org.jboss.util.property

Class FilePropertyReader

java.lang.Object

org.jboss.util.property.FilePropertyReader

All Implemented Interfaces:

PropertyReader

Direct Known Subclasses:

DefaultPropertyReader

public class FilePropertyReader
extends Object
implements PropertyReader

Reads properties from one or more files.

Version:

$Revision$

Author:

Jason Dillon

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected String[]	filenames Array of filenames to load properties from

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
FilePropertyReader(String filename) Construct a FilePropertyReader with a single filename to read from.
FilePropertyReader(String[] filenames) Construct a FilePropertyReader with an array of filenames to read from.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected InputStream	getInputStream(String filename) Get an input stream for the given filename.
protected void	loadProperties(Properties props, String filename) Load properties from a file into a properties map.
Map	readProperties() Read properties from each specified filename

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

filenames

protected String[] filenames

Array of filenames to load properties from

Constructor Detail

FilePropertyReader

public FilePropertyReader(String[] filenames)

Construct a FilePropertyReader with an array of filenames to read from.

Parameters:

filenames - Filenames to load properties from

FilePropertyReader

public FilePropertyReader(String filename)

Construct a FilePropertyReader with a single filename to read from.

Parameters:

filename - Filename to load properties from

Method Detail

getInputStream

protected InputStream getInputStream(String filename)
                              throws IOException

Get an input stream for the given filename.

Parameters:

filename - File name to get input stream for.

Returns:

Input stream for file.

Throws:

IOException - Failed to get input stream for file.

loadProperties

protected void loadProperties(Properties props,
                  String filename)
                       throws IOException

Load properties from a file into a properties map.

Parameters:

props - Properties map to load properties into.

filename - Filename to read properties from.

Throws:

IOException - Failed to load properties from filename.

IllegalArgumentException - Filename is invalid.

readProperties

public Map readProperties()
                   throws PropertyException,
                          IOException

Read properties from each specified filename

Specified by:

readProperties in interface PropertyReader

Returns:

Read properties

Throws:

PropertyException - Failed to read properties.

IOException - I/O error while reading properties.