org.apache.commons.configuration
Interface ConfigurationBuilder

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultConfigurationBuilder

public interface ConfigurationBuilder

Definition of an interface for objects that can create a configuration.

This interface defines an abstract way of creating a Configuration object. It does not assume any specific way of how this is done; this is completely in the responsibility of an implementation class. There is just a single method that returns the configuration constructed by this builder.

Version:

$Id: ConfigurationBuilder.java 439648 2006-09-02 20:42:10Z oheger $

Author:

Commons Configuration team

Method Summary

Configuration

getConfiguration() Returns the configuration provided by this builder.

Method Detail

getConfiguration

Configuration getConfiguration()
                               throws ConfigurationException

Returns the configuration provided by this builder. An implementation has to perform all necessary steps for creating and initializing a Configuration object.

Returns:

the configuration

Throws:

ConfigurationException - if an error occurs