Class PropertiesConfiguration.PropertiesReader

java.lang.Object
java.io.Reader
java.io.BufferedReader
java.io.LineNumberReader
org.apache.commons.configuration2.PropertiesConfiguration.PropertiesReader
All Implemented Interfaces:
Closeable, AutoCloseable, Readable
Direct Known Subclasses:
PropertiesConfiguration.JupPropertiesReader
Enclosing class:
PropertiesConfiguration

This class is used to read properties lines. These lines do not terminate with new-line chars but rather when there is no backslash sign a the end of the line. This is used to concatenate multiple lines for readability.
  • Constructor Details

    • PropertiesReader

      public PropertiesReader(Reader reader)
      Constructs a new instance.
      Parameters:
      reader - A Reader.
  • Method Details

    • getCommentLines

      Gets the comment lines that have been read for the last property.
      Returns:
      the comment lines for the last property returned by readProperty()
      Since:
      1.3
    • getPropertyName

      Gets the name of the last read property. This method can be called after nextProperty() was invoked and its return value was true.
      Returns:
      the name of the last read property
      Since:
      1.3
    • getPropertySeparator

      Gets the separator that was used for the last read property. The separator can be stored so that it can later be restored when saving the configuration.
      Returns:
      the separator for the last read property
      Since:
      1.7
    • getPropertyValue

      Gets the value of the last read property. This method can be called after nextProperty() was invoked and its return value was true.
      Returns:
      the value of the last read property
      Since:
      1.3
    • initPropertyName

      protected void initPropertyName(String name)
      Sets the name of the current property. This method can be called by parseProperty() for storing the results of the parse operation. It also ensures that the property key is correctly escaped.
      Parameters:
      name - the name of the current property
      Since:
      1.7
    • initPropertySeparator

      protected void initPropertySeparator(String value)
      Sets the separator of the current property. This method can be called by parseProperty(). It allows the associated layout object to keep track of the property separators. When saving the configuration the separators can be restored.
      Parameters:
      value - the separator used for the current property
      Since:
      1.7
    • initPropertyValue

      protected void initPropertyValue(String value)
      Sets the value of the current property. This method can be called by parseProperty() for storing the results of the parse operation. It also ensures that the property value is correctly escaped.
      Parameters:
      value - the value of the current property
      Since:
      1.7
    • nextProperty

      public boolean nextProperty() throws IOException
      Parses the next property from the input stream and stores the found name and value in internal fields. These fields can be obtained using the provided getter methods. The return value indicates whether EOF was reached (false) or whether further properties are available (true).
      Returns:
      a flag if further properties are available
      Throws:
      IOException - if an error occurs
      Since:
      1.3
    • parseProperty

      protected void parseProperty(String line)
      Parses a line read from the properties file. This method is called for each non-comment line read from the source file. Its task is to split the passed in line into the property key and its value. The results of the parse operation can be stored by calling the initPropertyXXX() methods.
      Parameters:
      line - the line read from the properties file
      Since:
      1.7
    • readProperty

      public String readProperty() throws IOException
      Reads a property line. Returns null if Stream is at EOF. Concatenates lines ending with "\". Skips lines beginning with "#" or "!" and empty lines. The return value is a property definition (<name> = <value>)
      Returns:
      A string containing a property value or null
      Throws:
      IOException - in case of an I/O error
    • unescapePropertyName

      Performs unescaping on the given property name.
      Parameters:
      name - the property name
      Returns:
      the unescaped property name
      Since:
      2.4
    • unescapePropertyValue

      protected String unescapePropertyValue(String value)
      Performs unescaping on the given property value.
      Parameters:
      value - the property value
      Returns:
      the unescaped property value
      Since:
      2.4