org.pentaho.reporting.libraries.base.config

Interface Configuration

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

Modifier and Type	Method and 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.