Package net.sourceforge.esw.properties

Properties provide a way to parameterize the behavior of an application at run-time.

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Interface Summary

IPropertyAggregator	Provides aggregation acrosss multiple IPropertySource instances based on a ranking of those IPropertySource instances.
IPropertySource	Provides save/load abilities to a set of properties.

Class Summary

DefaultPropertyAggregator	Provides aggregation acrosss multiple IPropertySource instances based on a ranking of those IPropertySource instances.
DefaultPropertyFactory	Defines the methods for creation of IPropertySource and/or IPropertyAggregator instances.
DefaultPropertySource	Default implementation of IPropertySource.
PropertyFactory	Responsible for the creation of IPropertyAggregator and IPropertySource instances.
PropertyManager	Entry point to provide access to the properties framework.
PropertyUtil	Utilities for use with the Properties framework.

Package net.sourceforge.esw.properties Description

Properties provide a way to parameterize the behavior of an application at run-time. Properties are data sources that contain information that alter the behavior of a program. Properties can be stored in any data source, whether it be XML, relational databases, or even URLs.

The PropertyManager is the entry point into the Properties architecture. It contains a all the accessable properties ranked by importantance.

Many convenience methods are contained within the PropertyUtil object. Everything from creation of new property sources to primitive based access to properties, to default values being returned if a property is not found.