net.dpml.library
Interface Dictionary

All Known Subinterfaces:

Module, Resource

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultDictionary, DefaultLibrary, DefaultModule, DefaultResource

public interface Dictionary

The Dictonary interface exposes operations dealing with named properties.

Version:

1.1.2

Author:

Digital Product Meta Library

Method Summary

boolean	getBooleanProperty(String key, boolean value) Return an boolean property value.
int	getIntegerProperty(String key, int value) Return an integer property value.
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

String[] getPropertyNames()

Return the property names associated with the dictionary.

Returns:

the array of property names

getLocalPropertyNames

String[] getLocalPropertyNames()

Return the local property names associated with the dictionary.

Returns:

the array of local property names

getProperty

String getProperty(String key)

Return a property value.

Parameters:

key - the property key

Returns:

the property value

getProperty

String getProperty(String key,
                   String value)

Return a property value.

Parameters:

key - the property key

value - the default value

Returns:

the property value

getBooleanProperty

boolean getBooleanProperty(String key,
                           boolean value)

Return an boolean property value.

Parameters:

key - the property key

value - the default value

Returns:

the property value as an boolean

getIntegerProperty

int getIntegerProperty(String key,
                       int value)

Return an integer property value.

Parameters:

key - the property key

value - the default value

Returns:

the property value as an integer

resolve

String resolve(String value)

Evaluate and expand any symbolic references in the supplied value.

Parameters:

value - the value to resolve

Returns:

the resolved value