org.jdtaus.core.container
Class Properties

java.lang.Object
  org.jdtaus.core.container.Properties

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cloneable, Serializable

public class Properties

extends Object

implements Cloneable, Serializable

Collection of properties.

Version:

$Id: Properties.java 2230 2007-03-26 01:37:48Z schulte2005 $

Author:

Christian Schulte

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Properties()

Method Summary

Object	clone() Creates and returns a deep copy of this object.
boolean	equals(Object o) Indicates whether some other object is equal to this one by comparing the values of all properties.
Property[]	getProperties() Gets the properties of the collection.
Property	getProperty(int index) Gets a property for an index.
Property	getProperty(String name) Gets a property for a name.
int	hashCode() Returns a hash code value for this object.
void	setProperties(Property[] value) Setter for property .
Property	setProperty(Property property) Setter for a named property from property .
int	size() Gets the number of properties held by the instance.
String	toString() Returns a string representation of the object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Properties

public Properties()

Method Detail

clone

public Object clone()

Creates and returns a deep copy of this object.

Returns:

a clone of this instance.

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Indicates whether some other object is equal to this one by comparing the values of all properties.

Parameters:

o - the reference object with which to compare.

Returns:

if this object is the same as ; otherwise.

getProperties

public Property[] getProperties()

Gets the properties of the collection.

Returns:

the properties of the collection.

getProperty

public final Property getProperty(int index)

Gets a property for an index.

Parameters:

index - the index of the property to return.

Returns:

a reference to the property at .

Throws:

IndexOutOfBoundsException - if is negativ, greater than or equal to .

getProperty

public Property getProperty(String name)

Gets a property for a name.

Parameters:

name - the name of the property to return.

Returns:

a reference to the property named .

Throws:

NullPointerException - if is .

MissingPropertyException - if no property matching exists in the collection.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns a hash code value for this object.

Returns:

a hash code value for this object.

setProperties

public void setProperties(Property[] value)

Setter for property .

Parameters:

value - the new collection of properties.

Throws:

DuplicatePropertyException - if contains duplicate properties.

setProperty

public Property setProperty(Property property)

Setter for a named property from property .

Parameters:

property - the property to update or to add to property .

Returns:

previous value of the property named or if no property with name existed before.

Throws:

NullPointerException - if is .

IllegalArgumentException - if a property with the same name but different type exists.

size

public final int size()

Gets the number of properties held by the instance.

Returns:

the number of properties held by the instance.

toString

public String toString()

Returns a string representation of the object.

Returns:

a string representation of the object.