net.dpml.library
Interface Dictionary

All Known Subinterfaces:

Module, Resource

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultDictionary, DefaultModule, DefaultResource

public interface Dictionary

The Dictonary interface exposes operations dealing with named properties.

Version:

1.0.0

Author:

The Digital Product Meta Library

Method Summary

String[]	getLocalPropertyNames() Return the local property names associated with the dictionary.
String	getProperty(String key) Return a property value.
String	getProperty(String key, String value) Return a property value.
String[]	getPropertyNames() Return the property names associated with the dictionary.
String	resolve(String value) Evaluate and expand any symbolic references in the supplied value.

Method Detail

getPropertyNames

public String[] getPropertyNames()

Return the property names associated with the dictionary.

Returns:

the array of property names

getLocalPropertyNames

public String[] getLocalPropertyNames()

Return the local property names associated with the dictionary.

Returns:

the array of local property names

getProperty

public String getProperty(String key)

Return a property value.

Parameters:

key - the property key

Returns:

the property value

getProperty

public String getProperty(String key,
                          String value)

Return a property value.

Parameters:

key - the property key

value - the default value

Returns:

the property value

resolve

public String resolve(String value)

Evaluate and expand any symbolic references in the supplied value.

Parameters:

value - the value to resolve

Returns:

the resolved value