uk.ac.lancs.relate.gateways.services.config
Class Configuration

java.lang.Object
  uk.ac.lancs.relate.gateways.services.config.Configuration

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class Configuration
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable

Configuration which is read out of a text file. Each line of the file starts with a key (corresponds to the variable's name) followed by the value.

Author:

Sara Streng and Dominique Guinard
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Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Configuration(java.lang.String fileName)
Creates a new configuration which is read of a file with a given name.

Method Summary

int	getInt(java.lang.String key) Returns the value of a property with a given key as an integer.
java.lang.String	getString(java.lang.String key) Returns the value of a property with a given key.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Configuration

public Configuration(java.lang.String fileName)

Creates a new configuration which is read of a file with a given name.

Parameters:

fileName - name of the configuration file

Method Detail

getString

public java.lang.String getString(java.lang.String key)

Returns the value of a property with a given key.

Parameters:

key - variable's name

Returns:

value

getInt

public int getInt(java.lang.String key)

Returns the value of a property with a given key as an integer. If the value can not be parsed -1 is returned.

Parameters:

key - variable's name

Returns:

value