org.apache.logging.log4j.util

Class PropertiesUtil

java.lang.Object

org.apache.logging.log4j.util.PropertiesUtil

public final class PropertiesUtil
extends Object

Consider this class private.

Helps access properties. This utility provides a method to override system properties by specifying properties in a properties file.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PropertiesUtil(Properties props) Constructs a PropertiesUtil using a given Properties object as its source of defined properties.
PropertiesUtil(String propertiesFileName) Constructs a PropertiesUtil for a given properties file name on the classpath.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	getBooleanProperty(String name) Gets the named property as a boolean value.
boolean	getBooleanProperty(String name, boolean defaultValue) Gets the named property as a boolean value.
int	getIntegerProperty(String name, int defaultValue) Gets the named property as an integer.
long	getLongProperty(String name, long defaultValue) Gets the named property as a long.
static PropertiesUtil	getProperties() Returns the PropertiesUtil used by Log4j.
String	getStringProperty(String name) Gets the named property as a String.
String	getStringProperty(String name, String defaultValue) Gets the named property as a String.
static Properties	getSystemProperties() Return the system properties or an empty Properties object if an error occurs.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PropertiesUtil

public PropertiesUtil(Properties props)

Constructs a PropertiesUtil using a given Properties object as its source of defined properties.

Parameters:

props - the Properties to use by default

PropertiesUtil

public PropertiesUtil(String propertiesFileName)

Constructs a PropertiesUtil for a given properties file name on the classpath. The properties specified in this file are used by default. If a property is not defined in this file, then the equivalent system property is used.

Parameters:

propertiesFileName - the location of properties file to load

Method Detail

getProperties

public static PropertiesUtil getProperties()

Returns the PropertiesUtil used by Log4j.

Returns:

the main Log4j PropertiesUtil instance.

getStringProperty

public String getStringProperty(String name)

Gets the named property as a String.

Parameters:

name - the name of the property to look up

Returns:

the String value of the property or null if undefined.

getIntegerProperty

public int getIntegerProperty(String name,
                              int defaultValue)

Gets the named property as an integer.

Parameters:

name - the name of the property to look up

defaultValue - the default value to use if the property is undefined

Returns:

the parsed integer value of the property or defaultValue if it was undefined or could not be parsed.

getLongProperty

public long getLongProperty(String name,
                            long defaultValue)

Gets the named property as a long.

Parameters:

name - the name of the property to look up

defaultValue - the default value to use if the property is undefined

Returns:

the parsed long value of the property or defaultValue if it was undefined or could not be parsed.

getStringProperty

public String getStringProperty(String name,
                                String defaultValue)

Gets the named property as a String.

Parameters:

name - the name of the property to look up

defaultValue - the default value to use if the property is undefined

Returns:

the String value of the property or defaultValue if undefined.

getBooleanProperty

public boolean getBooleanProperty(String name)

Gets the named property as a boolean value. If the property matches the string "true" (case-insensitive), then it is returned as the boolean value true. Any other non-null text in the property is considered false.

Parameters:

name - the name of the property to look up

Returns:

the boolean value of the property or false if undefined.

getBooleanProperty

public boolean getBooleanProperty(String name,
                                  boolean defaultValue)

Gets the named property as a boolean value.

Parameters:

name - the name of the property to look up

defaultValue - the default value to use if the property is undefined

Returns:

the boolean value of the property or defaultValue if undefined.

getSystemProperties

public static Properties getSystemProperties()

Return the system properties or an empty Properties object if an error occurs.

Returns:

The system properties.