junit.extensions.util
Class EnhancedProperties

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.util.Dictionary
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        +--java.util.Hashtable
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              +--java.util.Properties
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                    +--junit.extensions.util.EnhancedProperties

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, java.util.Map, java.io.Serializable

public class EnhancedProperties

extends java.util.Properties

Enhanced properties. Provides flexible scheme of keys naming.
Property name may be defined by base object (it's class name), some modifier and short key.
Search order for keys resolution:

• class name with package name + modifier + key
• parent class name + modifier + key
• parent class name + key
• key

Author:

Siegfried GOESCHL, Dima STADNIK

See Also:

Serialized Form

Inner classes inherited from class java.util.Map

java.util.Map.Entry

Field Summary

static char

SEPARATOR Intermediate character that is used to construct properties keys.

Fields inherited from class java.util.Properties

defaults

Constructor Summary

EnhancedProperties()

Method Summary

boolean	containsKeys(java.lang.String key) Checks whether underlying properties contains key of properties array.
java.lang.String[]	getProperties(java.lang.Object base, java.lang.String modifier, java.lang.String key) Retrieves property that is represented by array of strings.
java.lang.String[]	getProperties(java.lang.String key) Retrieves properties array.
protected java.lang.String	getPropertiesKey(java.lang.Object base, java.lang.String modifier, java.lang.String key) Generates base of properties key.
java.lang.String	getProperty(java.lang.Object base, java.lang.String modifier, java.lang.String key) Retrieves single property.
protected java.lang.String	getPropertyKey(java.lang.Object base, java.lang.String modifier, java.lang.String key) Generates property key.

Methods inherited from class java.util.Properties

getProperty, getProperty, list, list, load, propertyNames, save, setProperty, store

Methods inherited from class java.util.Hashtable

clear, clone, contains, containsKey, containsValue, elements, entrySet, equals, get, hashCode, isEmpty, keys, keySet, put, putAll, rehash, remove, size, toString, values

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

SEPARATOR

public static final char SEPARATOR

Intermediate character that is used to construct properties keys.

Constructor Detail

EnhancedProperties

public EnhancedProperties()

Method Detail

getProperty

public java.lang.String getProperty(java.lang.Object base,
                                    java.lang.String modifier,
                                    java.lang.String key)

Retrieves single property.

Parameters:

base - Base object.

modifier - Property key modifier.

key - Property key.

Returns:

Property value.

getProperties

public java.lang.String[] getProperties(java.lang.Object base,
                                        java.lang.String modifier,
                                        java.lang.String key)

Retrieves property that is represented by array of strings.

Parameters:

base - Base object.

modifier - Property key modifier.

key - Property key.

Returns:

Property value.

getPropertyKey

protected java.lang.String getPropertyKey(java.lang.Object base,
                                          java.lang.String modifier,
                                          java.lang.String key)

Generates property key.

Parameters:

base - Base object.

modifier - Property key modifier.

key - Property key.

Returns:

Key in underlying properties file or null if there is no such key.

getPropertiesKey

protected java.lang.String getPropertiesKey(java.lang.Object base,
                                            java.lang.String modifier,
                                            java.lang.String key)

Generates base of properties key.

Parameters:

base - Base object.

modifier - Property key modifier.

key - Property key.

Returns:

Base part of key for properties array in underlying properties file or null if there is no such key.

containsKeys

public boolean containsKeys(java.lang.String key)

Checks whether underlying properties contains key of properties array.

Parameters:

key - Key in underlying properties.

Returns:

true if key exists.

getProperties

public java.lang.String[] getProperties(java.lang.String key)

Retrieves properties array.

Parameters:

key - Base key for properties array.

Returns:

Properties array.