calypso.util
Interface Preferences

public abstract interface Preferences

This is an interface to get things from the Preferences database.

See Also:

PreferencesFactory

Method Summary

java.util.Properties	getAsProperties() Return the preferences as a Properties object
boolean	getBoolean(java.lang.String prefname) Given a name of a preference, return its value as a boolean.
boolean	getBoolean(java.lang.String prefname, boolean defaultValue) Given a name of a preference, return its value as a boolean.
java.io.File	getFile(java.lang.String prefname, java.io.File defaultValue) Given a name of a preference, return its value as an File.
int	getInt(java.lang.String prefname) Given a name of a preference, return its value as an int.
int	getInt(java.lang.String prefname, int defaultValue) Given a name of a preference, return its value as an int.
java.lang.String	getString(java.lang.String prefname) Given a name of a preference, return its value as a String.
java.lang.String	getString(java.lang.String prefname, java.lang.String defaultValue) Given a name of a preference, return its value as a String.
void	putBoolean(java.lang.String prefname, boolean value) Assign a boolean value to the given preference.
void	putInt(java.lang.String prefname, int value) Assign an int value to the given preference.
void	putString(java.lang.String prefname, java.lang.String value) Assign a String value to the given preference.

Method Detail

getString

public java.lang.String getString(java.lang.String prefname,
                                  java.lang.String defaultValue)

Given a name of a preference, return its value as a String. If it's not defined, return the given default.

getString

public java.lang.String getString(java.lang.String prefname)

Given a name of a preference, return its value as a String.

getInt

public int getInt(java.lang.String prefname,
                  int defaultValue)

Given a name of a preference, return its value as an int. If it's not defined, return the given default.

getInt

public int getInt(java.lang.String prefname)

Given a name of a preference, return its value as an int.

getBoolean

public boolean getBoolean(java.lang.String prefname,
                          boolean defaultValue)

Given a name of a preference, return its value as a boolean. If it's not defined, return the given default.

getBoolean

public boolean getBoolean(java.lang.String prefname)

Given a name of a preference, return its value as a boolean.

getFile

public java.io.File getFile(java.lang.String prefname,
                            java.io.File defaultValue)

Given a name of a preference, return its value as an File. If it's not defined, return the given default.

putString

public void putString(java.lang.String prefname,
                      java.lang.String value)

Assign a String value to the given preference.

putInt

public void putInt(java.lang.String prefname,
                   int value)

Assign an int value to the given preference.

putBoolean

public void putBoolean(java.lang.String prefname,
                       boolean value)

Assign a boolean value to the given preference.

getAsProperties

public java.util.Properties getAsProperties()

Return the preferences as a Properties object