Configuration (LibBase 10.0.0.1-249 API)

All Superinterfaces:

Cloneable, Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

ExtendedConfiguration, ModifiableConfiguration

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultConfiguration, ExtendedConfigurationWrapper, HierarchicalConfiguration, PackageManager.PackageConfiguration, PropertyFileConfiguration, SystemPropertyConfiguration
```
public interface Configuration
extends Serializable, Cloneable
```
A simple query interface for a configuration.

Author:

Thomas Morgner

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Object`	`clone()`	Returns a clone of the object.
`Iterator<String>`	`findPropertyKeys(String prefix)`	Returns all keys with the given prefix.
`Enumeration<String>`	`getConfigProperties()`	Returns the configuration properties.
`String`	`getConfigProperty(String key)`	Returns the configuration property with the specified key.
`String`	`getConfigProperty(String key, String defaultValue)`	Returns the configuration property with the specified key (or the specified default value if there is no such property).

- Method Detail
  - getConfigProperty
```
String getConfigProperty(String key)
```
    Returns the configuration property with the specified key.
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - the property key.
    
    Returns:
    
    the property value.
  - getConfigProperty
```
String getConfigProperty(String key,
                         String defaultValue)
```
    Returns the configuration property with the specified key (or the specified default value if there is no such property).
    If the property is not defined in this configuration, the code will lookup the property in the parent configuration.
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - the property key.
    
    defaultValue - the default value.
    
    Returns:
    
    the property value.
  - findPropertyKeys
```
Iterator<String> findPropertyKeys(String prefix)
```
    Returns all keys with the given prefix.
    
    Parameters:
    
    prefix - the prefix
    
    Returns:
    
    the iterator containing all keys with that prefix
  - getConfigProperties
```
Enumeration<String> getConfigProperties()
```
    Returns the configuration properties.
    
    Returns:
    
    The configuration properties.
  - clone
```
Object clone()
      throws CloneNotSupportedException
```
    Returns a clone of the object.
    
    Returns:
    
    A clone.
    
    Throws:
    
    CloneNotSupportedException - if cloning is not supported for some reason.