org.apache.commons.scaffold.util
Class ResourceUtils

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.commons.scaffold.util.ResourceUtils

public class ResourceUtils

extends java.lang.Object

Property and Resource utilities.

Version:

$Revision: 1.4 $ $Date: 2004/03/21 21:10:10 $

Constructor Summary

ResourceUtils()

Method Summary

static java.util.Properties	loadProperties(java.lang.Object caller, java.lang.String path) Load a properties file.
static java.util.Properties	loadProperties(java.lang.String path)
static java.util.Properties	loadPropertiesFile(java.lang.String path) Load a properties file.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ResourceUtils

public ResourceUtils()

Method Detail

loadProperties

public static final java.util.Properties loadProperties(java.lang.Object caller,
                                                        java.lang.String path)
                                                 throws java.lang.Exception

Load a properties file. The path must include the package name(s), if any, in system directory format and include the properties extension.

Parameters:

caller - The object making the call. Needed to access ClassLoader.

path - The path to the properties file

Returns:

The initialized Properties object

Throws:

javax.servlet.UnavailableException - if resource cannot be found

java.lang.Exception

loadProperties

public static final java.util.Properties loadProperties(java.lang.String path)
                                                 throws java.lang.Exception

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

loadPropertiesFile

public static final java.util.Properties loadPropertiesFile(java.lang.String path)

Load a properties file. This is a simplified version of loadProperties(Object, String).

Parameters:

path - The path to the properties file

Returns:

The initialized Properties object