PropertiesBuilderProperties (Apache Commons Configuration 2.2 API)

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the result of all set methods for method chaining

All Known Subinterfaces:

PropertiesBuilderParameters

All Known Implementing Classes:

PropertiesBuilderParametersImpl
```
public interface PropertiesBuilderProperties<T>
```
Definition of a parameters interface for properties configurations.

This interface defines additional properties which can be set when initializing a PropertiesConfiguration object.

Important note: This interface is not intended to be implemented by client code! It defines a set of available properties and may be extended even in minor releases.

Since:

2.0

Version:

$Id: PropertiesBuilderProperties.java 1624757 2014-09-13 15:47:43Z oheger $

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`T`	`setIncludesAllowed(boolean f)`	Sets a flag whether include files are supported by the properties configuration object.
`T`	`setIOFactory(PropertiesConfiguration.IOFactory factory)`	Sets the `IOFactory` to be used by the properties configuration object.
`T`	`setLayout(PropertiesConfigurationLayout layout)`	Sets the layout object for the properties configuration object.

- Method Detail
  - setIncludesAllowed
```
T setIncludesAllowed(boolean f)
```
    Sets a flag whether include files are supported by the properties configuration object. If set to true, files listed by an include property are loaded automatically.
    
    Parameters:
    
    f - the value of the flag
    
    Returns:
    
    a reference to this object for method chaining
  - setLayout
```
T setLayout(PropertiesConfigurationLayout layout)
```
    Sets the layout object for the properties configuration object. With this method a custom layout object can be set. If no layout is provided, the configuration will use a default layout.
    
    Parameters:
    
    layout - the PropertiesConfigurationLayout object to be used by the configuration
    
    Returns:
    
    a reference to this object for method chaining
  - setIOFactory
```
T setIOFactory(PropertiesConfiguration.IOFactory factory)
```
    Sets the IOFactory to be used by the properties configuration object. With this method a custom factory for input and output streams can be set. This allows customizing the format of properties read or written by the configuration. If no IOFactory is provided, the configuration uses a default one.
    
    Parameters:
    
    factory - the IOFactory to be used by the configuration
    
    Returns:
    
    a reference to this object for method chaining