de.vandermeer.skb.base.info

Class PropertyFileLoader

Object

AbstractLoader

PropertyFileLoader

All Implemented Interfaces:

FileLoader, InfoLoader

public class PropertyFileLoader
extends AbstractLoader
implements FileLoader

An file loader for Java property files.

Since:

v0.0.7

Version:

v0.2.0 build 170404 (04-Apr-17) for Java 1.8

Author:

Sven van der Meer <vdmeer.sven@mykolab.com>

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PropertyFileLoader(FileSource source) Returns a new loader for a file source.
PropertyFileLoader(String fileName) Returns a new loader for a file name, creating a file source automatically.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
FileSource	getSource() Returns the source set for the loader, that is where the loader loads information from.
Properties	load() Loads information from a source and returns a specific object.

Methods inherited from class AbstractLoader

getLoadErrors

Methods inherited from class Object

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

Methods inherited from interface InfoLoader

getLoadErrors, validateSource

Constructor Detail

PropertyFileLoader

public PropertyFileLoader(FileSource source)

Returns a new loader for a file source.

Parameters:

source - the file source to be used

PropertyFileLoader

public PropertyFileLoader(String fileName)

Returns a new loader for a file name, creating a file source automatically.

Parameters:

fileName - a file name with all path elements (if required). The file name cannot be located (see FileSource.FileSource(String) the property loader is not valid.

Method Detail

load

public Properties load()

Description copied from interface: InfoLoader

Loads information from a source and returns a specific object. Errors of the loading process will be collected, use InfoLoader.getLoadErrors() to retrieve them.

Specified by:

load in interface InfoLoader

Returns:

an object with the information loaded

getSource

public FileSource getSource()

Description copied from interface: InfoLoader

Returns the source set for the loader, that is where the loader loads information from.

Specified by:

getSource in interface FileLoader

Specified by:

getSource in interface InfoLoader

Returns:

source set for the loader