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Interface guinea.util.PropertyLoader

public interface PropertyLoader

The PropertyLoader interface is used to create and initialize a new object. The values of the object are read from a Properties object (a text file). It is similar to Java's serialization system.

See Also:: PropertySaver, Serializable

Method Index

· propertyLoad(Properties, String): Customize object obtained from properties.

Methods

· propertyLoad

 public abstract void propertyLoad(Properties p,
                                   String name) throws IllegalArgumentException

Customize object obtained from properties. A name is provided but it should be used only as a guide, the name depends of the context where the loading is done.

Parameters:: name - the base name of the object
Throws: IllegalArgumentException: a property loader may throw an exception if the loaded properties are illegal.

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