org.jppf.utils

Interface PropertiesCollection<E>

Type Parameters:

E - the type of keys to use.

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

JPPFSystemInformation

public interface PropertiesCollection<E>
extends Serializable

A grouping of TypedProperties objects, representing multiple sets of properties while allowing to retrive vlaues as if it were a single set of properties.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addProperties(E key, TypedProperties properties) Add the specified properties with the specified keys.
boolean	containsKey(String name) Determine whether this properties collection contains a property witht he specified key.
TypedProperties	getProperties(E key) Add the specified properties with the specified key.
TypedProperties[]	getPropertiesArray() Get all the properties as an array.
String	getProperty(String name) Get the value of the property with the specified name.

Method Detail

addProperties

void addProperties(E key,
                   TypedProperties properties)

Add the specified properties with the specified keys.

Parameters:

key - the key to use.

properties - the properties to add.

getProperties

TypedProperties getProperties(E key)

Add the specified properties with the specified key.

Parameters:

key - the key to use to retrieve the properties.

Returns:

the properties to correponding to the key, or null if the key could not be found.

getPropertiesArray

TypedProperties[] getPropertiesArray()

Get all the properties as an array.

Returns:

an array of all the sets of properties.

getProperty

String getProperty(String name)

Get the value of the property with the specified name.

Parameters:

name - the name of the property to find.

Returns:

the proerty value, or null if the property could not be found.

containsKey

boolean containsKey(String name)

Determine whether this properties collection contains a property witht he specified key.

Parameters:

name - the name of the property to check.

Returns:

true if the property could be found, false otherwise.