net.sf.tlc.core
Interface PropertyManager

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultPropertyManager

public interface PropertyManager

TheLittleContainer PropertyManager Interface

Author:

aisrael

Method Summary

java.util.Properties	getProperties() Return all the properties managed by this property manager.
java.lang.String	getProperty(java.lang.String key) Attempt to retrieve a container-level property
java.lang.String	getProperty(java.lang.String key, java.lang.String defaultValue) Attempt to retrieve a container-level property, returing the given defaultValue if the key is not found.

Method Detail

getProperties

public java.util.Properties getProperties()

Return all the properties managed by this property manager.

Returns:

Properties

getProperty

public java.lang.String getProperty(java.lang.String key)

Attempt to retrieve a container-level property

Parameters:

key - The property key

Returns:

The property value

getProperty

public java.lang.String getProperty(java.lang.String key,
                                    java.lang.String defaultValue)

Attempt to retrieve a container-level property, returing the given defaultValue if the key is not found.

Parameters:

key - The property key

defaultValue - The value to return if the property is not found

Returns:

The found value