org.alfresco.maven.plugin.amp.util
Class PropertyUtils

java.lang.Object
  org.alfresco.maven.plugin.amp.util.PropertyUtils

public final class PropertyUtils
extends Object

Version:

$Id: PropertyUtils.java 565036 2007-08-12 10:26:14Z snicoll $

Author:

Kenney Westerhof

Method Summary

static Properties

loadPropertyFile(File propfile, boolean fail, boolean useSystemProps) Reads a property file, resolving all internal variables.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

loadPropertyFile

public static Properties loadPropertyFile(File propfile,
                                          boolean fail,
                                          boolean useSystemProps)
                                   throws IOException

Reads a property file, resolving all internal variables.

Parameters:

propfile - The property file to load

fail - wheter to throw an exception when the file cannot be loaded or to return null

useSystemProps - wheter to incorporate System.getProperties settings into the returned Properties object.

Returns:

the loaded and fully resolved Properties object

Throws:

IOException - if an error failed while loading the properties