pjs/grendel/calypso/util/Preferences.java

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1998-09-09 04:52:38 +04:00
/* -*- Mode: Java; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
*
* The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License
* Version 1.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
* compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
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*
* Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
* basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See
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* under the License.
*
* The Original Code is the Grendel mail/news client.
*
* The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Netscape Communications
* Corporation. Portions created by Netscape are Copyright (C) 1997
* Netscape Communications Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
*/
package calypso.util;
import java.io.File;
import java.util.Properties;
/** This is an interface to get things from the Preferences database.
@see PreferencesFactory */
public interface Preferences {
/** Add a table of default values. You must add defaults for each
preference you use. */
void addDefaults(Properties defs);
/** Given a name of a preference, return its value as a String. If it's not
defined, return the given default. */
String getString(String prefname, String defaultValue);
/** Given a name of a preference, return its value as a String. */
String getString(String prefname);
/** Given a name of a preference, return its value as an int. If it's not
defined, return the given default. */
int getInt(String prefname, int defaultValue);
/** Given a name of a preference, return its value as an int. */
int getInt(String prefname);
/** Given a name of a preference, return its value as a boolean. If it's not
defined, return the given default. */
boolean getBoolean(String prefname, boolean defaultValue);
/** Given a name of a preference, return its value as a boolean. */
boolean getBoolean(String prefname);
/** Given a name of a preference, return its value as an File. If it's not
defined, return the given default. */
File getFile(String prefname, File defaultValue);
/** Assign a String value to the given preference. */
void putString(String prefname, String value);
/** Assign an int value to the given preference. */
void putInt(String prefname, int value);
/** Assign a boolean value to the given preference. */
void putBoolean(String prefname, boolean value);
/** Return the preferences as a Properties object */
Properties getAsProperties();
};