org.freehep.util.template
Class PropertiesValueProvider

java.lang.Object
  org.freehep.util.template.PropertiesValueProvider

All Implemented Interfaces:

ValueProvider

public class PropertiesValueProvider
extends Object
implements ValueProvider

A value provider that returns values based on a properties object.

Example of use:

 Hello {v:user.name}
 

Version:

$Id: PropertiesValueProvider.java 8584 2006-08-10 23:06:37Z duns $

Author:

tonyj

Constructor Summary

PropertiesValueProvider()
Builds a PropertiesValueProvider which takes its values from the system properties.

PropertiesValueProvider(Properties props)
Builds a PropertiesValueProvider which takes its values from the specified Properties object.

Method Summary

String	getValue(String name) Get a single value
List	getValues(String name) Get a list of value providers.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PropertiesValueProvider

public PropertiesValueProvider()

Builds a PropertiesValueProvider which takes its values from the system properties.

See Also:

System.getProperties()

PropertiesValueProvider

public PropertiesValueProvider(Properties props)

Builds a PropertiesValueProvider which takes its values from the specified Properties object.

Parameters:

props - The properties to use.

Method Detail

getValue

public String getValue(String name)

Description copied from interface: ValueProvider

Get a single value

Specified by:

getValue in interface ValueProvider

Parameters:

name - The name whose value is to be returned

Returns:

The value, or null if undefined.

getValues

public List getValues(String name)

Description copied from interface: ValueProvider

Get a list of value providers. Each item in the returned list must itself be a ValueProvider.

Specified by:

getValues in interface ValueProvider

Parameters:

name - The template name of the list to be returned.

Returns:

The list of value providers, or null if no template is defined.