SettingsManager (Apache Chainsaw 2.1.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.log4j.chainsaw.prefs.SettingsManager

```
public final class SettingsManager
extends Object
```
SettingManager allows components to register interest in Saving/Loading of general application preferences/settings.

Author:

Paul Smith <psmith@apache.org>, Scott Deboy <sdeboy@apache.org>

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`addSettingsListener(SettingsListener listener)`	Registers the listener with the manager
`void`	`configure(SettingsListener listener)`
`Properties`	`getDefaultSettings()`	Returns the loaded default settings, which can be used by other classes within this package.
`static SettingsManager`	`getInstance()`	Returns the singleton instance of the SettingsManager
`File`	`getSettingsDirectory()`
`void`	`loadSettings()`	Requests that the settings be loaded, all listeners will be notified of this call, and configure themselves according to the values found in the loaded settings
`void`	`saveSettings()`	Creates a SaveSettingsEvent and calls all the SettingsListeners to populate the properties with configuration information

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - getInstance
```
public static SettingsManager getInstance()
```
    Returns the singleton instance of the SettingsManager
    
    Returns:
    
    settings manager
  - addSettingsListener
```
public void addSettingsListener(SettingsListener listener)
```
    Registers the listener with the manager
    
    Parameters:
    
    listener -
  - loadSettings
```
public void loadSettings()
```
    Requests that the settings be loaded, all listeners will be notified of this call, and configure themselves according to the values found in the loaded settings
  - saveSettings
```
public void saveSettings()
```
    Creates a SaveSettingsEvent and calls all the SettingsListeners to populate the properties with configuration information
  - getSettingsDirectory
```
public File getSettingsDirectory()
```
  - configure
```
public void configure(SettingsListener listener)
```
  - getDefaultSettings
```
public Properties getDefaultSettings()
```
    Returns the loaded default settings, which can be used by other classes within this package.
    
    Returns:
    
    Properties defaults