org.xwiki.configuration

Interface ConfigurationSource

@Role
public interface ConfigurationSource

Since:

1.6M1

Version:

$Id: 38a8e3b73c6cb020361eee4374c197ed9f9d10e8 $

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	containsKey(String key)
List<String>	getKeys()
<T> T	getProperty(String key)
<T> T	getProperty(String key, Class<T> valueClass)
<T> T	getProperty(String key, T defaultValue)
boolean	isEmpty()

Method Detail

getProperty

<T> T getProperty(String key,
                  T defaultValue)

Type Parameters:

T - the value type

Parameters:

key - the property key for which we want the value

defaultValue - the value to use if the key isn't found

Returns:

the property value is found or the default value if the key wasn't found

Since:

2.0M1

getProperty

<T> T getProperty(String key,
                  Class<T> valueClass)

Type Parameters:

T - the value type

Parameters:

key - the property key for which we want the value

valueClass - the type of object that should be returned. The value is converted to the passed type.

Returns:

the property value is found. If the key wasn't found the returned value depends on the passed valueClass:

• String: null
• Boolean: false
• List: empty List
• Properties: empty Properties

Since:

2.0M1

getProperty

<T> T getProperty(String key)

Type Parameters:

T - the value type

Parameters:

key - the property key for which we want the value

Returns:

the property as an untyped Object or null if the key wasn't found. In general you should prefer getProperty(String, Class) or getProperty(String, Object)

getKeys

List<String> getKeys()

Returns:

the list of available keys in the configuration source

containsKey

boolean containsKey(String key)

Parameters:

key - the key to check

Returns:

true if the key is present in the configuration source or false otherwise

isEmpty

boolean isEmpty()

Returns:

true if the configuration source doesn't have any key or false otherwise