org.springframework.beans.factory.support
Class ManagedProperties

java.lang.Object
  java.util.Dictionary<K,V>
      java.util.Hashtable<Object,Object>
          java.util.Properties
              org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ManagedProperties

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable, Map<Object,Object>, BeanMetadataElement, Mergeable

public class ManagedProperties
extends Properties
implements Mergeable, BeanMetadataElement

Tag class which represents a Spring-managed Properties instance that supports merging of parent/child definitions.

Since:

2.0

Author:

Rob Harrop, Juergen Hoeller

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.util.Properties

defaults

Constructor Summary

ManagedProperties()

Method Summary

Object	getSource() Return the configuration source Object for this metadata element (may be null).
boolean	isMergeEnabled() Is merging enabled for this particular instance?
Object	merge(Object parent) Merge the current value set with that of the supplied object.
void	setMergeEnabled(boolean mergeEnabled) Set whether merging should be enabled for this collection, in case of a 'parent' collection value being present.
void	setSource(Object source) Set the configuration source Object for this metadata element.

Methods inherited from class java.util.Properties

getProperty, getProperty, list, list, load, load, loadFromXML, propertyNames, save, setProperty, store, store, storeToXML, storeToXML, stringPropertyNames

Methods inherited from class java.util.Hashtable

clear, clone, contains, containsKey, containsValue, elements, entrySet, equals, get, hashCode, isEmpty, keys, keySet, put, putAll, rehash, remove, size, toString, values

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ManagedProperties

public ManagedProperties()

Method Detail

setSource

public void setSource(Object source)

Set the configuration source Object for this metadata element.

The exact type of the object will depend on the configuration mechanism used.

getSource

public Object getSource()

Description copied from interface: BeanMetadataElement

Return the configuration source Object for this metadata element (may be null).

Specified by:

getSource in interface BeanMetadataElement

setMergeEnabled

public void setMergeEnabled(boolean mergeEnabled)

Set whether merging should be enabled for this collection, in case of a 'parent' collection value being present.

isMergeEnabled

public boolean isMergeEnabled()

Description copied from interface: Mergeable

Is merging enabled for this particular instance?

Specified by:

isMergeEnabled in interface Mergeable

merge

public Object merge(Object parent)

Description copied from interface: Mergeable

Merge the current value set with that of the supplied object.

The supplied object is considered the parent, and values in the callee's value set must override those of the supplied object.

Specified by:

merge in interface Mergeable

Parameters:

parent - the object to merge with

Returns:

the result of the merge operation