org.apache.commons.configuration
Class PropertiesConfiguration.PropertiesWriter

java.lang.Object
  java.io.Writer
      java.io.FilterWriter
          org.apache.commons.configuration.PropertiesConfiguration.PropertiesWriter

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Closeable, java.io.Flushable, java.lang.Appendable

Enclosing class:

PropertiesConfiguration

public static class PropertiesConfiguration.PropertiesWriter
extends java.io.FilterWriter

This class is used to write properties lines.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.io.FilterWriter

out

Fields inherited from class java.io.Writer

lock

Constructor Summary

PropertiesConfiguration.PropertiesWriter(java.io.Writer writer, char delimiter)
Constructor.

Method Summary

void	writeComment(java.lang.String comment) Write a comment.
void	writeln(java.lang.String s) Helper method for writing a line with the platform specific line ending.
void	writeProperty(java.lang.String key, java.util.List values) Write a property.
void	writeProperty(java.lang.String key, java.lang.Object value) Write a property.
void	writeProperty(java.lang.String key, java.lang.Object value, boolean forceSingleLine) Writes the given property and its value.

Methods inherited from class java.io.FilterWriter

close, flush, write, write, write

Methods inherited from class java.io.Writer

append, append, append, write, write

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PropertiesConfiguration.PropertiesWriter

public PropertiesConfiguration.PropertiesWriter(java.io.Writer writer,
                                                char delimiter)

Constructor.

Parameters:

writer - a Writer object providing the underlying stream

delimiter - the delimiter character for multi-valued properties

Method Detail

writeProperty

public void writeProperty(java.lang.String key,
                          java.lang.Object value)
                   throws java.io.IOException

Write a property.

Parameters:

key - the key of the property

value - the value of the property

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs

writeProperty

public void writeProperty(java.lang.String key,
                          java.util.List values)
                   throws java.io.IOException

Write a property.

Parameters:

key - The key of the property

values - The array of values of the property

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs

writeProperty

public void writeProperty(java.lang.String key,
                          java.lang.Object value,
                          boolean forceSingleLine)
                   throws java.io.IOException

Writes the given property and its value. If the value happens to be a list, the forceSingleLine flag is evaluated. If it is set, all values are written on a single line using the list delimiter as separator.

Parameters:

key - the property key

value - the property value

forceSingleLine - the "force single line" flag

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if an error occurs

Since:

1.3

writeComment

public void writeComment(java.lang.String comment)
                  throws java.io.IOException

Write a comment.

Parameters:

comment - the comment to write

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs

writeln

public void writeln(java.lang.String s)
             throws java.io.IOException

Helper method for writing a line with the platform specific line ending.

Parameters:

s - the content of the line (may be null)

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if an error occurs

Since:

1.3