org.unix4j.util

Class PropertyUtil

java.lang.Object

org.unix4j.util.PropertyUtil

public class PropertyUtil
extends Object

Class with static utility methods if one has to deal with Properties.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Properties	getProperties(String defaultPropertiesFile)
static String	getProperty(String defaultPropertiesFile, String propertyName, String fallbackValue) Returns the specified property given the propertyName either from the current user's properties file if it exists or from the given defaultPropertiesFile.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getProperty

public static String getProperty(String defaultPropertiesFile,
                                 String propertyName,
                                 String fallbackValue)

Returns the specified property given the propertyName either from the current user's properties file if it exists or from the given defaultPropertiesFile.

The method throws an exception if neither the default nor the machine specific file exists.

Parameters:

defaultPropertiesFile - the default properties file, must exist

propertyName - the name of the desired property

fallbackValue - the fallback value if no property of the given name exists

Returns:

the property value

getProperties

public static Properties getProperties(String defaultPropertiesFile)