org.apache.commons.configuration
Class BasePropertiesConfiguration.PropertiesReader

java.lang.Object
  extended byjava.io.Reader
      extended byjava.io.BufferedReader
          extended byjava.io.LineNumberReader
              extended byorg.apache.commons.configuration.BasePropertiesConfiguration.PropertiesReader
Enclosing class:
BasePropertiesConfiguration

class BasePropertiesConfiguration.PropertiesReader
extends java.io.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.LineNumberReader
 
Fields inherited from class java.io.BufferedReader
 
Fields inherited from class java.io.Reader
lock
 
Constructor Summary
BasePropertiesConfiguration.PropertiesReader(java.io.Reader reader)
          Constructor.
 
Method Summary
 java.lang.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

BasePropertiesConfiguration.PropertiesReader

public BasePropertiesConfiguration.PropertiesReader(java.io.Reader reader)
Constructor.

Parameters:
reader - A Reader.
Method Detail

readProperty

public java.lang.String readProperty()
                              throws java.io.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:
java.io.IOException