org.jboss.util.property
Class FilePropertyReader

java.lang.Object
  org.jboss.util.property.FilePropertyReader

All Implemented Interfaces:

PropertyReader (src)

Direct Known Subclasses:

DefaultPropertyReader (src)

public class FilePropertyReader

extends java.lang.Object

implements PropertyReader (src)

Reads properties from one or more files.

filenames

protected java.lang.String[] filenames

Array of filenames to load properties from

FilePropertyReader

public FilePropertyReader(java.lang.String[] filenames)

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

Parameters:

filenames - Filenames to load properties from

FilePropertyReader

public FilePropertyReader(java.lang.String filename)

Construct a FilePropertyReader with a single filename to read from.

Parameters:

filename - Filename to load properties from

getInputStream

protected java.io.InputStream getInputStream(java.lang.String filename)
                                      throws java.io.IOException

Get an input stream for the given filename.

Parameters:

filename - File name to get input stream for.

Returns:

Input stream for file.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - Failed to get input stream for file.

loadProperties

protected void loadProperties(java.util.Properties props,
                              java.lang.String filename)
                       throws java.io.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:

java.io.IOException - Failed to load properties from filename.

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - Filename is invalid.

readProperties

public java.util.Map readProperties()
                             throws PropertyException (src) ,
                                    java.io.IOException

Read properties from each specified filename

Specified by:

readProperties in interface PropertyReader (src)

Returns:

Read properties

Throws:

PropertyException (src) - Failed to read properties.

java.io.IOException - I/O error while reading properties.