org.pentaho.reporting.libraries.base.config
Class HierarchicalConfiguration

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.pentaho.reporting.libraries.base.config.HierarchicalConfiguration
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Cloneable, Configuration, ModifiableConfiguration
Direct Known Subclasses:
PropertyFileConfiguration, SystemPropertyConfiguration

public class HierarchicalConfiguration
extends Object
implements ModifiableConfiguration

A hierarchical configuration. Such a configuration can have one or more parent configurations providing usefull default values.

Author:
Thomas Morgner
See Also:
Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
HierarchicalConfiguration()
          Creates a new configuration.
HierarchicalConfiguration(Class booterClass)
          Creates a new configuration, that is able to reconnect itself to the global configuration after deserialization.
HierarchicalConfiguration(Configuration parentConfiguration)
          Creates a new configuration.
 
Method Summary
 Object clone()
          Clones this configuration.
 Iterator findPropertyKeys(String prefix)
          Searches all property keys that start with a given prefix.
 Enumeration getConfigProperties()
          Returns all defined configuration properties for the report.
 String getConfigProperty(String key)
          Returns the configuration property with the specified key.
 String getConfigProperty(String key, String defaultValue)
          Returns the configuration property with the specified key (or the specified default value if there is no such property).
 void insertConfiguration(HierarchicalConfiguration config)
          The new configuartion will be inserted into the list of report configuration, so that this configuration has the given report configuration instance as parent.
 boolean isLocallyDefined(String key)
          Checks, whether the given key is localy defined in this instance or whether the key's value is inherited.
 void setConfigProperty(String key, String value)
          Sets a configuration property.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

HierarchicalConfiguration

public HierarchicalConfiguration()
Creates a new configuration.


HierarchicalConfiguration

public HierarchicalConfiguration(Configuration parentConfiguration)
Creates a new configuration.

Parameters:
parentConfiguration - the parent configuration.

HierarchicalConfiguration

public HierarchicalConfiguration(Class booterClass)
Creates a new configuration, that is able to reconnect itself to the global configuration after deserialization.

Parameters:
booterClass - the booter class that holds the global configuration.
Method Detail

getConfigProperty

public String getConfigProperty(String key)
Returns the configuration property with the specified key.

Specified by:
getConfigProperty in interface Configuration
Parameters:
key - the property key.
Returns:
the property value.

getConfigProperty

public String getConfigProperty(String key,
                                String defaultValue)
Returns the configuration property with the specified key (or the specified default value if there is no such property).

If the property is not defined in this configuration, the code will lookup the property in the parent configuration.

Specified by:
getConfigProperty in interface Configuration
Parameters:
key - the property key.
defaultValue - the default value.
Returns:
the property value.

setConfigProperty

public void setConfigProperty(String key,
                              String value)
Sets a configuration property.

Specified by:
setConfigProperty in interface ModifiableConfiguration
Parameters:
key - the property key.
value - the property value.

isLocallyDefined

public boolean isLocallyDefined(String key)
Checks, whether the given key is localy defined in this instance or whether the key's value is inherited.

Parameters:
key - the key that should be checked.
Returns:
true, if the key is defined locally, false otherwise.

insertConfiguration

public void insertConfiguration(HierarchicalConfiguration config)
The new configuartion will be inserted into the list of report configuration, so that this configuration has the given report configuration instance as parent.

Parameters:
config - the new report configuration.

getConfigProperties

public Enumeration getConfigProperties()
Returns all defined configuration properties for the report. The enumeration contains all keys of the changed properties, properties set from files or the system properties are not included.

Specified by:
getConfigProperties in interface Configuration
Specified by:
getConfigProperties in interface ModifiableConfiguration
Returns:
all defined configuration properties for the report.

findPropertyKeys

public Iterator findPropertyKeys(String prefix)
Searches all property keys that start with a given prefix.

Specified by:
findPropertyKeys in interface Configuration
Specified by:
findPropertyKeys in interface ModifiableConfiguration
Parameters:
prefix - the prefix that all selected property keys should share
Returns:
the properties as iterator.

clone

public Object clone()
             throws CloneNotSupportedException
Clones this configuration.

Specified by:
clone in interface Configuration
Overrides:
clone in class Object
Returns:
a clone of this configuration.
Throws:
CloneNotSupportedException