org.apache.commons.configuration
Class PropertiesConfiguration.PropertiesReader

java.lang.Object
  java.io.Reader
      java.io.BufferedReader
          java.io.LineNumberReader
              org.apache.commons.configuration.PropertiesConfiguration.PropertiesReader

Enclosing class:

PropertiesConfiguration

public static class PropertiesConfiguration.PropertiesReader

extends LineNumberReader

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.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.io.Reader

lock

Constructor Summary

PropertiesConfiguration.PropertiesReader(Reader reader)
Constructor.

Method Summary

String

readProperty() Read a property.

Methods inherited from class java.io.LineNumberReader

getLineNumber, mark, read, read, readLine, reset, setLineNumber, skip

Methods inherited from class java.io.BufferedReader

close, markSupported, ready

Methods inherited from class java.io.Reader

read

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PropertiesConfiguration.PropertiesReader

public PropertiesConfiguration.PropertiesReader(Reader reader)

Constructor.

Parameters:

reader - A Reader.

Method Detail

readProperty

public String readProperty()
                    throws IOException

Read a property. Returns null if Stream is at EOF. Concatenates lines ending with "\". Skips lines beginning with "#" and empty lines.

Returns:

A string containing a property value or null

Throws:

IOException