org.apache.commons.configuration
Class ConfigurationConverter

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.commons.configuration.ConfigurationConverter

public final class ConfigurationConverter
extends java.lang.Object

Configuration converter. Helper class to convert between Configuration, ExtendedProperties and standard Properties.

Version:

$Revision: 439648 $, $Date: 2006-09-02 22:42:10 +0200 (Sa, 02 Sep 2006) $

Author:

Martin Poeschl

Constructor Summary

private

ConfigurationConverter() Private constructor prevents instances from being created.

Method Summary

static Configuration	getConfiguration(org.apache.commons.collections.ExtendedProperties eprops) Convert a ExtendedProperties class into a Configuration class.
static Configuration	getConfiguration(java.util.Properties props) Convert a standard Properties class into a configuration class.
static org.apache.commons.collections.ExtendedProperties	getExtendedProperties(Configuration config) Convert a Configuration class into a ExtendedProperties class.
static java.util.Map	getMap(Configuration config) Convert a Configuration class into a Map class.
static java.util.Properties	getProperties(Configuration config) Convert a Configuration class into a Properties class.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ConfigurationConverter

private ConfigurationConverter()

Private constructor prevents instances from being created.

Method Detail

getConfiguration

public static Configuration getConfiguration(org.apache.commons.collections.ExtendedProperties eprops)

Convert a ExtendedProperties class into a Configuration class.

Parameters:

eprops - ExtendedProperties object to convert

Returns:

Configuration created from the ExtendedProperties

getConfiguration

public static Configuration getConfiguration(java.util.Properties props)

Convert a standard Properties class into a configuration class.

Parameters:

props - properties object to convert

Returns:

Configuration configuration created from the Properties

getExtendedProperties

public static org.apache.commons.collections.ExtendedProperties getExtendedProperties(Configuration config)

Convert a Configuration class into a ExtendedProperties class.

Parameters:

config - Configuration object to convert

Returns:

ExtendedProperties created from the Configuration

getProperties

public static java.util.Properties getProperties(Configuration config)

Convert a Configuration class into a Properties class. List properties are joined into a string using the delimiter of the configuration if it extends AbstractConfiguration, and a comma otherwise.

Parameters:

config - Configuration object to convert

Returns:

Properties created from the Configuration

getMap

public static java.util.Map getMap(Configuration config)

Convert a Configuration class into a Map class.

Parameters:

config - Configuration object to convert

Returns:

Map created from the Configuration