org.xmlbeam.externalizer

Class PropertyFileExternalizer

java.lang.Object

org.xmlbeam.externalizer.PropertyFileExternalizer

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Externalizer

public class PropertyFileExternalizer
extends Object
implements Externalizer

A full working example for an Externalizer implementation. This Externalizer reads the XPaths from a property file instead from the projection annotations.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PropertyFileExternalizer(File propertyFile) Constructor for a given property file.
PropertyFileExternalizer(File propertyFile, boolean useXmlFormat) Constructor for a given property file with the option to choose XML format.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected String	findProperty(String key, Method method, Object[] args)
String	resolveURL(String annotationValue, Method method, Object[] args) Implement this method to provide an URL for a given method invocation.
String	resolveXPath(String annotationValue, Method method, Object[] args) Implement this method to provide a XPath expression for a given method invocation.
PropertyFileExternalizer	setEncoding(String encodingName) Setter for file encoding.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PropertyFileExternalizer

public PropertyFileExternalizer(File propertyFile)

Constructor for a given property file.

Parameters:

propertyFile -

PropertyFileExternalizer

public PropertyFileExternalizer(File propertyFile,
                                boolean useXmlFormat)

Constructor for a given property file with the option to choose XML format.

Parameters:

propertyFile -

useXmlFormat -

Method Detail

setEncoding

public PropertyFileExternalizer setEncoding(String encodingName)

Setter for file encoding.

Parameters:

encodingName -

Returns:

this for convenience

resolveXPath

public String resolveXPath(String annotationValue,
                           Method method,
                           Object[] args)

Description copied from interface: Externalizer

Implement this method to provide a XPath expression for a given method invocation.

Specified by:

resolveXPath in interface Externalizer

Returns:

resolved xpath with all placeholders filled. Never return null here.

resolveURL

public String resolveURL(String annotationValue,
                         Method method,
                         Object[] args)

Description copied from interface: Externalizer

Implement this method to provide an URL for a given method invocation.

Specified by:

resolveURL in interface Externalizer

Returns:

resolved url with all placeholders filled. Never return null here.

findProperty

protected String findProperty(String key,
                              Method method,
                              Object[] args)

Parameters:

key -

method -

args -

Returns: