org.apache.velocity.texen.util
Class PropertiesUtil

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.velocity.texen.util.PropertiesUtil

public class PropertiesUtil
extends Object

A property utility class for the texen text/code generator Usually this class is only used from a Velocity context.

Version:

$Id: PropertiesUtil.java 510628 2007-02-22 19:07:59Z nbubna $

Author:

Leon Messerschmidt, Stephane Bailliez

Constructor Summary

PropertiesUtil()

Method Summary

Properties	load(String propertiesFile) Load properties from either a file in the templatePath if there is one or the classPath.
protected Properties	loadFromClassPath(String propertiesName) Load a properties file from the classpath
protected Properties	loadFromTemplatePath(String propertiesFile) Load a properties file from the templatePath defined in the generator.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PropertiesUtil

public PropertiesUtil()

Method Detail

load

public Properties load(String propertiesFile)

Load properties from either a file in the templatePath if there is one or the classPath.

Parameters:

propertiesFile - the properties file to load through either the templatePath or the classpath.

Returns:

a properties instance filled with the properties found in the file or an empty instance if no file was found.

loadFromTemplatePath

protected Properties loadFromTemplatePath(String propertiesFile)
                                   throws Exception

Load a properties file from the templatePath defined in the generator. As the templatePath can contains multiple paths, it will cycle through them to find the file. The first file that can be successfully loaded is considered. (kind of like the java classpath), it is done to clone the Velocity process of loading templates.

Parameters:

propertiesFile - the properties file to load. It must be a relative pathname.

Returns:

a properties instance loaded with the properties from the file. If no file can be found it returns an empty instance.

Throws:

Exception

loadFromClassPath

protected Properties loadFromClassPath(String propertiesName)
                                throws Exception

Load a properties file from the classpath

Parameters:

propertiesName - the properties file to load.

Returns:

a properties instance loaded with the properties from the file. If no file can be found it returns an empty instance.

Throws:

Exception