oracle.ide.util
Interface PropertyAccess

All Known Subinterfaces:

Layout, StructuredPropertyAccess

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseLayout, DefaultPropertyAccess, DefaultStructuredPropertyAccess, PropertiesNode

public interface PropertyAccess

The PropertyAccess interface provides the API for getting and setting properties.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getProperty(java.lang.String key, java.lang.String defaultValue) Retrieves the value associated with a property.
java.lang.Object	removeProperty(java.lang.String key) Removes the property.
java.lang.Object	setProperty(java.lang.String key, java.lang.String value) Sets the value for a property.

Method Detail

getProperty

public java.lang.String getProperty(java.lang.String key,
                                    java.lang.String defaultValue)

Retrieves the value associated with a property. If no value exists for the requested property, the specified default value is returned.

Parameters:

key - the property key for which a value is desired.

defaultValue - the value to return if no value currently exists.

Returns:

the value of the requested property, or the default value if the property does not exist.

setProperty

public java.lang.Object setProperty(java.lang.String key,
                                    java.lang.String value)

Sets the value for a property.

Parameters:

key - the property key to set

value - the string value to set

Returns:

the previous value

removeProperty

public java.lang.Object removeProperty(java.lang.String key)

Removes the property.

Parameters:

key - the property key to remove

Returns:

the previous value