Const

java.lang.Object
- org.pentaho.di.core.Const

```
public class Const
extends Object
```
This class is used to define a number of default values for various settings throughout Kettle. It also contains a number of static final methods to make your life easier.

Since:

07-05-2003

Author:

Matt

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Class and Description

static class Const.ReleaseType
Release Type

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Class and Description
`static class`	`Const.ReleaseType` Release Type

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static int`	`ARROW_WIDTH` The default width of an arrow in the Graphical Views
`static String`	`CHEF_LOG_FILE` The base name of the Chef logfile
`static String`	`COPYRIGHT_YEAR` Copyright year
`static String`	`CR` CR: operating systems specific Carriage Return
`static String`	`DEFAULT_CURRENCY_SYMBOL` The default currency symbol
`static char`	`DEFAULT_DECIMAL_SEPARATOR` The default decimal separator .
`static char`	`DEFAULT_GROUPING_SEPARATOR` The default grouping separator , or .
`static Locale`	`DEFAULT_LOCALE` The default locale for the kettle environment (system defined)
`static String`	`DEFAULT_NUMBER_FORMAT` The default number format
`static String`	`DEFAULT_PLUGIN_BASE_FOLDERS` the default comma separated list of base plugin folders.
`static String`	`DOSCR` DOSCR: MS-DOS specific Carriage Return
`static String`	`EMPTY_STRING` An empty ("") String.
`static int`	`ERROR` UI-agnostic flag for warnings
`static int`	`FETCH_SIZE` Fetch size in rows when querying a database
`static String`	`FILE_SEPARATOR` What's the file systems file separator on this operating system?
`static int`	`FORM_MARGIN` The horizontal and vertical margin of a dialog box.
`static String`	`GENERALIZED_DATE_TIME_FORMAT` Generalized date/time format: Wherever dates are used, date and time values are organized from the most to the least significant.
`static String`	`GENERALIZED_DATE_TIME_FORMAT_MILLIS`
`static int`	`HISTORY_LINES_FETCH_SIZE` The default fetch size for lines of history.
`static int`	`INFO` UI-agnostic flag for warnings
`static String[]`	`INTERNAL_JOB_VARIABLES` All the internal job variables
`static String[]`	`INTERNAL_TRANS_VARIABLES` All the internal transformation variables
`static String`	`INTERNAL_VARIABLE_CLUSTER_MASTER` Is this transformation running clustered, on the master?
`static String`	`INTERNAL_VARIABLE_CLUSTER_RUN_ID` The internal clustered run ID, unique across a clustered execution, important while doing parallel clustered runs
`static String`	`INTERNAL_VARIABLE_CLUSTER_SIZE` The size of the cluster : number of slaves
`static String`	`INTERNAL_VARIABLE_JOB_FILENAME_DIRECTORY` The job filename directory
`static String`	`INTERNAL_VARIABLE_JOB_FILENAME_NAME` The job filename name
`static String`	`INTERNAL_VARIABLE_JOB_NAME` The job name
`static String`	`INTERNAL_VARIABLE_JOB_REPOSITORY_DIRECTORY` The job directory
`static String`	`INTERNAL_VARIABLE_JOB_RUN_ATTEMPTNR` The job run attempt nr
`static String`	`INTERNAL_VARIABLE_JOB_RUN_ID` The job run ID
`static String`	`INTERNAL_VARIABLE_KETTLE_BUILD_DATE` The build date as an internal variable
`static String`	`INTERNAL_VARIABLE_KETTLE_BUILD_VERSION` The build version as an internal variable
`static String`	`INTERNAL_VARIABLE_KETTLE_VERSION` The version number as an internal variable
`static String`	`INTERNAL_VARIABLE_PREFIX` The prefix that all internal kettle variables should have
`static String`	`INTERNAL_VARIABLE_SLAVE_SERVER_NAME` The slave transformation name
`static String`	`INTERNAL_VARIABLE_SLAVE_SERVER_NUMBER` The slave transformation number
`static String`	`INTERNAL_VARIABLE_STEP_COPYNR` The step copy nr
`static String`	`INTERNAL_VARIABLE_STEP_NAME` The step name
`static String`	`INTERNAL_VARIABLE_STEP_PARTITION_ID` The step partition ID
`static String`	`INTERNAL_VARIABLE_STEP_PARTITION_NR` The step partition number
`static String`	`INTERNAL_VARIABLE_STEP_UNIQUE_COUNT` The size of the cluster : number of slaves
`static String`	`INTERNAL_VARIABLE_STEP_UNIQUE_NUMBER` The slave transformation number
`static String`	`INTERNAL_VARIABLE_TRANSFORMATION_FILENAME_DIRECTORY` The transformation filename directory
`static String`	`INTERNAL_VARIABLE_TRANSFORMATION_FILENAME_NAME` The transformation filename name
`static String`	`INTERNAL_VARIABLE_TRANSFORMATION_NAME` The transformation name
`static String`	`INTERNAL_VARIABLE_TRANSFORMATION_REPOSITORY_DIRECTORY` The transformation directory
`static String`	`JAVA_VERSION` The Java runtime version
`static String`	`JNDI_DIRECTORY` Path to the simple-jndi directory
`static String`	`KETTLE_AGGREGATION_ALL_NULLS_ARE_ZERO`
`static String`	`KETTLE_AGGREGATION_MIN_NULL_IS_VALUED`
`static String`	`KETTLE_BATCHING_ROWSET` Set this variable to Y if you want to test a more efficient batching row set.
`static String`	`KETTLE_CARTE_JETTY_ACCEPT_QUEUE_SIZE` A variable to configure jetty option: acceptQueueSize for Carte
`static String`	`KETTLE_CARTE_JETTY_ACCEPTORS` A variable to configure jetty option: acceptors for Carte
`static String`	`KETTLE_CARTE_JETTY_RES_MAX_IDLE_TIME` A variable to configure jetty option: lowResourcesMaxIdleTime for Carte
`static String`	`KETTLE_CARTE_OBJECT_TIMEOUT_MINUTES` This environment variable will set a time-out after which waiting, completed or stopped transformations and jobs will be automatically cleaned up.
`static String`	`KETTLE_CHANNEL_LOG_DB` The name of the variable that defines the log channel log database by default for all transformations and jobs
`static String`	`KETTLE_CHANNEL_LOG_SCHEMA` The name of the variable that defines the log channel log schema by default for all transformations and jobs
`static String`	`KETTLE_CHANNEL_LOG_TABLE` The name of the variable that defines the log channel log table by default for all transformations and jobs
`static String`	`KETTLE_CHECKPOINT_LOG_DB` The name of the variable that defines the checkpoint log database by default for all jobs
`static String`	`KETTLE_CHECKPOINT_LOG_SCHEMA` The name of the variable that defines the checkpoint log schema by default for all jobs
`static String`	`KETTLE_CHECKPOINT_LOG_TABLE` The name of the variable that defines the checkpoint log table by default for all jobs
`static String`	`KETTLE_COMPATIBILITY_DB_IGNORE_TIMEZONE` System wide flag to ignore timezone while writing date/timestamp value to the database.
`static String`	`KETTLE_COMPATIBILITY_IMPORT_PATH_ADDITION_ON_VARIABLES` System wide flag to use the root path prefix for a directory reference.
`static String`	`KETTLE_COMPATIBILITY_SET_ERROR_ON_SPECIFIC_JOB_ENTRIES` Compatibility settings for setNrErrors
`static String`	`KETTLE_COMPATIBILITY_TEXT_FILE_OUTPUT_APPEND_NO_HEADER` System wide flag to set or not append and header options dependency on Text file output step.
`static String`	`KETTLE_CORE_JOBENTRIES_FILE` The name of the environment variable that will contain the alternative location of the kettle-job-entries.xml file
`static String`	`KETTLE_CORE_SERVLETS_FILE` The name of the environment variable that will contain the alternative location of the kettle-servlets.xml file
`static String`	`KETTLE_CORE_STEPS_FILE` The name of the environment variable that will contain the alternative location of the kettle-steps.xml file
`static String`	`KETTLE_DEFAULT_BIGNUMBER_FORMAT` The name of the variable containing an alternative default bignumber format
`static String`	`KETTLE_DEFAULT_DATE_FORMAT` The name of the variable containing an alternative default date format
`static String`	`KETTLE_DEFAULT_INTEGER_FORMAT` The name of the variable containing an alternative default integer format
`static String`	`KETTLE_DEFAULT_NUMBER_FORMAT` The name of the variable containing an alternative default number format
`static String`	`KETTLE_DEFAULT_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT` The name of the variable containing an alternative default timestamp format
`static String`	`KETTLE_DISABLE_CONSOLE_LOGGING` Set this variable to Y to disable standard Kettle logging to the console.
`static String`	`KETTLE_EMPTY_STRING_DIFFERS_FROM_NULL` System wide flag to drive the evaluation of null in ValueMeta.
`static String`	`KETTLE_JOB_LOG_DB` The name of the variable that defines the log database connection by default for all jobs
`static String`	`KETTLE_JOB_LOG_SCHEMA` The name of the variable that defines the logging schema for all jobs
`static String`	`KETTLE_JOB_LOG_TABLE` The name of the variable that defines the logging table for all jobs
`static String`	`KETTLE_JOBENTRY_LOG_DB` The name of the variable that defines the job entry log database by default for all jobs
`static String`	`KETTLE_JOBENTRY_LOG_SCHEMA` The name of the variable that defines the job entry log schema by default for all jobs
`static String`	`KETTLE_JOBENTRY_LOG_TABLE` The name of the variable that defines the job entry log table by default for all jobs
`static String`	`KETTLE_LENIENT_STRING_TO_NUMBER_CONVERSION` System wide flag to allow non-strict string to number conversion for backward compatibility.
`static String`	`KETTLE_LOG_MARK_MAPPINGS` A variable to configure turning on/off detailed subjects in log.
`static String`	`KETTLE_LOG_SIZE_LIMIT` If you set this environment variable you can limit the log size of all transformations and jobs that don't have the "log size limit" property set in their respective properties.
`static String`	`KETTLE_LOGGING_PLUGINS_FILE` The name of the environment variable that will contain the alternative location of the kettle-logging-plugins.xml file
`static String`	`KETTLE_MAX_JOB_ENTRIES_LOGGED` A variable to configure the maximum number of job entry results kept in memory for logging purposes.
`static String`	`KETTLE_MAX_JOB_TRACKER_SIZE` A variable to configure the maximum number of job trackers kept in memory.
`static String`	`KETTLE_MAX_LOG_SIZE_IN_LINES` System wide flag to set the maximum number of log lines that are kept internally by Kettle.
`static String`	`KETTLE_MAX_LOG_TIMEOUT_IN_MINUTES` System wide flag to set the maximum age (in minutes) of a log line while being kept internally by Kettle.
`static String`	`KETTLE_MAX_LOGGING_REGISTRY_SIZE` A variable to configure the maximum number of logging registry entries kept in memory for logging purposes.
`static String`	`KETTLE_METRICS_LOG_DB` The name of the variable that defines the metrics log database by default for all transformations and jobs
`static String`	`KETTLE_METRICS_LOG_SCHEMA` The name of the variable that defines the metrics log schema by default for all transformations and jobs
`static String`	`KETTLE_METRICS_LOG_TABLE` The name of the variable that defines the metrics log table by default for all transformations and jobs
`static String`	`KETTLE_PASSWORD_ENCODER_PLUGIN` Specifies the password encoding plugin to use by ID (Kettle is the default).
`static String`	`KETTLE_PASSWORD_ENCODER_PLUGINS_FILE` The name of the environment variable that will contain the alternative location of the kettle-password-encoder-plugins.xml file
`static String`	`KETTLE_PLUGIN_CLASSES` Name of the environment variable to specify additional classes to scan for plugin annotations
`static String`	`KETTLE_PLUGIN_PACKAGES` Name of the environment variable to specify additional packaged to scan for plugin annotations (warning: slow!)
`static String`	`KETTLE_PROPERTIES` Name of the kettle parameters file
`static String`	`KETTLE_REDIRECT_STDERR` System wide flag to determine whether standard error will be redirected to Kettle logging facilities.
`static String`	`KETTLE_REDIRECT_STDOUT` System wide flag to determine whether standard out will be redirected to Kettle logging facilities.
`static String`	`KETTLE_ROWSET_GET_TIMEOUT` The name of the variable that optionally contains an alternative rowset get timeout (in ms).
`static String`	`KETTLE_ROWSET_PUT_TIMEOUT` The name of the variable that optionally contains an alternative rowset put timeout (in ms).
`static String`	`KETTLE_SAP_CONNECTION_FACTORY` The name of the system wide variable that can contain the name of the SAP Connection factory for the test button in the DB dialog.
`static String`	`KETTLE_SAP_CONNECTION_FACTORY_DEFAULT_NAME` The default SAP ERP connection factory
`static String`	`KETTLE_SHARED_OBJECTS` Name of the environment variable to set the location of the shared object file (xml) for transformations and jobs
`static String`	`KETTLE_STEP_LOG_DB` The name of the variable that defines the steps log database by default for all transformations
`static String`	`KETTLE_STEP_LOG_SCHEMA` The name of the variable that defines the steps log schema by default for all transformations
`static String`	`KETTLE_STEP_LOG_TABLE` The name of the variable that defines the steps log table by default for all transformations
`static String`	`KETTLE_STEP_PERFORMANCE_SNAPSHOT_LIMIT` System wide parameter: the maximum number of step performance snapshots to keep in memory.
`static String`	`KETTLE_SYSTEM_HOSTNAME` You can use this variable to speed up hostname lookup.
`static String`	`KETTLE_TRANS_LOG_DB` The name of the variable that defines the log database connection by default for all transformations
`static String`	`KETTLE_TRANS_LOG_SCHEMA` The name of the variable that defines the logging schema for all transformations
`static String`	`KETTLE_TRANS_LOG_TABLE` The name of the variable that defines the logging table for all transformations
`static String`	`KETTLE_TRANS_PAN_JVM_EXIT_CODE` the value the Pan JVM should return on exit.
`static String`	`KETTLE_TRANS_PERFORMANCE_LOG_DB` The name of the variable that defines the transformation performance log schema by default for all transformations
`static String`	`KETTLE_TRANS_PERFORMANCE_LOG_SCHEMA` The name of the variable that defines the transformation performance log database connection by default for all transformations
`static String`	`KETTLE_TRANS_PERFORMANCE_LOG_TABLE` The name of the variable that defines the transformation performance log table by default for all transformations
`static String`	`KETTLE_TRANS_ROWSET_SIZE` Name of the environment variable that contains the size of the transformation rowset size.
`static String`	`KETTLE_VALUEMETA_PLUGINS_FILE` The name of the environment variable that will contain the alternative location of the kettle-valuemeta-plugins.xml file
`static String`	`KETTLE_VARIABLES_FILE` The file that documents these variables.
`static int`	`LENGTH` Specifies the length (width) of fields in a number of pixels in dialog boxes.
`static int`	`MARGIN` The margin between the different dialog components & widgets
`static Date`	`MAX_DATE` Default maximum date range...
`static int`	`MAX_FILE_HIST` Max nr.
`static int`	`MAX_LOG_LINE_TIMEOUT_MINUTES` The default log line timeout in minutes : 12 hours
`static int`	`MAX_NR_HISTORY_LINES` The default maximum for the nr of lines in the history views
`static int`	`MAX_NR_LOG_LINES` The default maximum for the nr of lines in the GUI logs
`static int`	`MAX_UNDO` The default undo level for Kettle
`static int`	`MAX_YEAR` The default maximum year in a dimension date range
`static String`	`MENU_LOG_FILE` The base name of the Menu logfile
`static int`	`MIDDLE_PCT` The default percentage of the width of screen where we consider the middle of a dialog.
`static Date`	`MIN_DATE` Default minimum date range...
`static int`	`MIN_YEAR` The default minimum year in a dimension date range
`static int`	`NOTE_MARGIN` The margin between the text of a note and its border.
`static String`	`NULL_BIGNUMBER` Default string representing Null BigNumber values (empty)
`static String`	`NULL_BINARY` Default string representing Null Binary values (empty)
`static String`	`NULL_BOOLEAN` Default string representing Null Boolean values (empty)
`static String`	`NULL_DATE` Default string representing Null Date values (empty)
`static String`	`NULL_INTEGER` Default string representing Null Integer values (empty)
`static String`	`NULL_NONE` Default string representing Null Undefined values (empty)
`static String`	`NULL_NUMBER` Default string representing Null Number values (empty)
`static String`	`NULL_STRING` Default string representing Null String values (empty)
`static String`	`PATH_SEPARATOR` What's the path separator on this operating system?
`static String`	`PENTAHO_METASTORE_FOLDER` The system environment variable indicating where the alternative location for the Pentaho metastore folder is located.
`static String`	`PENTAHO_METASTORE_NAME` The name of the local client MetaStore
`static String`	`PLUGIN_BASE_FOLDERS_PROP`
`static Const.ReleaseType`	`RELEASE` The release type of this compilation
`static int`	`RIGHT` Specifies the number of pixels to the right we have to go in dialog boxes.
`static int`	`ROWS_IN_ROWSET` Size of rowset: bigger = faster for large amounts of data
`static int`	`ROWS_UPDATE` print update every ...
`static int`	`SHADOW_SIZE` The default shadow size on the graphical view.
`static int`	`SORT_SIZE` Sort size: how many rows do we sort in memory at once?
`static String`	`SPOON_LOG_FILE` The base name of the Spoon logfile
`static String`	`STRING_JOB_DEFAULT_EXT` The extension of a Kettle job XML file
`static String[]`	`STRING_JOB_FILTER_EXT` The possible extensions a job XML file can have.
`static String[]`	`STRING_TRANS_AND_JOB_FILTER_EXT` The possible extensions a transformation XML file can have.
`static String`	`STRING_TRANS_DEFAULT_EXT` The extension of a Kettle transformation XML file
`static String[]`	`STRING_TRANS_FILTER_EXT` The possible extensions a transformation XML file can have.
`static int`	`SYMBOLSIZE` The size of relationship symbols
`static int`	`TIMEOUT_GET_MILLIS` Sleep time waiting when buffer is empty (the default)
`static int`	`TIMEOUT_PUT_MILLIS` Sleep time waiting when buffer is full (the default)
`static String`	`USER_HOME_DIRECTORY` Deprecated. Use `getUserHomeDirectory()` instead.
`static String`	`VERSION` Deprecated. Use `BuildVersion.getVersion()` instead
`static String`	`VERSION_COMMENT_EDIT_VERSION` A general edit version comment
`static String`	`VERSION_COMMENT_INITIAL_VERSION` A general initial version comment
`static int`	`WARNING` UI-agnostic flag for warnings
`static String`	`XML_ENCODING` Default we store our information in Unicode UTF-8 character set.
`static String`	`XML_FILE_KETTLE_AUTHENTICATION_PROVIDERS` The XML file that contains the list of native Kettle compression providers (None, ZIP, GZip, etc.)
`static String`	`XML_FILE_KETTLE_COMPRESSION_PROVIDERS` The XML file that contains the list of native Kettle compression providers (None, ZIP, GZip, etc.)
`static String`	`XML_FILE_KETTLE_DATABASE_TYPES` The XML file that contains the list of native Kettle database types (MySQL, Oracle, etc)
`static String`	`XML_FILE_KETTLE_EXTENSION_POINTS` The XML file that contains the list of native extension points (None by default, this is mostly for OEM purposes)
`static String`	`XML_FILE_KETTLE_IMPORT_RULES` The XML file that contains the list of native import rules
`static String`	`XML_FILE_KETTLE_JOB_ENTRIES` The XML file that contains the list of native Kettle job entries
`static String`	`XML_FILE_KETTLE_LOGGING_PLUGINS` The XML file that contains the list of native Kettle logging plugins
`static String`	`XML_FILE_KETTLE_PARTITION_PLUGINS` The XML file that contains the list of native partition plugins
`static String`	`XML_FILE_KETTLE_PASSWORD_ENCODER_PLUGINS` The XML file that contains the list of native Kettle two-way password encoder plugins
`static String`	`XML_FILE_KETTLE_REPOSITORIES` The XML file that contains the list of native Kettle repository types (DB, File, etc)
`static String`	`XML_FILE_KETTLE_SERVLETS` The XML file that contains the list of native Kettle Carte Servlets
`static String`	`XML_FILE_KETTLE_STEPS` The XML file that contains the list of native Kettle steps
`static String`	`XML_FILE_KETTLE_VALUEMETA_PLUGINS` The XML file that contains the list of native Kettle value metadata plugins

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description

Const()

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`Const()`

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static Date`	`addTimeToDate(Date input, String time, String DateFormat)` Add time to an input date
`static boolean`	`classIsOrExtends(Class<?> clazz, Class<?> superClass)`
`static byte[]`	`createByteArray(int size)` Utility class for use in JavaScript to create a new byte array.
`static String`	`createFilename(String name)` Create a valid filename using a name We remove all special characters, spaces, etc.
`static String`	`createFilename(String directory, String name, String extension)`
`static String`	`createName(String filename)`
`static ClassLoader`	`createNewClassLoader()`
`static int`	`decodeTime(String s, String DateFormat)`
`static String`	`escapeHtml(String content)` Escape HTML content.
`static String`	`escapeSQL(String content)` Escape SQL content.
`static String`	`escapeXml(String content)` Mask XML content.
`static String`	`escapeXML(String content)` Escape XML content.
`static String`	`filenameOnly(String sFullPath)` Returns the pure filename of a filename with full path.
`static String[]`	`GetAvailableFontNames()`
`static String`	`getClassicStackTrace(Throwable e)`
`static String[]`	`getConversionFormats()`
`static String`	`getCustomStackTrace(Throwable aThrowable)`
`static String[]`	`getDateFormats()` Returning the localized date conversion formats.
`static String`	`getDigitsOnly(String input)` Return digits only.
`static String`	`getDIHomeDirectory()` Returns the value of DI_HOME.
`static String[]`	`getDistinctStrings(String[] strings)` Sorts the array of Strings, determines the uniquely occurring strings.
`static String[]`	`getEmptyPaddedStrings()` Create an array of Strings consisting of spaces.
`static String`	`getEnvironmentVariable(String variable, String deflt)` Retrieves the content of an environment variable
`static String`	`getHostname()` Determine the hostname of the machine Kettle is running on
`static String`	`getHostnameReal()` Determine the hostname of the machine Kettle is running on
`static String`	`getIPAddress()` Determins the IP address of the machine Kettle is running on.
`static String`	`getIPAddress(String networkInterfaceName)` Get the primary IP address tied to a network interface (excluding loop-back etc)
`static String[]`	`getJobFilterNames()`
`static String`	`getKettleCartePasswordFile()` Returns the path to the Kettle Carte password file in the home directory:
`static String`	`getKettleDirectory()` Determines the Kettle directory in the user's home directory.
`static String`	`getKettleLocalCartePasswordFile()` Returns the path to the Kettle local (current directory) Carte password file:
`static String`	`getKettleLocalRepositoriesFile()` Returns the path to the Kettle local (current directory) repositories XML file.
`static String`	`getKettlePropertiesFileHeader()`
`static String`	`getKettleUserRepositoriesFile()` Returns the full path to the Kettle repositories XML file.
`static String`	`getMACAddress()` Tries to determine the MAC address of the machine Kettle is running on.
`static String[]`	`getNumberFormats()` Returning the localized number conversion formats.
`static int`	`getOccurenceString(String string, String searchFor)` Get the number of occurances of searchFor in string.
`static int`	`getOcuranceString(String string, String searchFor)` Get the number of occurances of searchFor in string.
`static String`	`getOS()` determine the OS name
`static int`	`getPercentageFreeMemory()` Return the percentage of free memory for this JVM.
`static String`	`getQuoteCharByOS()` Determine the quoting character depending on the OS.
`static String`	`getSharedObjectsFile()` Determines the location of the shared objects file
`static String`	`getStackTracker(Throwable e)` Returns a string of the stack trace of the specified exception
`static String[]`	`getTips()` Returning the internationalized tips of the days.
`static String[]`	`getTransformationAndJobFilterNames()`
`static String[]`	`getTransformationFilterNames()`
`static String`	`getUserHomeDirectory()` Looks up the user's home directory (or KETTLE_HOME) for every invocation.
`static int`	`indexOfString(String lookup, List<String> list)` Search for a string in a list of strings and return the index.
`static int`	`indexOfString(String lookup, String[] array)` Search for a string in an array of strings and return the index.
`static int[]`	`indexsOfFoundStrings(String[] lookup, String[] array)` Search for strings in an array of strings and return the indexes.
`static int[]`	`indexsOfStrings(String[] lookup, String[] array)` Search for strings in an array of strings and return the indexes.
`static String`	`initCap(String string)` Sets the first character of each word in upper-case.
`static boolean`	`isEmpty(List<?> list)` Check if the list supplied is empty.
`static boolean`	`isEmpty(Object[] array)` Check if the array supplied is empty.
`static boolean`	`isEmpty(String string)` Check if the string supplied is empty.
`static boolean`	`isEmpty(String[] strings)` Check if the string array supplied is empty.
`static boolean`	`isEmpty(StringBuffer string)` Check if the stringBuffer supplied is empty.
`static boolean`	`isLinux()`
`static boolean`	`isOSX()`
`static boolean`	`isSpace(char c)` Determines whether or not a character is considered a space.
`static boolean`	`isWindows()`
`static String`	`Lpad(String valueToPad, String filler, int size)`
`static String`	`ltrim(String source)` Left trim: remove spaces to the left of a String.
`static long`	`nanoTime()` Return the current time as nano-seconds.
`static int`	`nrSpacesAfter(String field)` Count the number of spaces to the right of a text.
`static int`	`nrSpacesBefore(String field)` Count the number of spaces to the left of a text.
`static String`	`nullToEmpty(String source)` Return empty string "" in case the given parameter is null, otherwise return the same value.
`static String`	`NVL(String source, String def)` Implements Oracle style NVL function
`static boolean`	`onlySpaces(String str)` Checks whether or not a String consists only of spaces.
`static String`	`optionallyQuoteStringByOS(String string)` Quote a string depending on the OS.
`static String`	`protectXMLCDATA(String content)` Mask XML content.
`static String`	`removeCR(String in)` Remove CR / LF from String
`static String`	`removeCRLF(String in)` Remove CR / LF from String
`static String`	`removeDigits(String input)` Return non digits only.
`static String`	`removeLF(String in)` Remove CR / LF from String
`static String`	`removeTAB(String in)` Remove Horizontan Tab from String
`static Date`	`removeTimeFromDate(Date input)` Remove time from a date.
`static void`	`repl(StringBuffer str, String code, String repl)` Alternate faster version of string replace using a stringbuffer as input.
`static String`	`replace(String string, String repl, String with)` Replace values in a String with another.
`static String`	`replEnv(String string)` Deprecated. use StringUtil.environmentSubstitute(): handles both Windows and unix conventions
`static String[]`	`replEnv(String[] string)` Deprecated. please use StringUtil.environmentSubstitute now.
`static String`	`rightPad(StringBuffer ret, int limit)` Right pad a StringBuffer: adds spaces to a string until a certain length.
`static String`	`rightPad(String ret, int limit)` Right pad a string: adds spaces to a string until a certain length.
`static double`	`round(double f, int places)` rounds double f to any number of places after decimal point Does arithmetic using BigDecimal class to avoid integer overflow while rounding
`static double`	`round(double f, int places, int roundingMode)` rounds double f to any number of places after decimal point Does arithmetic using BigDecimal class to avoid integer overflow while rounding
`static String`	`Rpad(String valueToPad, String filler, int size)`
`static String`	`rtrim(String source)` Right trim: remove spaces to the right of a string
`static String`	`safeAppendDirectory(String dir, String file)` implemented to help prevent errors in matching up pluggable LAF directories and paths/files eliminating malformed URLs - duplicate file separators or missing file separators.
`static String[]`	`sortStrings(String[] input)` Sort the strings of an array in alphabetical order.
`static String[]`	`splitPath(String path, String separator)` Convert strings separated by a string into an array of strings.
`static String[]`	`splitString(String string, char separator)` Convert strings separated by a character into an array of strings.
`static String[]`	`splitString(String string, char separator, boolean escape)` Convert strings separated by a character into an array of strings.
`static String[]`	`splitString(String string, String separator)` Convert strings separated by a string into an array of strings.
`static String[]`	`splitString(String stringToSplit, String delimiter, String enclosure)` Split the given string using the given delimiter and enclosure strings.
`static Date`	`toDate(String str, Date def)` Convert a String into a date.
`static double`	`toDouble(String str, double def)` Convert a String into a double.
`static int`	`toInt(String str, int def)` Convert a String into an integer.
`static long`	`toLong(String str, long def)` Convert a String into a long integer.
`static String`	`trim(String str)` Trims a string: removes the leading and trailing spaces of a String.
`static String`	`trimToType(String string, int trimType)` Return the input string trimmed as specified.
`static String`	`unEscapeHtml(String content)` UnEscape HTML content.
`static String`	`unEscapeXml(String content)` UnEscape XML content.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - VERSION
```
@Deprecated
public static final String VERSION
```
    Deprecated. Use BuildVersion.getVersion() instead
    
    Version number
  - COPYRIGHT_YEAR
```
public static final String COPYRIGHT_YEAR
```
    Copyright year
    
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  - TIMEOUT_GET_MILLIS
```
public static final int TIMEOUT_GET_MILLIS
```
    Sleep time waiting when buffer is empty (the default)
    
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  - TIMEOUT_PUT_MILLIS
```
public static final int TIMEOUT_PUT_MILLIS
```
    Sleep time waiting when buffer is full (the default)
    
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  - ROWS_UPDATE
```
public static final int ROWS_UPDATE
```
    print update every ... lines
    
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  - ROWS_IN_ROWSET
```
public static final int ROWS_IN_ROWSET
```
    Size of rowset: bigger = faster for large amounts of data
    
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  - FETCH_SIZE
```
public static final int FETCH_SIZE
```
    Fetch size in rows when querying a database
    
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  - SORT_SIZE
```
public static final int SORT_SIZE
```
    Sort size: how many rows do we sort in memory at once?
    
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  - FILE_SEPARATOR
```
public static final String FILE_SEPARATOR
```
    What's the file systems file separator on this operating system?
  - PATH_SEPARATOR
```
public static final String PATH_SEPARATOR
```
    What's the path separator on this operating system?
  - CR
```
public static final String CR
```
    CR: operating systems specific Carriage Return
  - DOSCR
```
public static final String DOSCR
```
    DOSCR: MS-DOS specific Carriage Return
    
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  - EMPTY_STRING
```
public static final String EMPTY_STRING
```
    An empty ("") String.
    
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  - JAVA_VERSION
```
public static final String JAVA_VERSION
```
    The Java runtime version
  - USER_HOME_DIRECTORY
```
@Deprecated
public static final String USER_HOME_DIRECTORY
```
    Deprecated. Use getUserHomeDirectory() instead.
    
    Path to the users home directory (keep this entry above references to getKettleDirectory())
  - JNDI_DIRECTORY
```
public static String JNDI_DIRECTORY
```
    Path to the simple-jndi directory
  - PLUGIN_BASE_FOLDERS_PROP
```
public static final String PLUGIN_BASE_FOLDERS_PROP
```
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  - DEFAULT_PLUGIN_BASE_FOLDERS
```
public static final String DEFAULT_PLUGIN_BASE_FOLDERS
```
    the default comma separated list of base plugin folders.
  - MIN_DATE
```
public static final Date MIN_DATE
```
    Default minimum date range...
  - MAX_DATE
```
public static final Date MAX_DATE
```
    Default maximum date range...
  - MIN_YEAR
```
public static final int MIN_YEAR
```
    The default minimum year in a dimension date range
    
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  - MAX_YEAR
```
public static final int MAX_YEAR
```
    The default maximum year in a dimension date range
    
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  - RIGHT
```
public static final int RIGHT
```
    Specifies the number of pixels to the right we have to go in dialog boxes.
    
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  - LENGTH
```
public static final int LENGTH
```
    Specifies the length (width) of fields in a number of pixels in dialog boxes.
    
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  - MARGIN
```
public static final int MARGIN
```
    The margin between the different dialog components & widgets
    
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  - MIDDLE_PCT
```
public static final int MIDDLE_PCT
```
    The default percentage of the width of screen where we consider the middle of a dialog.
    
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  - ARROW_WIDTH
```
public static final int ARROW_WIDTH
```
    The default width of an arrow in the Graphical Views
    
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  - FORM_MARGIN
```
public static final int FORM_MARGIN
```
    The horizontal and vertical margin of a dialog box.
    
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  - SHADOW_SIZE
```
public static final int SHADOW_SIZE
```
    The default shadow size on the graphical view.
    
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  - SYMBOLSIZE
```
public static final int SYMBOLSIZE
```
    The size of relationship symbols
    
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  - MAX_FILE_HIST
```
public static final int MAX_FILE_HIST
```
    Max nr. of files to remember
    
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  - DEFAULT_LOCALE
```
public static final Locale DEFAULT_LOCALE
```
    The default locale for the kettle environment (system defined)
  - DEFAULT_DECIMAL_SEPARATOR
```
public static final char DEFAULT_DECIMAL_SEPARATOR
```
    The default decimal separator . or ,
  - DEFAULT_GROUPING_SEPARATOR
```
public static final char DEFAULT_GROUPING_SEPARATOR
```
    The default grouping separator , or .
  - DEFAULT_CURRENCY_SYMBOL
```
public static final String DEFAULT_CURRENCY_SYMBOL
```
    The default currency symbol
  - DEFAULT_NUMBER_FORMAT
```
public static final String DEFAULT_NUMBER_FORMAT
```
    The default number format
  - NULL_STRING
```
public static final String NULL_STRING
```
    Default string representing Null String values (empty)
    
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  - NULL_NUMBER
```
public static final String NULL_NUMBER
```
    Default string representing Null Number values (empty)
    
    See Also:
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  - NULL_DATE
```
public static final String NULL_DATE
```
    Default string representing Null Date values (empty)
    
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  - NULL_BIGNUMBER
```
public static final String NULL_BIGNUMBER
```
    Default string representing Null BigNumber values (empty)
    
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  - NULL_BOOLEAN
```
public static final String NULL_BOOLEAN
```
    Default string representing Null Boolean values (empty)
    
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  - NULL_INTEGER
```
public static final String NULL_INTEGER
```
    Default string representing Null Integer values (empty)
    
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  - NULL_BINARY
```
public static final String NULL_BINARY
```
    Default string representing Null Binary values (empty)
    
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  - NULL_NONE
```
public static final String NULL_NONE
```
    Default string representing Null Undefined values (empty)
    
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  - CHEF_LOG_FILE
```
public static final String CHEF_LOG_FILE
```
    The base name of the Chef logfile
    
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  - SPOON_LOG_FILE
```
public static final String SPOON_LOG_FILE
```
    The base name of the Spoon logfile
    
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  - MENU_LOG_FILE
```
public static final String MENU_LOG_FILE
```
    The base name of the Menu logfile
    
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  - GENERALIZED_DATE_TIME_FORMAT
```
public static final String GENERALIZED_DATE_TIME_FORMAT
```
    Generalized date/time format: Wherever dates are used, date and time values are organized from the most to the least significant. see also method StringUtil.getFormattedDateTime()
    
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  - GENERALIZED_DATE_TIME_FORMAT_MILLIS
```
public static final String GENERALIZED_DATE_TIME_FORMAT_MILLIS
```
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  - XML_ENCODING
```
public static final String XML_ENCODING
```
    Default we store our information in Unicode UTF-8 character set.
    
    See Also:
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  - STRING_TRANS_AND_JOB_FILTER_EXT
```
public static final String[] STRING_TRANS_AND_JOB_FILTER_EXT
```
    The possible extensions a transformation XML file can have.
  - STRING_TRANS_DEFAULT_EXT
```
public static final String STRING_TRANS_DEFAULT_EXT
```
    The extension of a Kettle transformation XML file
    
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  - STRING_TRANS_FILTER_EXT
```
public static final String[] STRING_TRANS_FILTER_EXT
```
    The possible extensions a transformation XML file can have.
  - STRING_JOB_DEFAULT_EXT
```
public static final String STRING_JOB_DEFAULT_EXT
```
    The extension of a Kettle job XML file
    
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  - STRING_JOB_FILTER_EXT
```
public static final String[] STRING_JOB_FILTER_EXT
```
    The possible extensions a job XML file can have.
  - KETTLE_PROPERTIES
```
public static final String KETTLE_PROPERTIES
```
    Name of the kettle parameters file
    
    See Also:
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  - INTERNAL_VARIABLE_PREFIX
```
public static final String INTERNAL_VARIABLE_PREFIX
```
    The prefix that all internal kettle variables should have
    
    See Also:
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  - INTERNAL_VARIABLE_KETTLE_VERSION
```
public static final String INTERNAL_VARIABLE_KETTLE_VERSION
```
    The version number as an internal variable
    
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  - INTERNAL_VARIABLE_KETTLE_BUILD_VERSION
```
public static final String INTERNAL_VARIABLE_KETTLE_BUILD_VERSION
```
    The build version as an internal variable
    
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  - INTERNAL_VARIABLE_KETTLE_BUILD_DATE
```
public static final String INTERNAL_VARIABLE_KETTLE_BUILD_DATE
```
    The build date as an internal variable
    
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  - INTERNAL_VARIABLE_JOB_FILENAME_DIRECTORY
```
public static final String INTERNAL_VARIABLE_JOB_FILENAME_DIRECTORY
```
    The job filename directory
    
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  - INTERNAL_VARIABLE_JOB_FILENAME_NAME
```
public static final String INTERNAL_VARIABLE_JOB_FILENAME_NAME
```
    The job filename name
    
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  - INTERNAL_VARIABLE_JOB_NAME
```
public static final String INTERNAL_VARIABLE_JOB_NAME
```
    The job name
    
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  - INTERNAL_VARIABLE_JOB_REPOSITORY_DIRECTORY
```
public static final String INTERNAL_VARIABLE_JOB_REPOSITORY_DIRECTORY
```
    The job directory
    
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  - INTERNAL_VARIABLE_JOB_RUN_ID
```
public static final String INTERNAL_VARIABLE_JOB_RUN_ID
```
    The job run ID
    
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  - INTERNAL_VARIABLE_JOB_RUN_ATTEMPTNR
```
public static final String INTERNAL_VARIABLE_JOB_RUN_ATTEMPTNR
```
    The job run attempt nr
    
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  - INTERNAL_TRANS_VARIABLES
```
public static final String[] INTERNAL_TRANS_VARIABLES
```
    All the internal transformation variables
  - INTERNAL_JOB_VARIABLES
```
public static final String[] INTERNAL_JOB_VARIABLES
```
    All the internal job variables
  - INTERNAL_VARIABLE_TRANSFORMATION_FILENAME_DIRECTORY
```
public static final String INTERNAL_VARIABLE_TRANSFORMATION_FILENAME_DIRECTORY
```
    The transformation filename directory
    
    See Also:
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  - INTERNAL_VARIABLE_TRANSFORMATION_FILENAME_NAME
```
public static final String INTERNAL_VARIABLE_TRANSFORMATION_FILENAME_NAME
```
    The transformation filename name
    
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  - INTERNAL_VARIABLE_TRANSFORMATION_NAME
```
public static final String INTERNAL_VARIABLE_TRANSFORMATION_NAME
```
    The transformation name
    
    See Also:
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  - INTERNAL_VARIABLE_TRANSFORMATION_REPOSITORY_DIRECTORY
```
public static final String INTERNAL_VARIABLE_TRANSFORMATION_REPOSITORY_DIRECTORY
```
    The transformation directory
    
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  - INTERNAL_VARIABLE_STEP_PARTITION_ID
```
public static final String INTERNAL_VARIABLE_STEP_PARTITION_ID
```
    The step partition ID
    
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  - INTERNAL_VARIABLE_STEP_PARTITION_NR
```
public static final String INTERNAL_VARIABLE_STEP_PARTITION_NR
```
    The step partition number
    
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  - INTERNAL_VARIABLE_SLAVE_SERVER_NUMBER
```
public static final String INTERNAL_VARIABLE_SLAVE_SERVER_NUMBER
```
    The slave transformation number
    
    See Also:
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  - INTERNAL_VARIABLE_SLAVE_SERVER_NAME
```
public static final String INTERNAL_VARIABLE_SLAVE_SERVER_NAME
```
    The slave transformation name
    
    See Also:
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  - INTERNAL_VARIABLE_CLUSTER_SIZE
```
public static final String INTERNAL_VARIABLE_CLUSTER_SIZE
```
    The size of the cluster : number of slaves
    
    See Also:
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  - INTERNAL_VARIABLE_STEP_UNIQUE_NUMBER
```
public static final String INTERNAL_VARIABLE_STEP_UNIQUE_NUMBER
```
    The slave transformation number
    
    See Also:
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  - INTERNAL_VARIABLE_CLUSTER_MASTER
```
public static final String INTERNAL_VARIABLE_CLUSTER_MASTER
```
    Is this transformation running clustered, on the master?
    
    See Also:
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  - INTERNAL_VARIABLE_CLUSTER_RUN_ID
```
public static final String INTERNAL_VARIABLE_CLUSTER_RUN_ID
```
    The internal clustered run ID, unique across a clustered execution, important while doing parallel clustered runs
    
    See Also:
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  - INTERNAL_VARIABLE_STEP_UNIQUE_COUNT
```
public static final String INTERNAL_VARIABLE_STEP_UNIQUE_COUNT
```
    The size of the cluster : number of slaves
    
    See Also:
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  - INTERNAL_VARIABLE_STEP_NAME
```
public static final String INTERNAL_VARIABLE_STEP_NAME
```
    The step name
    
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  - INTERNAL_VARIABLE_STEP_COPYNR
```
public static final String INTERNAL_VARIABLE_STEP_COPYNR
```
    The step copy nr
    
    See Also:
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  - MAX_NR_LOG_LINES
```
public static final int MAX_NR_LOG_LINES
```
    The default maximum for the nr of lines in the GUI logs
    
    See Also:
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  - MAX_NR_HISTORY_LINES
```
public static final int MAX_NR_HISTORY_LINES
```
    The default maximum for the nr of lines in the history views
    
    See Also:
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  - HISTORY_LINES_FETCH_SIZE
```
public static final int HISTORY_LINES_FETCH_SIZE
```
    The default fetch size for lines of history.
    
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  - MAX_LOG_LINE_TIMEOUT_MINUTES
```
public static final int MAX_LOG_LINE_TIMEOUT_MINUTES
```
    The default log line timeout in minutes : 12 hours
    
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  - WARNING
```
public static final int WARNING
```
    UI-agnostic flag for warnings
    
    See Also:
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  - ERROR
```
public static final int ERROR
```
    UI-agnostic flag for warnings
    
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  - INFO
```
public static final int INFO
```
    UI-agnostic flag for warnings
    
    See Also:
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  - NOTE_MARGIN
```
public static final int NOTE_MARGIN
```
    The margin between the text of a note and its border.
    
    See Also:
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  - MAX_UNDO
```
public static final int MAX_UNDO
```
    The default undo level for Kettle
    
    See Also:
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  - KETTLE_VARIABLES_FILE
```
public static final String KETTLE_VARIABLES_FILE
```
    The file that documents these variables.
    
    See Also:
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  - KETTLE_LOG_SIZE_LIMIT
```
public static final String KETTLE_LOG_SIZE_LIMIT
```
    If you set this environment variable you can limit the log size of all transformations and jobs that don't have the "log size limit" property set in their respective properties.
    
    See Also:
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  - KETTLE_TRANS_LOG_DB
```
public static final String KETTLE_TRANS_LOG_DB
```
    The name of the variable that defines the log database connection by default for all transformations
    
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  - KETTLE_TRANS_LOG_SCHEMA
```
public static final String KETTLE_TRANS_LOG_SCHEMA
```
    The name of the variable that defines the logging schema for all transformations
    
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  - KETTLE_TRANS_LOG_TABLE
```
public static final String KETTLE_TRANS_LOG_TABLE
```
    The name of the variable that defines the logging table for all transformations
    
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  - KETTLE_JOB_LOG_DB
```
public static final String KETTLE_JOB_LOG_DB
```
    The name of the variable that defines the log database connection by default for all jobs
    
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  - KETTLE_JOB_LOG_SCHEMA
```
public static final String KETTLE_JOB_LOG_SCHEMA
```
    The name of the variable that defines the logging schema for all jobs
    
    See Also:
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  - KETTLE_JOB_LOG_TABLE
```
public static final String KETTLE_JOB_LOG_TABLE
```
    The name of the variable that defines the logging table for all jobs
    
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  - KETTLE_TRANS_PERFORMANCE_LOG_DB
```
public static final String KETTLE_TRANS_PERFORMANCE_LOG_DB
```
    The name of the variable that defines the transformation performance log schema by default for all transformations
    
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  - KETTLE_TRANS_PERFORMANCE_LOG_SCHEMA
```
public static final String KETTLE_TRANS_PERFORMANCE_LOG_SCHEMA
```
    The name of the variable that defines the transformation performance log database connection by default for all transformations
    
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  - KETTLE_TRANS_PERFORMANCE_LOG_TABLE
```
public static final String KETTLE_TRANS_PERFORMANCE_LOG_TABLE
```
    The name of the variable that defines the transformation performance log table by default for all transformations
    
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  - KETTLE_JOBENTRY_LOG_DB
```
public static final String KETTLE_JOBENTRY_LOG_DB
```
    The name of the variable that defines the job entry log database by default for all jobs
    
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  - KETTLE_JOBENTRY_LOG_SCHEMA
```
public static final String KETTLE_JOBENTRY_LOG_SCHEMA
```
    The name of the variable that defines the job entry log schema by default for all jobs
    
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  - KETTLE_JOBENTRY_LOG_TABLE
```
public static final String KETTLE_JOBENTRY_LOG_TABLE
```
    The name of the variable that defines the job entry log table by default for all jobs
    
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  - KETTLE_STEP_LOG_DB
```
public static final String KETTLE_STEP_LOG_DB
```
    The name of the variable that defines the steps log database by default for all transformations
    
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  - KETTLE_STEP_LOG_SCHEMA
```
public static final String KETTLE_STEP_LOG_SCHEMA
```
    The name of the variable that defines the steps log schema by default for all transformations
    
    See Also:
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  - KETTLE_STEP_LOG_TABLE
```
public static final String KETTLE_STEP_LOG_TABLE
```
    The name of the variable that defines the steps log table by default for all transformations
    
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  - KETTLE_CHANNEL_LOG_DB
```
public static final String KETTLE_CHANNEL_LOG_DB
```
    The name of the variable that defines the log channel log database by default for all transformations and jobs
    
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  - KETTLE_CHANNEL_LOG_SCHEMA
```
public static final String KETTLE_CHANNEL_LOG_SCHEMA
```
    The name of the variable that defines the log channel log schema by default for all transformations and jobs
    
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  - KETTLE_CHANNEL_LOG_TABLE
```
public static final String KETTLE_CHANNEL_LOG_TABLE
```
    The name of the variable that defines the log channel log table by default for all transformations and jobs
    
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  - KETTLE_METRICS_LOG_DB
```
public static final String KETTLE_METRICS_LOG_DB
```
    The name of the variable that defines the metrics log database by default for all transformations and jobs
    
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  - KETTLE_METRICS_LOG_SCHEMA
```
public static final String KETTLE_METRICS_LOG_SCHEMA
```
    The name of the variable that defines the metrics log schema by default for all transformations and jobs
    
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  - KETTLE_METRICS_LOG_TABLE
```
public static final String KETTLE_METRICS_LOG_TABLE
```
    The name of the variable that defines the metrics log table by default for all transformations and jobs
    
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  - KETTLE_CHECKPOINT_LOG_DB
```
public static final String KETTLE_CHECKPOINT_LOG_DB
```
    The name of the variable that defines the checkpoint log database by default for all jobs
    
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  - KETTLE_CHECKPOINT_LOG_SCHEMA
```
public static final String KETTLE_CHECKPOINT_LOG_SCHEMA
```
    The name of the variable that defines the checkpoint log schema by default for all jobs
    
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  - KETTLE_CHECKPOINT_LOG_TABLE
```
public static final String KETTLE_CHECKPOINT_LOG_TABLE
```
    The name of the variable that defines the checkpoint log table by default for all jobs
    
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  - KETTLE_SHARED_OBJECTS
```
public static final String KETTLE_SHARED_OBJECTS
```
    Name of the environment variable to set the location of the shared object file (xml) for transformations and jobs
    
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  - KETTLE_EMPTY_STRING_DIFFERS_FROM_NULL
```
public static final String KETTLE_EMPTY_STRING_DIFFERS_FROM_NULL
```
    System wide flag to drive the evaluation of null in ValueMeta. If this setting is set to "Y", an empty string and null are different. Otherwise they are not.
    
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  - KETTLE_LENIENT_STRING_TO_NUMBER_CONVERSION
```
public static final String KETTLE_LENIENT_STRING_TO_NUMBER_CONVERSION
```
    System wide flag to allow non-strict string to number conversion for backward compatibility. If this setting is set to "Y", an string starting with digits will be converted successfully into a number. (example: 192.168.1.1 will be converted into 192 or 192.168 depending on the decimal symbol). The default (N) will be to throw an error if non-numeric symbols are found in the string.
    
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  - KETTLE_COMPATIBILITY_DB_IGNORE_TIMEZONE
```
public static final String KETTLE_COMPATIBILITY_DB_IGNORE_TIMEZONE
```
    System wide flag to ignore timezone while writing date/timestamp value to the database. See PDI-10749 for details.
    
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  - KETTLE_COMPATIBILITY_IMPORT_PATH_ADDITION_ON_VARIABLES
```
public static final String KETTLE_COMPATIBILITY_IMPORT_PATH_ADDITION_ON_VARIABLES
```
    System wide flag to use the root path prefix for a directory reference. See PDI-6779 for details.
    
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  - KETTLE_COMPATIBILITY_TEXT_FILE_OUTPUT_APPEND_NO_HEADER
```
public static final String KETTLE_COMPATIBILITY_TEXT_FILE_OUTPUT_APPEND_NO_HEADER
```
    System wide flag to set or not append and header options dependency on Text file output step. See PDI-5252 for details.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KETTLE_SYSTEM_HOSTNAME
```
public static final String KETTLE_SYSTEM_HOSTNAME
```
    You can use this variable to speed up hostname lookup. Hostname lookup is performed by Kettle so that it is capable of logging the server on which a job or transformation is executed.
    
    See Also:
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  - KETTLE_MAX_LOG_SIZE_IN_LINES
```
public static final String KETTLE_MAX_LOG_SIZE_IN_LINES
```
    System wide flag to set the maximum number of log lines that are kept internally by Kettle. Set to 0 to keep all rows (default)
    
    See Also:
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  - KETTLE_MAX_LOG_TIMEOUT_IN_MINUTES
```
public static final String KETTLE_MAX_LOG_TIMEOUT_IN_MINUTES
```
    System wide flag to set the maximum age (in minutes) of a log line while being kept internally by Kettle. Set to 0 to keep all rows indefinitely (default)
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KETTLE_REDIRECT_STDERR
```
public static final String KETTLE_REDIRECT_STDERR
```
    System wide flag to determine whether standard error will be redirected to Kettle logging facilities. Will redirect if the value is equal ignoring case to the string "Y"
    
    See Also:
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  - KETTLE_REDIRECT_STDOUT
```
public static final String KETTLE_REDIRECT_STDOUT
```
    System wide flag to determine whether standard out will be redirected to Kettle logging facilities. Will redirect if the value is equal ignoring case to the string "Y"
    
    See Also:
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  - KETTLE_CARTE_OBJECT_TIMEOUT_MINUTES
```
public static final String KETTLE_CARTE_OBJECT_TIMEOUT_MINUTES
```
    This environment variable will set a time-out after which waiting, completed or stopped transformations and jobs will be automatically cleaned up. The default value is 1440 (one day).
    
    See Also:
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  - KETTLE_STEP_PERFORMANCE_SNAPSHOT_LIMIT
```
public static final String KETTLE_STEP_PERFORMANCE_SNAPSHOT_LIMIT
```
    System wide parameter: the maximum number of step performance snapshots to keep in memory. Set to 0 to keep all snapshots indefinitely (default)
    
    See Also:
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  - KETTLE_MAX_JOB_TRACKER_SIZE
```
public static final String KETTLE_MAX_JOB_TRACKER_SIZE
```
    A variable to configure the maximum number of job trackers kept in memory.
    
    See Also:
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  - KETTLE_MAX_JOB_ENTRIES_LOGGED
```
public static final String KETTLE_MAX_JOB_ENTRIES_LOGGED
```
    A variable to configure the maximum number of job entry results kept in memory for logging purposes.
    
    See Also:
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  - KETTLE_MAX_LOGGING_REGISTRY_SIZE
```
public static final String KETTLE_MAX_LOGGING_REGISTRY_SIZE
```
    A variable to configure the maximum number of logging registry entries kept in memory for logging purposes.
    
    See Also:
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  - KETTLE_SAP_CONNECTION_FACTORY
```
public static final String KETTLE_SAP_CONNECTION_FACTORY
```
    The name of the system wide variable that can contain the name of the SAP Connection factory for the test button in the DB dialog. This defaults to
    
    See Also:
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  - KETTLE_SAP_CONNECTION_FACTORY_DEFAULT_NAME
```
public static final String KETTLE_SAP_CONNECTION_FACTORY_DEFAULT_NAME
```
    The default SAP ERP connection factory
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KETTLE_PLUGIN_CLASSES
```
public static final String KETTLE_PLUGIN_CLASSES
```
    Name of the environment variable to specify additional classes to scan for plugin annotations
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KETTLE_PLUGIN_PACKAGES
```
public static final String KETTLE_PLUGIN_PACKAGES
```
    Name of the environment variable to specify additional packaged to scan for plugin annotations (warning: slow!)
    
    See Also:
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  - KETTLE_TRANS_ROWSET_SIZE
```
public static final String KETTLE_TRANS_ROWSET_SIZE
```
    Name of the environment variable that contains the size of the transformation rowset size. This overwrites values that you set transformation settings.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - VERSION_COMMENT_INITIAL_VERSION
```
public static final String VERSION_COMMENT_INITIAL_VERSION
```
    A general initial version comment
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - VERSION_COMMENT_EDIT_VERSION
```
public static final String VERSION_COMMENT_EDIT_VERSION
```
    A general edit version comment
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - XML_FILE_KETTLE_STEPS
```
public static final String XML_FILE_KETTLE_STEPS
```
    The XML file that contains the list of native Kettle steps
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KETTLE_CORE_STEPS_FILE
```
public static final String KETTLE_CORE_STEPS_FILE
```
    The name of the environment variable that will contain the alternative location of the kettle-steps.xml file
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - XML_FILE_KETTLE_PARTITION_PLUGINS
```
public static final String XML_FILE_KETTLE_PARTITION_PLUGINS
```
    The XML file that contains the list of native partition plugins
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KETTLE_CORE_JOBENTRIES_FILE
```
public static final String KETTLE_CORE_JOBENTRIES_FILE
```
    The name of the environment variable that will contain the alternative location of the kettle-job-entries.xml file
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - XML_FILE_KETTLE_SERVLETS
```
public static final String XML_FILE_KETTLE_SERVLETS
```
    The XML file that contains the list of native Kettle Carte Servlets
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - XML_FILE_KETTLE_VALUEMETA_PLUGINS
```
public static final String XML_FILE_KETTLE_VALUEMETA_PLUGINS
```
    The XML file that contains the list of native Kettle value metadata plugins
    
    See Also:
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  - XML_FILE_KETTLE_PASSWORD_ENCODER_PLUGINS
```
public static final String XML_FILE_KETTLE_PASSWORD_ENCODER_PLUGINS
```
    The XML file that contains the list of native Kettle two-way password encoder plugins
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KETTLE_VALUEMETA_PLUGINS_FILE
```
public static final String KETTLE_VALUEMETA_PLUGINS_FILE
```
    The name of the environment variable that will contain the alternative location of the kettle-valuemeta-plugins.xml file
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KETTLE_PASSWORD_ENCODER_PLUGIN
```
public static final String KETTLE_PASSWORD_ENCODER_PLUGIN
```
    Specifies the password encoding plugin to use by ID (Kettle is the default).
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KETTLE_PASSWORD_ENCODER_PLUGINS_FILE
```
public static final String KETTLE_PASSWORD_ENCODER_PLUGINS_FILE
```
    The name of the environment variable that will contain the alternative location of the kettle-password-encoder-plugins.xml file
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - XML_FILE_KETTLE_LOGGING_PLUGINS
```
public static final String XML_FILE_KETTLE_LOGGING_PLUGINS
```
    The XML file that contains the list of native Kettle logging plugins
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KETTLE_LOGGING_PLUGINS_FILE
```
public static final String KETTLE_LOGGING_PLUGINS_FILE
```
    The name of the environment variable that will contain the alternative location of the kettle-logging-plugins.xml file
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KETTLE_CORE_SERVLETS_FILE
```
public static final String KETTLE_CORE_SERVLETS_FILE
```
    The name of the environment variable that will contain the alternative location of the kettle-servlets.xml file
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KETTLE_ROWSET_GET_TIMEOUT
```
public static final String KETTLE_ROWSET_GET_TIMEOUT
```
    The name of the variable that optionally contains an alternative rowset get timeout (in ms). This only makes a difference for extremely short lived transformations.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KETTLE_ROWSET_PUT_TIMEOUT
```
public static final String KETTLE_ROWSET_PUT_TIMEOUT
```
    The name of the variable that optionally contains an alternative rowset put timeout (in ms). This only makes a difference for extremely short lived transformations.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KETTLE_BATCHING_ROWSET
```
public static final String KETTLE_BATCHING_ROWSET
```
    Set this variable to Y if you want to test a more efficient batching row set. (default = N)
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KETTLE_DISABLE_CONSOLE_LOGGING
```
public static final String KETTLE_DISABLE_CONSOLE_LOGGING
```
    Set this variable to Y to disable standard Kettle logging to the console. (stdout)
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - XML_FILE_KETTLE_JOB_ENTRIES
```
public static final String XML_FILE_KETTLE_JOB_ENTRIES
```
    The XML file that contains the list of native Kettle job entries
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - XML_FILE_KETTLE_REPOSITORIES
```
public static final String XML_FILE_KETTLE_REPOSITORIES
```
    The XML file that contains the list of native Kettle repository types (DB, File, etc)
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - XML_FILE_KETTLE_DATABASE_TYPES
```
public static final String XML_FILE_KETTLE_DATABASE_TYPES
```
    The XML file that contains the list of native Kettle database types (MySQL, Oracle, etc)
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - XML_FILE_KETTLE_COMPRESSION_PROVIDERS
```
public static final String XML_FILE_KETTLE_COMPRESSION_PROVIDERS
```
    The XML file that contains the list of native Kettle compression providers (None, ZIP, GZip, etc.)
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - XML_FILE_KETTLE_AUTHENTICATION_PROVIDERS
```
public static final String XML_FILE_KETTLE_AUTHENTICATION_PROVIDERS
```
    The XML file that contains the list of native Kettle compression providers (None, ZIP, GZip, etc.)
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - XML_FILE_KETTLE_EXTENSION_POINTS
```
public static final String XML_FILE_KETTLE_EXTENSION_POINTS
```
    The XML file that contains the list of native extension points (None by default, this is mostly for OEM purposes)
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KETTLE_TRANS_PAN_JVM_EXIT_CODE
```
public static final String KETTLE_TRANS_PAN_JVM_EXIT_CODE
```
    the value the Pan JVM should return on exit.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KETTLE_DEFAULT_NUMBER_FORMAT
```
public static final String KETTLE_DEFAULT_NUMBER_FORMAT
```
    The name of the variable containing an alternative default number format
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KETTLE_DEFAULT_BIGNUMBER_FORMAT
```
public static final String KETTLE_DEFAULT_BIGNUMBER_FORMAT
```
    The name of the variable containing an alternative default bignumber format
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KETTLE_DEFAULT_INTEGER_FORMAT
```
public static final String KETTLE_DEFAULT_INTEGER_FORMAT
```
    The name of the variable containing an alternative default integer format
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KETTLE_DEFAULT_DATE_FORMAT
```
public static final String KETTLE_DEFAULT_DATE_FORMAT
```
    The name of the variable containing an alternative default date format
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KETTLE_AGGREGATION_MIN_NULL_IS_VALUED
```
public static final String KETTLE_AGGREGATION_MIN_NULL_IS_VALUED
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KETTLE_AGGREGATION_ALL_NULLS_ARE_ZERO
```
public static final String KETTLE_AGGREGATION_ALL_NULLS_ARE_ZERO
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KETTLE_DEFAULT_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT
```
public static final String KETTLE_DEFAULT_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT
```
    The name of the variable containing an alternative default timestamp format
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KETTLE_COMPATIBILITY_SET_ERROR_ON_SPECIFIC_JOB_ENTRIES
```
public static final String KETTLE_COMPATIBILITY_SET_ERROR_ON_SPECIFIC_JOB_ENTRIES
```
    Compatibility settings for setNrErrors
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - XML_FILE_KETTLE_IMPORT_RULES
```
public static final String XML_FILE_KETTLE_IMPORT_RULES
```
    The XML file that contains the list of native import rules
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - RELEASE
```
public static final Const.ReleaseType RELEASE
```
    The release type of this compilation
  - PENTAHO_METASTORE_FOLDER
```
public static final String PENTAHO_METASTORE_FOLDER
```
    The system environment variable indicating where the alternative location for the Pentaho metastore folder is located.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - PENTAHO_METASTORE_NAME
```
public static final String PENTAHO_METASTORE_NAME
```
    The name of the local client MetaStore
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KETTLE_LOG_MARK_MAPPINGS
```
public static final String KETTLE_LOG_MARK_MAPPINGS
```
    A variable to configure turning on/off detailed subjects in log.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KETTLE_CARTE_JETTY_ACCEPTORS
```
public static final String KETTLE_CARTE_JETTY_ACCEPTORS
```
    A variable to configure jetty option: acceptors for Carte
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KETTLE_CARTE_JETTY_ACCEPT_QUEUE_SIZE
```
public static final String KETTLE_CARTE_JETTY_ACCEPT_QUEUE_SIZE
```
    A variable to configure jetty option: acceptQueueSize for Carte
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KETTLE_CARTE_JETTY_RES_MAX_IDLE_TIME
```
public static final String KETTLE_CARTE_JETTY_RES_MAX_IDLE_TIME
```
    A variable to configure jetty option: lowResourcesMaxIdleTime for Carte
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
- Constructor Detail
  - Const
```
public Const()
```
- Method Detail
  - round
```
public static final double round(double f,
           int places)
```
    rounds double f to any number of places after decimal point Does arithmetic using BigDecimal class to avoid integer overflow while rounding
    
    Parameters:
    f - The value to round
    places - The number of decimal places
    
    Returns:
    The rounded floating point value
  - round
```
public static final double round(double f,
           int places,
           int roundingMode)
```
    rounds double f to any number of places after decimal point Does arithmetic using BigDecimal class to avoid integer overflow while rounding
    
    Parameters:
    f - The value to round
    places - The number of decimal places
    roundingMode - The mode for rounding, e.g. java.math.BigDecimal.ROUND_HALF_EVEN
    
    Returns:
    The rounded floating point value
  - toInt
```
public static final int toInt(String str,
        int def)
```
    Convert a String into an integer. If the conversion fails, assign a default value.
    
    Parameters:
    str - The String to convert to an integer
    def - The default value
    
    Returns:
    The converted value or the default.
  - toLong
```
public static final long toLong(String str,
          long def)
```
    Convert a String into a long integer. If the conversion fails, assign a default value.
    
    Parameters:
    str - The String to convert to a long integer
    def - The default value
    
    Returns:
    The converted value or the default.
  - toDouble
```
public static final double toDouble(String str,
              double def)
```
    Convert a String into a double. If the conversion fails, assign a default value.
    
    Parameters:
    str - The String to convert to a double
    def - The default value
    
    Returns:
    The converted value or the default.
  - toDate
```
public static final Date toDate(String str,
          Date def)
```
    Convert a String into a date. The date format is yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss.SSS. If the conversion fails, assign a default value.
    
    Parameters:
    str - The String to convert into a Date
    def - The default value
    
    Returns:
    The converted value or the default.
  - isSpace
```
public static final boolean isSpace(char c)
```
    Determines whether or not a character is considered a space. A character is considered a space in Kettle if it is a space, a tab, a newline or a cariage return.
    
    Parameters:
    c - The character to verify if it is a space.
    
    Returns:
    true if the character is a space. false otherwise.
  - ltrim
```
public static String ltrim(String source)
```
    Left trim: remove spaces to the left of a String.
    
    Parameters:
    source - The String to left trim
    
    Returns:
    The left trimmed String
  - rtrim
```
public static String rtrim(String source)
```
    Right trim: remove spaces to the right of a string
    
    Parameters:
    source - The string to right trim
    
    Returns:
    The trimmed string.
  - trim
```
public static final String trim(String str)
```
    Trims a string: removes the leading and trailing spaces of a String.
    
    Parameters:
    str - The string to trim
    
    Returns:
    The trimmed string.
  - rightPad
```
public static final String rightPad(String ret,
              int limit)
```
    Right pad a string: adds spaces to a string until a certain length. If the length is smaller then the limit specified, the String is truncated.
    
    Parameters:
    ret - The string to pad
    limit - The desired length of the padded string.
    
    Returns:
    The padded String.
  - rightPad
```
public static final String rightPad(StringBuffer ret,
              int limit)
```
    Right pad a StringBuffer: adds spaces to a string until a certain length. If the length is smaller then the limit specified, the String is truncated.
    
    Parameters:
    ret - The StringBuffer to pad
    limit - The desired length of the padded string.
    
    Returns:
    The padded String.
  - replace
```
public static final String replace(String string,
             String repl,
             String with)
```
    Replace values in a String with another.
    
    Parameters:
    string - The original String.
    repl - The text to replace
    with - The new text bit
    
    Returns:
    The resulting string with the text pieces replaced.
  - repl
```
public static void repl(StringBuffer str,
        String code,
        String repl)
```
    Alternate faster version of string replace using a stringbuffer as input.
    
    Parameters:
    str - The string where we want to replace in
    code - The code to search for
    repl - The replacement string for code
  - nrSpacesBefore
```
public static final int nrSpacesBefore(String field)
```
    Count the number of spaces to the left of a text. (leading)
    
    Parameters:
    field - The text to examine
    
    Returns:
    The number of leading spaces found.
  - nrSpacesAfter
```
public static final int nrSpacesAfter(String field)
```
    Count the number of spaces to the right of a text. (trailing)
    
    Parameters:
    field - The text to examine
    
    Returns:
    The number of trailing spaces found.
  - onlySpaces
```
public static final boolean onlySpaces(String str)
```
    Checks whether or not a String consists only of spaces.
    
    Parameters:
    str - The string to check
    
    Returns:
    true if the string has nothing but spaces.
  - getOS
```
public static final String getOS()
```
    determine the OS name
    
    Returns:
    The name of the OS
  - getQuoteCharByOS
```
public static String getQuoteCharByOS()
```
    Determine the quoting character depending on the OS. Often used for shell calls, gives back " for Windows systems otherwise '
    
    Returns:
    quoting character
  - optionallyQuoteStringByOS
```
public static String optionallyQuoteStringByOS(String string)
```
    Quote a string depending on the OS. Often used for shell calls.
    
    Returns:
    quoted string
  - isWindows
```
public static final boolean isWindows()
```
    Returns:
    True if the OS is a Windows derivate.
  - isLinux
```
public static final boolean isLinux()
```
    Returns:
    True if the OS is a Linux derivate.
  - isOSX
```
public static final boolean isOSX()
```
    Returns:
    True if the OS is an OSX derivate.
  - getHostname
```
public static final String getHostname()
```
    Determine the hostname of the machine Kettle is running on
    
    Returns:
    The hostname
  - getHostnameReal
```
public static final String getHostnameReal()
```
    Determine the hostname of the machine Kettle is running on
    
    Returns:
    The hostname
  - getIPAddress
```
public static final String getIPAddress()
                                 throws Exception
```
    Determins the IP address of the machine Kettle is running on.
    
    Returns:
    The IP address
    
    Throws:
    
    Exception
  - getIPAddress
```
public static final String getIPAddress(String networkInterfaceName)
                                 throws SocketException
```
    Get the primary IP address tied to a network interface (excluding loop-back etc)
    
    Parameters:
    networkInterfaceName - the name of the network interface to interrogate
    
    Returns:
    null if the network interface or address wasn't found.
    
    Throws:
    
    SocketException - in case of a security or network error
  - getMACAddress
```
public static final String getMACAddress()
                                  throws Exception
```
    Tries to determine the MAC address of the machine Kettle is running on.
    
    Returns:
    The MAC address.
    
    Throws:
    
    Exception
  - getUserHomeDirectory
```
public static final String getUserHomeDirectory()
```
    Looks up the user's home directory (or KETTLE_HOME) for every invocation. This is no longer a static property so the value may be set after this class is loaded.
    
    Returns:
    The path to the users home directory, or the System property KETTLE_HOME if set.
  - getKettleDirectory
```
public static final String getKettleDirectory()
```
    Determines the Kettle directory in the user's home directory.
    
    Returns:
    The Kettle directory.
  - getDIHomeDirectory
```
public static final String getDIHomeDirectory()
```
    Returns the value of DI_HOME.
  - getSharedObjectsFile
```
public static final String getSharedObjectsFile()
```
    Determines the location of the shared objects file
    
    Returns:
    the name of the shared objects file
  - getKettleLocalRepositoriesFile
```
public static final String getKettleLocalRepositoriesFile()
```
    Returns the path to the Kettle local (current directory) repositories XML file.
    
    Returns:
    The local repositories file.
  - getKettleUserRepositoriesFile
```
public static final String getKettleUserRepositoriesFile()
```
    Returns the full path to the Kettle repositories XML file.
    
    Returns:
    The Kettle repositories file.
  - getKettleLocalCartePasswordFile
```
public static final String getKettleLocalCartePasswordFile()
```
    Returns the path to the Kettle local (current directory) Carte password file:
    ./pwd/kettle.pwd
    
    Returns:
    The local Carte password file.
  - getKettleCartePasswordFile
```
public static final String getKettleCartePasswordFile()
```
    Returns the path to the Kettle Carte password file in the home directory:
    $KETTLE_HOME/.kettle/kettle.pwd
    
    Returns:
    The Carte password file in the home directory.
  - getEnvironmentVariable
```
public static String getEnvironmentVariable(String variable,
                            String deflt)
```
    Retrieves the content of an environment variable
    
    Parameters:
    variable - The name of the environment variable
    deflt - The default value in case no value was found
    
    Returns:
    The value of the environment variable or the value of deflt in case no variable was defined.
  - replEnv
```
@Deprecated
public static final String replEnv(String string)
```
    Deprecated. use StringUtil.environmentSubstitute(): handles both Windows and unix conventions
    
    Replaces environment variables in a string. For example if you set KETTLE_HOME as an environment variable, you can use %%KETTLE_HOME%% in dialogs etc. to refer to this value. This procedures looks for %%...%% pairs and replaces them including the name of the environment variable with the actual value. In case the variable was not set, nothing is replaced!
    
    Parameters:
    string - The source string where text is going to be replaced.
    
    Returns:
    The expanded string.
  - replEnv
```
@Deprecated
public static final String[] replEnv(String[] string)
```
    Deprecated. please use StringUtil.environmentSubstitute now.
    
    Replaces environment variables in an array of strings.
    See also: replEnv(String string)
    
    Parameters:
    string - The array of strings that wants its variables to be replaced.
    
    Returns:
    the array with the environment variables replaced.
  - NVL
```
public static final String NVL(String source,
         String def)
```
    Implements Oracle style NVL function
    
    Parameters:
    source - The source argument
    def - The default value in case source is null or the length of the string is 0
    
    Returns:
    source if source is not null, otherwise return def
  - nullToEmpty
```
public static final String nullToEmpty(String source)
```
    Return empty string "" in case the given parameter is null, otherwise return the same value.
    
    Parameters:
    source - The source value to check for null.
    
    Returns:
    empty string if source is null, otherwise simply return the source value.
  - indexOfString
```
public static final int indexOfString(String lookup,
                String[] array)
```
    Search for a string in an array of strings and return the index.
    
    Parameters:
    lookup - The string to search for
    array - The array of strings to look in
    
    Returns:
    The index of a search string in an array of strings. -1 if not found.
  - indexsOfStrings
```
public static final int[] indexsOfStrings(String[] lookup,
                    String[] array)
```
    Search for strings in an array of strings and return the indexes.
    
    Parameters:
    lookup - The strings to search for
    array - The array of strings to look in
    
    Returns:
    The indexes of strings in an array of strings. -1 if not found.
  - indexsOfFoundStrings
```
public static final int[] indexsOfFoundStrings(String[] lookup,
                         String[] array)
```
    Search for strings in an array of strings and return the indexes. If a string is not found, the index is not returned.
    
    Parameters:
    lookup - The strings to search for
    array - The array of strings to look in
    
    Returns:
    The indexes of strings in an array of strings. Only existing indexes are returned (no -1)
  - indexOfString
```
public static final int indexOfString(String lookup,
                List<String> list)
```
    Search for a string in a list of strings and return the index.
    
    Parameters:
    lookup - The string to search for
    list - The ArrayList of strings to look in
    
    Returns:
    The index of a search string in an array of strings. -1 if not found.
  - sortStrings
```
public static final String[] sortStrings(String[] input)
```
    Sort the strings of an array in alphabetical order.
    
    Parameters:
    input - The array of strings to sort.
    
    Returns:
    The sorted array of strings.
  - splitString
```
public static final String[] splitString(String string,
                   String separator)
```
    Convert strings separated by a string into an array of strings.
    Example: a;b;c;d ==> new String[] { a, b, c, d }
    NOTE: this differs from String.split() in a way that the built-in method uses regular expressions and this one does not.
    
    Parameters:
    string - The string to split
    separator - The separator used.
    
    Returns:
    the string split into an array of strings
  - splitString
```
public static final String[] splitString(String string,
                   char separator)
```
    Convert strings separated by a character into an array of strings.
    Example: a;b;c;d == new String[] { a, b, c, d }
    
    Parameters:
    string - The string to split
    separator - The separator used.
    
    Returns:
    the string split into an array of strings
  - splitString
```
public static final String[] splitString(String string,
                   char separator,
                   boolean escape)
```
    Convert strings separated by a character into an array of strings.
    Example: a;b;c;d == new String[] { a, b, c, d }
    
    Parameters:
    string - The string to split
    separator - The separator used.
    escape - in case the separator can be escaped (\;) The escape characters are NOT removed!
    
    Returns:
    the string split into an array of strings
  - splitPath
```
public static final String[] splitPath(String path,
                 String separator)
```
    Convert strings separated by a string into an array of strings.
    Example /a/b/c --> new String[] { a, b, c }
    
    Parameters:
    path - The string to split
    separator - The separator used.
    
    Returns:
    the string split into an array of strings
  - splitString
```
public static String[] splitString(String stringToSplit,
                   String delimiter,
                   String enclosure)
```
    Split the given string using the given delimiter and enclosure strings. The delimiter and enclosures are not regular expressions (regexes); rather they are literal strings that will be quoted so as not to be treated like regexes. This method expects that the data contains an even number of enclosure strings in the input; otherwise the results are undefined
    
    Parameters:
    stringToSplit - the String to split
    delimiter - the delimiter string
    enclosure - the enclosure string
    
    Returns:
    an array of strings split on the delimiter (ignoring those in enclosures), or null if the string to split is null.
  - getDistinctStrings
```
public static final String[] getDistinctStrings(String[] strings)
```
    Sorts the array of Strings, determines the uniquely occurring strings.
    
    Parameters:
    strings - the array that you want to do a distinct on
    
    Returns:
    a sorted array of uniquely occurring strings
  - getStackTracker
```
public static final String getStackTracker(Throwable e)
```
    Returns a string of the stack trace of the specified exception
  - getClassicStackTrace
```
public static final String getClassicStackTrace(Throwable e)
```
  - getCustomStackTrace
```
public static String getCustomStackTrace(Throwable aThrowable)
```
  - isEmpty
```
public static final boolean isEmpty(String string)
```
    Check if the string supplied is empty. A String is empty when it is null or when the length is 0
    
    Parameters:
    string - The string to check
    
    Returns:
    true if the string supplied is empty
  - isEmpty
```
public static final boolean isEmpty(StringBuffer string)
```
    Check if the stringBuffer supplied is empty. A StringBuffer is empty when it is null or when the length is 0
    
    Parameters:
    string - The stringBuffer to check
    
    Returns:
    true if the stringBuffer supplied is empty
  - isEmpty
```
public static final boolean isEmpty(String[] strings)
```
    Check if the string array supplied is empty. A String array is empty when it is null or when the number of elements is 0
    
    Parameters:
    strings - The string array to check
    
    Returns:
    true if the string array supplied is empty
  - isEmpty
```
public static final boolean isEmpty(Object[] array)
```
    Check if the array supplied is empty. An array is empty when it is null or when the length is 0
    
    Parameters:
    array - The array to check
    
    Returns:
    true if the array supplied is empty
  - isEmpty
```
public static final boolean isEmpty(List<?> list)
```
    Check if the list supplied is empty. An array is empty when it is null or when the length is 0
    
    Parameters:
    list - the list to check
    
    Returns:
    true if the supplied list is empty
  - createNewClassLoader
```
public static final ClassLoader createNewClassLoader()
                                              throws KettleException
```
    Returns:
    a new ClassLoader
    
    Throws:
    
    KettleException
  - createByteArray
```
public static final byte[] createByteArray(int size)
```
    Utility class for use in JavaScript to create a new byte array. This is surprisingly difficult to do in JavaScript.
    
    Returns:
    a new java byte array
  - initCap
```
public static final String initCap(String string)
```
    Sets the first character of each word in upper-case.
    
    Parameters:
    string - The strings to convert to initcap
    
    Returns:
    the input string but with the first character of each word converted to upper-case.
  - createFilename
```
public static final String createFilename(String name)
```
    Create a valid filename using a name We remove all special characters, spaces, etc.
    
    Parameters:
    name - The name to use as a base for the filename
    
    Returns:
    a valid filename
  - createFilename
```
public static final String createFilename(String directory,
                    String name,
                    String extension)
```
  - createName
```
public static final String createName(String filename)
```
  - filenameOnly
```
public static String filenameOnly(String sFullPath)
```
    Returns the pure filename of a filename with full path. E.g. if passed parameter is /opt/tomcat/logs/catalina.out this method returns catalina.out. The method works with the Environment variable System.getProperty("file.separator"), so on linux/Unix it will check for the last occurrence of a frontslash, on windows for the last occurrence of a backslash.
    
    To make this OS independent, the method could check for the last occurrence of a frontslash and backslash and use the higher value of both. Should work, since these characters aren't allowed in filenames on neither OS types (or said differently: Neither linux nor windows can carry frontslashes OR backslashes in filenames). Just a suggestion of an improvement ...
    
    Parameters:
    sFullPath -
    
    Returns:
  - getTips
```
public static String[] getTips()
```
    Returning the internationalized tips of the days. They get created once on first request.
    
    Returns:
  - getDateFormats
```
public static String[] getDateFormats()
```
    Returning the localized date conversion formats. They get created once on first request.
    
    Returns:
  - getNumberFormats
```
public static String[] getNumberFormats()
```
    Returning the localized number conversion formats. They get created once on first request.
    
    Returns:
  - getConversionFormats
```
public static String[] getConversionFormats()
```
    Returns:
    An array of all default conversion formats, to be used in dialogs etc.
  - getTransformationAndJobFilterNames
```
public static String[] getTransformationAndJobFilterNames()
```
  - getTransformationFilterNames
```
public static String[] getTransformationFilterNames()
```
  - getJobFilterNames
```
public static String[] getJobFilterNames()
```
  - nanoTime
```
public static long nanoTime()
```
    Return the current time as nano-seconds.
    
    Returns:
    time as nano-seconds.
  - trimToType
```
public static String trimToType(String string,
                int trimType)
```
    Return the input string trimmed as specified.
    
    Parameters:
    string - String to be trimmed
    trimType - Type of trimming
    
    Returns:
    Trimmed string.
  - safeAppendDirectory
```
public static String safeAppendDirectory(String dir,
                         String file)
```
    implemented to help prevent errors in matching up pluggable LAF directories and paths/files eliminating malformed URLs - duplicate file separators or missing file separators.
    
    Parameters:
    dir -
    file -
    
    Returns:
    concatenated string representing a file url
  - getEmptyPaddedStrings
```
public static String[] getEmptyPaddedStrings()
```
    Create an array of Strings consisting of spaces. The index of a String in the array determines the number of spaces in that string.
    
    Returns:
    array of 'space' Strings.
  - getPercentageFreeMemory
```
public static final int getPercentageFreeMemory()
```
    Return the percentage of free memory for this JVM.
    
    Returns:
    Percentage of free memory.
  - removeDigits
```
public static String removeDigits(String input)
```
    Return non digits only.
    
    Returns:
    non digits in a string.
  - getDigitsOnly
```
public static String getDigitsOnly(String input)
```
    Return digits only.
    
    Returns:
    digits in a string.
  - removeTimeFromDate
```
public static Date removeTimeFromDate(Date input)
```
    Remove time from a date.
    
    Returns:
    a date without hour.
  - escapeXML
```
public static String escapeXML(String content)
```
    Escape XML content. i.e. replace characters with &values;
    
    Parameters:
    content - content
    
    Returns:
    escaped content
  - escapeHtml
```
public static String escapeHtml(String content)
```
    Escape HTML content. i.e. replace characters with &values;
    
    Parameters:
    content - content
    
    Returns:
    escaped content
  - unEscapeHtml
```
public static String unEscapeHtml(String content)
```
    UnEscape HTML content. i.e. replace characters with &values;
    
    Parameters:
    content - content
    
    Returns:
    unescaped content
  - unEscapeXml
```
public static String unEscapeXml(String content)
```
    UnEscape XML content. i.e. replace characters with &values;
    
    Parameters:
    content - content
    
    Returns:
    unescaped content
  - escapeSQL
```
public static String escapeSQL(String content)
```
    Escape SQL content. i.e. replace characters with &values;
    
    Parameters:
    content - content
    
    Returns:
    escaped content
  - removeCRLF
```
public static String removeCRLF(String in)
```
    Remove CR / LF from String
    
    Parameters:
    in - input
    
    Returns:
    cleaned string
  - removeCR
```
public static String removeCR(String in)
```
    Remove CR / LF from String
    
    Parameters:
    in - input
    
    Returns:
    cleaned string
  - removeLF
```
public static String removeLF(String in)
```
    Remove CR / LF from String
    
    Parameters:
    in - input
    
    Returns:
    cleaned string
  - removeTAB
```
public static String removeTAB(String in)
```
    Remove Horizontan Tab from String
    
    Parameters:
    in - input
    
    Returns:
    cleaned string
  - addTimeToDate
```
public static Date addTimeToDate(Date input,
                 String time,
                 String DateFormat)
                          throws Exception
```
    Add time to an input date
    
    Parameters:
    input - the date
    time - the time to add (in string)
    DateFormat - the time format
    
    Returns:
    date = input + time
    
    Throws:
    
    Exception
  - decodeTime
```
public static int decodeTime(String s,
             String DateFormat)
                      throws Exception
```
    Throws:
    
    Exception
  - getOccurenceString
```
public static int getOccurenceString(String string,
                     String searchFor)
```
    Get the number of occurances of searchFor in string.
    
    Parameters:
    string - String to be searched
    searchFor - to be counted string
    
    Returns:
    number of occurances
  - GetAvailableFontNames
```
public static String[] GetAvailableFontNames()
```
  - getKettlePropertiesFileHeader
```
public static String getKettlePropertiesFileHeader()
```
  - protectXMLCDATA
```
public static String protectXMLCDATA(String content)
```
    Mask XML content. i.e. protect with CDATA;
    
    Parameters:
    content - content
    
    Returns:
    protected content
  - getOcuranceString
```
public static int getOcuranceString(String string,
                    String searchFor)
```
    Get the number of occurances of searchFor in string.
    
    Parameters:
    string - String to be searched
    searchFor - to be counted string
    
    Returns:
    number of occurances
  - escapeXml
```
public static String escapeXml(String content)
```
    Mask XML content. i.e. replace characters with &values;
    
    Parameters:
    content - content
    
    Returns:
    masked content
  - Lpad
```
public static String Lpad(String valueToPad,
          String filler,
          int size)
```
  - Rpad
```
public static String Rpad(String valueToPad,
          String filler,
          int size)
```
  - classIsOrExtends
```
public static boolean classIsOrExtends(Class<?> clazz,
                       Class<?> superClass)
```

Class Const

Nested Class Summary

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

VERSION

COPYRIGHT_YEAR

TIMEOUT_GET_MILLIS

TIMEOUT_PUT_MILLIS

ROWS_UPDATE

ROWS_IN_ROWSET

FETCH_SIZE

SORT_SIZE

FILE_SEPARATOR

PATH_SEPARATOR

CR

DOSCR

EMPTY_STRING

JAVA_VERSION

USER_HOME_DIRECTORY

JNDI_DIRECTORY

PLUGIN_BASE_FOLDERS_PROP

DEFAULT_PLUGIN_BASE_FOLDERS

MIN_DATE

MAX_DATE

MIN_YEAR

MAX_YEAR

RIGHT

LENGTH

MARGIN

MIDDLE_PCT

ARROW_WIDTH

FORM_MARGIN

SHADOW_SIZE

SYMBOLSIZE

MAX_FILE_HIST

DEFAULT_LOCALE

DEFAULT_DECIMAL_SEPARATOR

DEFAULT_GROUPING_SEPARATOR

DEFAULT_CURRENCY_SYMBOL

DEFAULT_NUMBER_FORMAT

NULL_STRING

NULL_NUMBER

NULL_DATE

NULL_BIGNUMBER

NULL_BOOLEAN

NULL_INTEGER

NULL_BINARY

NULL_NONE

CHEF_LOG_FILE

SPOON_LOG_FILE

MENU_LOG_FILE

GENERALIZED_DATE_TIME_FORMAT

GENERALIZED_DATE_TIME_FORMAT_MILLIS

XML_ENCODING

STRING_TRANS_AND_JOB_FILTER_EXT

STRING_TRANS_DEFAULT_EXT

STRING_TRANS_FILTER_EXT

STRING_JOB_DEFAULT_EXT

STRING_JOB_FILTER_EXT

KETTLE_PROPERTIES

INTERNAL_VARIABLE_PREFIX

INTERNAL_VARIABLE_KETTLE_VERSION

INTERNAL_VARIABLE_KETTLE_BUILD_VERSION

INTERNAL_VARIABLE_KETTLE_BUILD_DATE

INTERNAL_VARIABLE_JOB_FILENAME_DIRECTORY

INTERNAL_VARIABLE_JOB_FILENAME_NAME

INTERNAL_VARIABLE_JOB_NAME

INTERNAL_VARIABLE_JOB_REPOSITORY_DIRECTORY

INTERNAL_VARIABLE_JOB_RUN_ID

INTERNAL_VARIABLE_JOB_RUN_ATTEMPTNR

INTERNAL_TRANS_VARIABLES

INTERNAL_JOB_VARIABLES

INTERNAL_VARIABLE_TRANSFORMATION_FILENAME_DIRECTORY

INTERNAL_VARIABLE_TRANSFORMATION_FILENAME_NAME

INTERNAL_VARIABLE_TRANSFORMATION_NAME

INTERNAL_VARIABLE_TRANSFORMATION_REPOSITORY_DIRECTORY

INTERNAL_VARIABLE_STEP_PARTITION_ID