:

null if the key is not found

getProperty

String getProperty(String key,
                   String defValue)

return the value of a given key from the properties list, returning the defValue string should the key not be found

Parameters:

key -

defValue -

Returns:

a string representing either the value associated with the passed key or defValue should that key not be found