Interface ConfigData

All Known Implementing Classes:
AppletBasedConfigData, ConfigParametersBasedConfigData, FlatConfigData, PropertiesBasedConfigData
public interface ConfigData
Interface for hierarchically managed key-value pairs. The key is always a string which contains any kind of printable character except '/', '=', ':', and whitespace characters like ' ' and '\\t'. The value is either a string or a ConfigData object.

This interface will be used by ConfigParameters in accordance with the Strategy design pattern.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    String
    get(String key)
    Returns the value associated with this key.
    String
    getFullKey(String key)
    Returns the full key.
    ConfigData
    getNode(String key)
    Returns the ConfigData object associated with this key.

  • Method Details

    • getFullKey

      String getFullKey(String key)
      Returns the full key.
      Parameters:
      key - A (relative) key. null is not allowed.
      Returns:
      the full key including path.

    • get

      String get(String key)
      Returns the value associated with this key.
      Parameters:
      key - The relative key. null is not allowed.
      Returns:
      the associated value. Will be null if no value exists for key.

    • getNode

      ConfigData getNode(String key)
      Returns the ConfigData object associated with this key.
      Parameters:
      key - The relative key. null is not allowed.
      Returns:
      the associated value. Will never return null. Instead an empty ConfigData is returned.