DynamicCombinedConfiguration (Apache Commons Configuration 2.8.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.commons.configuration2.event.BaseEventSource
- - org.apache.commons.configuration2.AbstractConfiguration
  - - org.apache.commons.configuration2.AbstractHierarchicalConfiguration<ImmutableNode>
    - - org.apache.commons.configuration2.BaseHierarchicalConfiguration
      - org.apache.commons.configuration2.CombinedConfiguration
        
        org.apache.commons.configuration2.DynamicCombinedConfiguration

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cloneable, Configuration, EventListener<ConfigurationEvent>, EventSource, HierarchicalConfiguration<ImmutableNode>, ImmutableConfiguration, ImmutableHierarchicalConfiguration, SynchronizerSupport, InMemoryNodeModelSupport, NodeKeyResolver<ImmutableNode>, NodeModelSupport<ImmutableNode>
```
public class DynamicCombinedConfiguration
extends CombinedConfiguration
```
DynamicCombinedConfiguration allows a set of CombinedConfigurations to be used.

Each CombinedConfiguration is referenced by a key that is dynamically constructed from a key pattern on each call. The key pattern will be resolved using the configured ConfigurationInterpolator.

This Configuration implementation uses the configured Synchronizer to guard itself against concurrent access. If there are multiple threads accessing an instance concurrently, a fully functional Synchronizer implementation (e.g. ReadWriteSynchronizer) has to be used to ensure consistency and to avoid exceptions. The Synchronizer assigned to an instance is also passed to child configuration objects when they are created.

Since:

1.6

Nested Class Summary
- Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class org.apache.commons.configuration2.BaseHierarchicalConfiguration
  BaseHierarchicalConfiguration.BuilderVisitor

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class org.apache.commons.configuration2.CombinedConfiguration
  COMBINED_INVALIDATE

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`DynamicCombinedConfiguration()` Creates a new instance of `DynamicCombinedConfiguration` that uses a union combiner.
`DynamicCombinedConfiguration(NodeCombiner comb)` Creates a new instance of `DynamicCombinedConfiguration` and initializes the combiner to be used.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`void`	`addConfiguration(Configuration config, String name, String at)` Adds a new configuration to this combined configuration.
`<T extends Event> void`	`addEventListener(EventType<T> eventType, EventListener<? super T> listener)` Adds an event listener for the specified event type.
`protected void`	`addNodesInternal(String key, Collection<? extends ImmutableNode> nodes)` Actually adds a collection of new nodes to this configuration.
`protected void`	`addPropertyInternal(String key, Object value)` Adds the property with the specified key.
`protected void`	`beginRead(boolean optimize)` Notifies this configuration's `Synchronizer` that a read operation is about to start.
`protected void`	`beginWrite(boolean optimize)` Notifies this configuration's `Synchronizer` that an update operation is about to start.
`void`	`clearErrorListeners()` Removes all registered error listeners.
`void`	`clearEventListeners()` Removes all registered event listeners.
`protected void`	`clearInternal()` Clears this configuration.
`protected void`	`clearPropertyDirect(String key)` Removes the property with the given key.
`protected Object`	`clearTreeInternal(String key)` Actually clears the tree of elements referenced by the given key.
`Object`	`clone()` Returns a copy of this object.
`HierarchicalConfiguration<ImmutableNode>`	`configurationAt(String key)` Returns a hierarchical subnode configuration for the node specified by the given key.
`HierarchicalConfiguration<ImmutableNode>`	`configurationAt(String key, boolean supportUpdates)` Returns a hierarchical sub configuration object that wraps the configuration node specified by the given key.
`List<HierarchicalConfiguration<ImmutableNode>>`	`configurationsAt(String key)` Returns a list of sub configurations for all configuration nodes selected by the given key.
`protected boolean`	`containsKeyInternal(String key)` Checks if the specified key is contained in this configuration.
`protected void`	`endRead()` Notifies this configuration's `Synchronizer` that a read operation has finished.
`protected void`	`endWrite()` Notifies this configuration's `Synchronizer` that an update operation has finished.
`BigDecimal`	`getBigDecimal(String key)` Gets a `BigDecimal` associated with the given configuration key.
`BigDecimal`	`getBigDecimal(String key, BigDecimal defaultValue)` Gets a `BigDecimal` associated with the given configuration key.
`BigInteger`	`getBigInteger(String key)` Gets a `BigInteger` associated with the given configuration key.
`BigInteger`	`getBigInteger(String key, BigInteger defaultValue)` Gets a `BigInteger` associated with the given configuration key.
`boolean`	`getBoolean(String key)` Gets a boolean associated with the given configuration key.
`boolean`	`getBoolean(String key, boolean defaultValue)` Gets a boolean associated with the given configuration key.
`Boolean`	`getBoolean(String key, Boolean defaultValue)` Obtains the value of the specified key and tries to convert it into a `Boolean` object.
`byte`	`getByte(String key)` Gets a byte associated with the given configuration key.
`byte`	`getByte(String key, byte defaultValue)` Gets a byte associated with the given configuration key.
`Byte`	`getByte(String key, Byte defaultValue)` Gets a `Byte` associated with the given configuration key.
`Configuration`	`getConfiguration(int index)` Returns the configuration at the specified index.
`Configuration`	`getConfiguration(String name)` Returns the configuration with the given name.
`Set<String>`	`getConfigurationNames()` Returns a set with the names of all configurations contained in this combined configuration.
`double`	`getDouble(String key)` Gets a double associated with the given configuration key.
`double`	`getDouble(String key, double defaultValue)` Gets a double associated with the given configuration key.
`Double`	`getDouble(String key, Double defaultValue)` Gets a `Double` associated with the given configuration key.
`ExpressionEngine`	`getExpressionEngine()` Returns the expression engine used by this configuration.
`float`	`getFloat(String key)` Gets a float associated with the given configuration key.
`float`	`getFloat(String key, float defaultValue)` Gets a float associated with the given configuration key.
`Float`	`getFloat(String key, Float defaultValue)` Gets a `Float` associated with the given configuration key.
`int`	`getInt(String key)` Gets a int associated with the given configuration key.
`int`	`getInt(String key, int defaultValue)` Gets a int associated with the given configuration key.
`Integer`	`getInteger(String key, Integer defaultValue)` Gets an `Integer` associated with the given configuration key.
`String`	`getKeyPattern()`
`protected Iterator<String>`	`getKeysInternal()` Returns an iterator with all keys defined in this configuration.
`protected Iterator<String>`	`getKeysInternal(String prefix)` Returns an iterator with all keys defined in this configuration that start with the given prefix.
`List<Object>`	`getList(String key)` Gets a List of the values associated with the given configuration key.
`List<Object>`	`getList(String key, List<?> defaultValue)` Gets a List of strings associated with the given configuration key.
`long`	`getLong(String key)` Gets a long associated with the given configuration key.
`long`	`getLong(String key, long defaultValue)` Gets a long associated with the given configuration key.
`Long`	`getLong(String key, Long defaultValue)` Gets a `Long` associated with the given configuration key.
`protected int`	`getMaxIndexInternal(String key)` Actually retrieves the maximum defined index for the given key.
`NodeCombiner`	`getNodeCombiner()` Returns the node combiner that is used for creating the combined node structure.
`int`	`getNumberOfConfigurations()` Returns the number of configurations that are contained in this combined configuration.
`Properties`	`getProperties(String key)` Gets a list of properties associated with the given configuration key.
`protected Object`	`getPropertyInternal(String key)` Fetches the specified property.
`short`	`getShort(String key)` Gets a short associated with the given configuration key.
`short`	`getShort(String key, short defaultValue)` Gets a short associated with the given configuration key.
`Short`	`getShort(String key, Short defaultValue)` Gets a `Short` associated with the given configuration key.
`Configuration`	`getSource(String key)` Returns the configuration source, in which the specified key is defined.
`String`	`getString(String key)` Gets a string associated with the given configuration key.
`String`	`getString(String key, String defaultValue)` Gets a string associated with the given configuration key.
`String[]`	`getStringArray(String key)` Get an array of strings associated with the given configuration key.
`Configuration`	`interpolatedConfiguration()` Returns a configuration with the same content as this configuration, but with all variables replaced by their actual values.
`void`	`invalidate()` Invalidates the current combined configuration.
`void`	`invalidateAll()`
`protected boolean`	`isEmptyInternal()` Checks if this configuration is empty.
`boolean`	`removeConfiguration(Configuration config)` Removes the specified configuration from this combined configuration.
`Configuration`	`removeConfiguration(String name)` Removes the configuration with the specified name.
`Configuration`	`removeConfigurationAt(int index)` Removes the configuration at the specified index.
`<T extends Event> boolean`	`removeEventListener(EventType<T> eventType, EventListener<? super T> listener)` Removes the event listener registration for the given event type and listener.
`void`	`setExpressionEngine(ExpressionEngine expressionEngine)` Sets the expression engine to be used by this configuration.
`void`	`setKeyPattern(String pattern)`
`void`	`setLoggerName(String name)` Set the name of the Logger to use on each CombinedConfiguration.
`void`	`setNodeCombiner(NodeCombiner nodeCombiner)` Sets the node combiner.
`protected void`	`setPropertyInternal(String key, Object value)` Sets the value of the specified property.
`protected int`	`sizeInternal()` Actually calculates the size of this configuration.
`Configuration`	`subset(String prefix)` Creates a new `Configuration` object containing all keys that start with the specified prefix.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.configuration2.CombinedConfiguration
addConfiguration, addConfiguration, getConfigurationNameList, getConfigurations, getConversionExpressionEngine, getSources, onEvent, setConversionExpressionEngine

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.configuration2.BaseHierarchicalConfiguration
childConfigurationsAt, childConfigurationsAt, cloneNodeModel, configurationsAt, createSubConfigurationForTrackedNode, getNodeModel, getSubConfigurationNodeSelector, getSubConfigurationParentModel, immutableChildConfigurationsAt, immutableConfigurationAt, immutableConfigurationAt, immutableConfigurationsAt, initSubConfigurationForThisParent, subnodeConfigurationChanged

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.configuration2.AbstractHierarchicalConfiguration
addNodes, addPropertyDirect, clearTree, fetchNodeList, getMaxIndex, getModel, getRootElementName, getRootElementNameInternal, nodeDefined, nodeKey, resolveAddKey, resolveKey, resolveNodeKey, resolveUpdateKey, toString

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.configuration2.AbstractConfiguration
addErrorLogListener, addProperty, append, clear, clearProperty, cloneInterpolator, containsKey, copy, get, get, getArray, getArray, getCollection, getCollection, getConfigurationDecoder, getConversionHandler, getDuration, getDuration, getEncodedString, getEncodedString, getInterpolator, getKeys, getKeys, getList, getList, getListDelimiterHandler, getLogger, getProperties, getProperty, getSynchronizer, immutableSubset, initLogger, installInterpolator, interpolate, interpolate, isEmpty, isScalarValue, isThrowExceptionOnMissing, lock, setConfigurationDecoder, setConversionHandler, setDefaultLookups, setInterpolator, setListDelimiterHandler, setLogger, setParentInterpolator, setPrefixLookups, setProperty, setSynchronizer, setThrowExceptionOnMissing, size, unlock

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.configuration2.event.BaseEventSource
copyEventListeners, createErrorEvent, createEvent, fireError, fireEvent, getEventListenerRegistrations, getEventListeners, isDetailEvents, setDetailEvents

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

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.commons.configuration2.Configuration
addProperty, clear, clearProperty, getInterpolator, installInterpolator, setInterpolator, setProperty

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.commons.configuration2.sync.SynchronizerSupport
getSynchronizer, lock, setSynchronizer, unlock

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.commons.configuration2.ImmutableConfiguration
containsKey, get, get, getArray, getArray, getCollection, getCollection, getDuration, getDuration, getEncodedString, getEncodedString, getEnum, getEnum, getKeys, getKeys, getList, getList, getProperty, immutableSubset, isEmpty, size

- Constructor Detail
  - DynamicCombinedConfiguration
```
public DynamicCombinedConfiguration(NodeCombiner comb)
```
    Creates a new instance of DynamicCombinedConfiguration and initializes the combiner to be used.
    
    Parameters:
    
    comb - the node combiner (can be null, then a union combiner is used as default)
  - DynamicCombinedConfiguration
```
public DynamicCombinedConfiguration()
```
    Creates a new instance of DynamicCombinedConfiguration that uses a union combiner.
    
    See Also:
    
    UnionCombiner
- Method Detail
  - setKeyPattern
```
public void setKeyPattern(String pattern)
```
  - getKeyPattern
```
public String getKeyPattern()
```
  - setLoggerName
```
public void setLoggerName(String name)
```
    Set the name of the Logger to use on each CombinedConfiguration.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The Logger name.
  - getNodeCombiner
```
public NodeCombiner getNodeCombiner()
```
    Returns the node combiner that is used for creating the combined node structure.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getNodeCombiner in class CombinedConfiguration
    
    Returns:
    
    the node combiner
  - setNodeCombiner
```
public void setNodeCombiner(NodeCombiner nodeCombiner)
```
    Sets the node combiner. This object will be used when the combined node structure is to be constructed. It must not be null, otherwise an IllegalArgumentException exception is thrown. Changing the node combiner causes an invalidation of this combined configuration, so that the new combiner immediately takes effect.
    
    Overrides:
    
    setNodeCombiner in class CombinedConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    nodeCombiner - the node combiner
  - addConfiguration
```
public void addConfiguration(Configuration config,
                             String name,
                             String at)
```
    Adds a new configuration to this combined configuration. It is possible (but not mandatory) to give the new configuration a name. This name must be unique, otherwise a ConfigurationRuntimeException will be thrown. With the optional at argument you can specify where in the resulting node structure the content of the added configuration should appear. This is a string that uses dots as property delimiters (independent on the current expression engine). For instance if you pass in the string "database.tables", all properties of the added configuration will occur in this branch.
    
    Overrides:
    
    addConfiguration in class CombinedConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    config - the configuration to add (must not be null)
    
    name - the name of this configuration (can be null)
    
    at - the position of this configuration in the combined tree (can be null)
  - getNumberOfConfigurations
```
public int getNumberOfConfigurations()
```
    Returns the number of configurations that are contained in this combined configuration.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getNumberOfConfigurations in class CombinedConfiguration
    
    Returns:
    
    the number of contained configurations
  - getConfiguration
```
public Configuration getConfiguration(int index)
```
    Returns the configuration at the specified index. The contained configurations are numbered in the order they were added to this combined configuration. The index of the first configuration is 0.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getConfiguration in class CombinedConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    index - the index
    
    Returns:
    
    the configuration at this index
  - getConfiguration
```
public Configuration getConfiguration(String name)
```
    Returns the configuration with the given name. This can be null if no such configuration exists.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getConfiguration in class CombinedConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name of the configuration
    
    Returns:
    
    the configuration with this name
  - getConfigurationNames
```
public Set<String> getConfigurationNames()
```
    Returns a set with the names of all configurations contained in this combined configuration. Of course here are only these configurations listed, for which a name was specified when they were added.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getConfigurationNames in class CombinedConfiguration
    
    Returns:
    
    a set with the names of the contained configurations (never null)
  - removeConfiguration
```
public Configuration removeConfiguration(String name)
```
    Removes the configuration with the specified name.
    
    Overrides:
    
    removeConfiguration in class CombinedConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name of the configuration to be removed
    
    Returns:
    
    the removed configuration (null if this configuration was not found)
  - removeConfiguration
```
public boolean removeConfiguration(Configuration config)
```
    Removes the specified configuration from this combined configuration.
    
    Overrides:
    
    removeConfiguration in class CombinedConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    config - the configuration to be removed
    
    Returns:
    
    a flag whether this configuration was found and could be removed
  - removeConfigurationAt
```
public Configuration removeConfigurationAt(int index)
```
    Removes the configuration at the specified index.
    
    Overrides:
    
    removeConfigurationAt in class CombinedConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    index - the index
    
    Returns:
    
    the removed configuration
  - addPropertyInternal
```
protected void addPropertyInternal(String key,
                                   Object value)
```
    Description copied from class: AbstractHierarchicalConfiguration
    
    Adds the property with the specified key. This task will be delegated to the associated ExpressionEngine, so the passed in key must match the requirements of this implementation.
    
    Overrides:
    
    addPropertyInternal in class AbstractHierarchicalConfiguration<ImmutableNode>
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - the key of the new property
    
    value - the value of the new property
  - clearInternal
```
protected void clearInternal()
```
    Description copied from class: CombinedConfiguration
    
    Clears this configuration. All contained configurations will be removed.
    
    Overrides:
    
    clearInternal in class CombinedConfiguration
  - clearPropertyDirect
```
protected void clearPropertyDirect(String key)
```
    Description copied from class: AbstractHierarchicalConfiguration
    
    Removes the property with the given key. Properties with names that start with the given key (i.e. properties below the specified key in the hierarchy) won't be affected. This implementation delegates to the node+ model.
    
    Overrides:
    
    clearPropertyDirect in class AbstractHierarchicalConfiguration<ImmutableNode>
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - the key of the property to be removed
  - containsKeyInternal
```
protected boolean containsKeyInternal(String key)
```
    Description copied from class: AbstractHierarchicalConfiguration
    
    Checks if the specified key is contained in this configuration. Note that for this configuration the term "contained" means that the key has an associated value. If there is a node for this key that has no value but children (either defined or undefined), this method will still return false .
    
    Overrides:
    
    containsKeyInternal in class AbstractHierarchicalConfiguration<ImmutableNode>
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - the key to be checked
    
    Returns:
    
    a flag if this key is contained in this configuration
  - getBigDecimal
```
public BigDecimal getBigDecimal(String key,
                                BigDecimal defaultValue)
```
    Description copied from interface: ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Gets a BigDecimal associated with the given configuration key. If the key doesn't map to an existing object, the default value is returned.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getBigDecimal in interface ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Overrides:
    
    getBigDecimal in class AbstractConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - The configuration key.
    
    defaultValue - The default value.
    
    Returns:
    
    The associated BigDecimal if key is found and has valid format, default value otherwise.
  - getBigDecimal
```
public BigDecimal getBigDecimal(String key)
```
    Description copied from class: AbstractConfiguration
    
    Gets a BigDecimal associated with the given configuration key.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getBigDecimal in interface ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Overrides:
    
    getBigDecimal in class AbstractConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - The configuration key.
    
    Returns:
    
    The associated BigDecimal if key is found and has valid format
    
    See Also:
    
    AbstractConfiguration.setThrowExceptionOnMissing(boolean)
  - getBigInteger
```
public BigInteger getBigInteger(String key,
                                BigInteger defaultValue)
```
    Description copied from interface: ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Gets a BigInteger associated with the given configuration key. If the key doesn't map to an existing object, the default value is returned.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getBigInteger in interface ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Overrides:
    
    getBigInteger in class AbstractConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - The configuration key.
    
    defaultValue - The default value.
    
    Returns:
    
    The associated BigInteger if key is found and has valid format, default value otherwise.
  - getBigInteger
```
public BigInteger getBigInteger(String key)
```
    Description copied from class: AbstractConfiguration
    
    Gets a BigInteger associated with the given configuration key.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getBigInteger in interface ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Overrides:
    
    getBigInteger in class AbstractConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - The configuration key.
    
    Returns:
    
    The associated BigInteger if key is found and has valid format
    
    See Also:
    
    AbstractConfiguration.setThrowExceptionOnMissing(boolean)
  - getBoolean
```
public boolean getBoolean(String key,
                          boolean defaultValue)
```
    Description copied from interface: ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Gets a boolean associated with the given configuration key. If the key doesn't map to an existing object, the default value is returned.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getBoolean in interface ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Overrides:
    
    getBoolean in class AbstractConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - The configuration key.
    
    defaultValue - The default value.
    
    Returns:
    
    The associated boolean.
  - getBoolean
```
public Boolean getBoolean(String key,
                          Boolean defaultValue)
```
    Description copied from class: AbstractConfiguration
    
    Obtains the value of the specified key and tries to convert it into a Boolean object. If the property has no value, the passed in default value will be used.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getBoolean in interface ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Overrides:
    
    getBoolean in class AbstractConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - the key of the property
    
    defaultValue - the default value
    
    Returns:
    
    the value of this key converted to a Boolean
  - getBoolean
```
public boolean getBoolean(String key)
```
    Description copied from interface: ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Gets a boolean associated with the given configuration key.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getBoolean in interface ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Overrides:
    
    getBoolean in class AbstractConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - The configuration key.
    
    Returns:
    
    The associated boolean.
  - getByte
```
public byte getByte(String key,
                    byte defaultValue)
```
    Description copied from interface: ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Gets a byte associated with the given configuration key. If the key doesn't map to an existing object, the default value is returned.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getByte in interface ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Overrides:
    
    getByte in class AbstractConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - The configuration key.
    
    defaultValue - The default value.
    
    Returns:
    
    The associated byte.
  - getByte
```
public Byte getByte(String key,
                    Byte defaultValue)
```
    Description copied from interface: ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Gets a Byte associated with the given configuration key.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getByte in interface ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Overrides:
    
    getByte in class AbstractConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - The configuration key.
    
    defaultValue - The default value.
    
    Returns:
    
    The associated byte if key is found and has valid format, default value otherwise.
  - getByte
```
public byte getByte(String key)
```
    Description copied from interface: ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Gets a byte associated with the given configuration key.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getByte in interface ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Overrides:
    
    getByte in class AbstractConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - The configuration key.
    
    Returns:
    
    The associated byte.
  - getDouble
```
public double getDouble(String key,
                        double defaultValue)
```
    Description copied from interface: ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Gets a double associated with the given configuration key. If the key doesn't map to an existing object, the default value is returned.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getDouble in interface ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Overrides:
    
    getDouble in class AbstractConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - The configuration key.
    
    defaultValue - The default value.
    
    Returns:
    
    The associated double.
  - getDouble
```
public Double getDouble(String key,
                        Double defaultValue)
```
    Description copied from interface: ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Gets a Double associated with the given configuration key.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getDouble in interface ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Overrides:
    
    getDouble in class AbstractConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - The configuration key.
    
    defaultValue - The default value.
    
    Returns:
    
    The associated double if key is found and has valid format, default value otherwise.
  - getDouble
```
public double getDouble(String key)
```
    Description copied from interface: ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Gets a double associated with the given configuration key.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getDouble in interface ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Overrides:
    
    getDouble in class AbstractConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - The configuration key.
    
    Returns:
    
    The associated double.
  - getFloat
```
public float getFloat(String key,
                      float defaultValue)
```
    Description copied from interface: ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Gets a float associated with the given configuration key. If the key doesn't map to an existing object, the default value is returned.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getFloat in interface ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Overrides:
    
    getFloat in class AbstractConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - The configuration key.
    
    defaultValue - The default value.
    
    Returns:
    
    The associated float.
  - getFloat
```
public Float getFloat(String key,
                      Float defaultValue)
```
    Description copied from interface: ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Gets a Float associated with the given configuration key. If the key doesn't map to an existing object, the default value is returned.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getFloat in interface ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Overrides:
    
    getFloat in class AbstractConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - The configuration key.
    
    defaultValue - The default value.
    
    Returns:
    
    The associated float if key is found and has valid format, default value otherwise.
  - getFloat
```
public float getFloat(String key)
```
    Description copied from interface: ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Gets a float associated with the given configuration key.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getFloat in interface ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Overrides:
    
    getFloat in class AbstractConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - The configuration key.
    
    Returns:
    
    The associated float.
  - getInt
```
public int getInt(String key,
                  int defaultValue)
```
    Description copied from interface: ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Gets a int associated with the given configuration key. If the key doesn't map to an existing object, the default value is returned.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getInt in interface ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Overrides:
    
    getInt in class AbstractConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - The configuration key.
    
    defaultValue - The default value.
    
    Returns:
    
    The associated int.
  - getInt
```
public int getInt(String key)
```
    Description copied from interface: ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Gets a int associated with the given configuration key.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getInt in interface ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Overrides:
    
    getInt in class AbstractConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - The configuration key.
    
    Returns:
    
    The associated int.
  - getInteger
```
public Integer getInteger(String key,
                          Integer defaultValue)
```
    Description copied from interface: ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Gets an Integer associated with the given configuration key. If the key doesn't map to an existing object, the default value is returned.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getInteger in interface ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Overrides:
    
    getInteger in class AbstractConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - The configuration key.
    
    defaultValue - The default value.
    
    Returns:
    
    The associated int if key is found and has valid format, default value otherwise.
  - getKeysInternal
```
protected Iterator<String> getKeysInternal()
```
    Description copied from class: AbstractHierarchicalConfiguration
    
    Returns an iterator with all keys defined in this configuration. Note that the keys returned by this method will not contain any indices. This means that some structure will be lost.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getKeysInternal in class AbstractHierarchicalConfiguration<ImmutableNode>
    
    Returns:
    
    an iterator with the defined keys in this configuration
  - getKeysInternal
```
protected Iterator<String> getKeysInternal(String prefix)
```
    Description copied from class: AbstractHierarchicalConfiguration
    
    Returns an iterator with all keys defined in this configuration that start with the given prefix. The returned keys will not contain any indices. This implementation tries to locate a node whose key is the same as the passed in prefix. Then the subtree of this node is traversed, and the keys of all nodes encountered (including attributes) are added to the result set.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getKeysInternal in class AbstractHierarchicalConfiguration<ImmutableNode>
    
    Parameters:
    
    prefix - the prefix of the keys to start with
    
    Returns:
    
    an iterator with the found keys
  - getList
```
public List<Object> getList(String key,
                            List<?> defaultValue)
```
    Description copied from interface: ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Gets a List of strings associated with the given configuration key. If the key doesn't map to an existing object, the default value is returned.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getList in interface ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Overrides:
    
    getList in class AbstractConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - The configuration key.
    
    defaultValue - The default value.
    
    Returns:
    
    The associated List of strings.
    
    See Also:
    
    ImmutableConfiguration.getList(Class, String, List)
  - getList
```
public List<Object> getList(String key)
```
    Description copied from class: AbstractConfiguration
    
    Gets a List of the values associated with the given configuration key. This method is different from the generic getList() method in that it does not recursively obtain all values stored for the specified property key. Rather, only the first level of the hierarchy is processed. So the resulting list may contain complex objects like arrays or collections - depending on the storage structure used by a concrete subclass. If the key doesn't map to an existing object, an empty List is returned.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getList in interface ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Overrides:
    
    getList in class AbstractConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - The configuration key.
    
    Returns:
    
    The associated List.
    
    See Also:
    
    AbstractConfiguration.getStringArray(String)
  - getLong
```
public long getLong(String key,
                    long defaultValue)
```
    Description copied from interface: ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Gets a long associated with the given configuration key. If the key doesn't map to an existing object, the default value is returned.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getLong in interface ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Overrides:
    
    getLong in class AbstractConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - The configuration key.
    
    defaultValue - The default value.
    
    Returns:
    
    The associated long.
  - getLong
```
public Long getLong(String key,
                    Long defaultValue)
```
    Description copied from interface: ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Gets a Long associated with the given configuration key. If the key doesn't map to an existing object, the default value is returned.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getLong in interface ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Overrides:
    
    getLong in class AbstractConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - The configuration key.
    
    defaultValue - The default value.
    
    Returns:
    
    The associated long if key is found and has valid format, default value otherwise.
  - getLong
```
public long getLong(String key)
```
    Description copied from interface: ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Gets a long associated with the given configuration key.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getLong in interface ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Overrides:
    
    getLong in class AbstractConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - The configuration key.
    
    Returns:
    
    The associated long.
  - getProperties
```
public Properties getProperties(String key)
```
    Description copied from interface: ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Gets a list of properties associated with the given configuration key. This method expects the given key to have an arbitrary number of String values, each of which is of the form key=value. These strings are split at the equals sign, and the key parts will become keys of the returned Properties object, the value parts become values.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getProperties in interface ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Overrides:
    
    getProperties in class AbstractConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - The configuration key.
    
    Returns:
    
    The associated properties if key is found.
  - getPropertyInternal
```
protected Object getPropertyInternal(String key)
```
    Description copied from class: AbstractHierarchicalConfiguration
    
    Fetches the specified property. This task is delegated to the associated expression engine.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getPropertyInternal in class AbstractHierarchicalConfiguration<ImmutableNode>
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - the key to be looked up
    
    Returns:
    
    the found value
  - getShort
```
public short getShort(String key,
                      short defaultValue)
```
    Description copied from interface: ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Gets a short associated with the given configuration key.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getShort in interface ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Overrides:
    
    getShort in class AbstractConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - The configuration key.
    
    defaultValue - The default value.
    
    Returns:
    
    The associated short.
  - getShort
```
public Short getShort(String key,
                      Short defaultValue)
```
    Description copied from interface: ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Gets a Short associated with the given configuration key. If the key doesn't map to an existing object, the default value is returned.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getShort in interface ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Overrides:
    
    getShort in class AbstractConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - The configuration key.
    
    defaultValue - The default value.
    
    Returns:
    
    The associated short if key is found and has valid format, default value otherwise.
  - getShort
```
public short getShort(String key)
```
    Description copied from interface: ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Gets a short associated with the given configuration key.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getShort in interface ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Overrides:
    
    getShort in class AbstractConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - The configuration key.
    
    Returns:
    
    The associated short.
  - getString
```
public String getString(String key,
                        String defaultValue)
```
    Description copied from interface: ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Gets a string associated with the given configuration key. If the key doesn't map to an existing object, the default value is returned.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getString in interface ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Overrides:
    
    getString in class AbstractConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - The configuration key.
    
    defaultValue - The default value.
    
    Returns:
    
    The associated string if key is found and has valid format, default value otherwise.
  - getString
```
public String getString(String key)
```
    Description copied from class: AbstractConfiguration
    
    Gets a string associated with the given configuration key.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getString in interface ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Overrides:
    
    getString in class AbstractConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - The configuration key.
    
    Returns:
    
    The associated string.
    
    See Also:
    
    AbstractConfiguration.setThrowExceptionOnMissing(boolean)
  - getStringArray
```
public String[] getStringArray(String key)
```
    Description copied from class: AbstractConfiguration
    
    Get an array of strings associated with the given configuration key. If the key doesn't map to an existing object, an empty array is returned. When a property is added to a configuration, it is checked whether it contains multiple values. This is obvious if the added object is a list or an array. For strings the association ListDelimiterHandler is consulted to find out whether the string can be split into multiple values.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getStringArray in interface ImmutableConfiguration
    
    Overrides:
    
    getStringArray in class AbstractConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - The configuration key.
    
    Returns:
    
    The associated string array if key is found.
    
    See Also:
    
    AbstractConfiguration.setListDelimiterHandler(ListDelimiterHandler)
  - isEmptyInternal
```
protected boolean isEmptyInternal()
```
    Description copied from class: AbstractHierarchicalConfiguration
    
    Checks if this configuration is empty. Empty means that there are no keys with any values, though there can be some (empty) nodes.
    
    Overrides:
    
    isEmptyInternal in class AbstractHierarchicalConfiguration<ImmutableNode>
    
    Returns:
    
    a flag if this configuration is empty
  - sizeInternal
```
protected int sizeInternal()
```
    Description copied from class: AbstractHierarchicalConfiguration
    
    Actually calculates the size of this configuration. This method is called by size() with a read lock held. The base implementation provided here calculates the size based on the iterator returned by getKeys(). Sub classes which can determine the size in a more efficient way should override this method. This implementation is slightly more efficient than the default implementation. It does not iterate over the key set, but directly queries its size after it has been constructed. Note that constructing the key set is still an O(n) operation.
    
    Overrides:
    
    sizeInternal in class AbstractHierarchicalConfiguration<ImmutableNode>
    
    Returns:
    
    the size of this configuration (i.e. the number of keys)
  - setPropertyInternal
```
protected void setPropertyInternal(String key,
                                   Object value)
```
    Description copied from class: AbstractHierarchicalConfiguration
    
    Sets the value of the specified property.
    
    Overrides:
    
    setPropertyInternal in class AbstractHierarchicalConfiguration<ImmutableNode>
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - the key of the property to set
    
    value - the new value of this property
  - subset
```
public Configuration subset(String prefix)
```
    Description copied from class: BaseHierarchicalConfiguration
    
    Creates a new Configuration object containing all keys that start with the specified prefix. This implementation will return a BaseHierarchicalConfiguration object so that the structure of the keys will be saved. The nodes selected by the prefix (it is possible that multiple nodes are selected) are mapped to the root node of the returned configuration, i.e. their children and attributes will become children and attributes of the new root node. However, a value of the root node is only set if exactly one of the selected nodes contain a value (if multiple nodes have a value, there is simply no way to decide how these values are merged together). Note that the returned Configuration object is not connected to its source configuration: updates on the source configuration are not reflected in the subset and vice versa. The returned configuration uses the same Synchronizer as this configuration.
    
    Specified by:
    
    subset in interface Configuration
    
    Overrides:
    
    subset in class BaseHierarchicalConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    prefix - the prefix of the keys for the subset
    
    Returns:
    
    a new configuration object representing the selected subset
    
    See Also:
    
    SubsetConfiguration
  - getExpressionEngine
```
public ExpressionEngine getExpressionEngine()
```
    Description copied from class: AbstractHierarchicalConfiguration
    
    Returns the expression engine used by this configuration. This method will never return null; if no specific expression engine was set, the default expression engine will be returned.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getExpressionEngine in interface ImmutableHierarchicalConfiguration
    
    Overrides:
    
    getExpressionEngine in class AbstractHierarchicalConfiguration<ImmutableNode>
    
    Returns:
    
    the current expression engine
  - setExpressionEngine
```
public void setExpressionEngine(ExpressionEngine expressionEngine)
```
    Description copied from class: AbstractHierarchicalConfiguration
    
    Sets the expression engine to be used by this configuration. All property keys this configuration has to deal with will be interpreted by this engine.
    
    Specified by:
    
    setExpressionEngine in interface HierarchicalConfiguration<ImmutableNode>
    
    Overrides:
    
    setExpressionEngine in class AbstractHierarchicalConfiguration<ImmutableNode>
    
    Parameters:
    
    expressionEngine - the new expression engine; can be null, then the default expression engine will be used
  - addNodesInternal
```
protected void addNodesInternal(String key,
                                Collection<? extends ImmutableNode> nodes)
```
    Description copied from class: AbstractHierarchicalConfiguration
    
    Actually adds a collection of new nodes to this configuration. This method is called by addNodes(). It can be overridden by subclasses that need to adapt this operation.
    
    Overrides:
    
    addNodesInternal in class AbstractHierarchicalConfiguration<ImmutableNode>
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - the key where the nodes are to be added; can be null, then they are added to the root node
    
    nodes - a collection with the Node objects to be added
  - configurationAt
```
public HierarchicalConfiguration<ImmutableNode> configurationAt(String key,
                                                                boolean supportUpdates)
```
    Description copied from class: BaseHierarchicalConfiguration
    
    Returns a hierarchical sub configuration object that wraps the configuration node specified by the given key. This method provides an easy means of accessing sub trees of a hierarchical configuration. In the returned configuration the sub tree can directly be accessed, it becomes the root node of this configuration. Because of this the passed in key must select exactly one configuration node; otherwise an IllegalArgumentException will be thrown.
    
    The difference between this method and the Configuration.subset(String) method is that subset() supports arbitrary subsets of configuration nodes while configurationAt() only returns a single sub tree. Please refer to the documentation of the SubnodeConfiguration class to obtain further information about sub configurations and when they should be used.
    
    With the supportUpdate flag the behavior of the returned sub configuration regarding updates of its parent configuration can be determined. If set to false, the configurations return on independent nodes structures. So changes made on one configuration cannot be seen by the other one. A value of true in contrast creates a direct connection between both configurations - they are then using the same underlying data structures as much as possible. There are however changes which break this connection; for instance, if the sub tree the sub configuration belongs to is completely removed from the parent configuration. If such a change happens, the sub configuration becomes detached from its parent. It can still be used in a normal way, but changes on it are not reflected by the parent and vice verse. Also, it is not possible to reattach a once detached sub configuration.
    The result of this implementation depends on the supportUpdates flag: If it is false, a plain BaseHierarchicalConfiguration is returned using the selected node as root node. This is suitable for read-only access to properties. Because the configuration returned in this case is not connected to the parent configuration, updates on properties made by one configuration are not reflected by the other one. A value of true for this parameter causes a tracked node to be created, and result is a SubnodeConfiguration based on this tracked node. This configuration is really connected to its parent, so that updated properties are visible on both.
    
    Specified by:
    
    configurationAt in interface HierarchicalConfiguration<ImmutableNode>
    
    Overrides:
    
    configurationAt in class BaseHierarchicalConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - the key that selects the sub tree
    
    supportUpdates - a flag whether the returned sub configuration should be directly connected to its parent
    
    Returns:
    
    a hierarchical configuration that contains this sub tree
    
    See Also:
    
    SubnodeConfiguration
  - configurationAt
```
public HierarchicalConfiguration<ImmutableNode> configurationAt(String key)
```
    Description copied from class: BaseHierarchicalConfiguration
    
    Returns a hierarchical subnode configuration for the node specified by the given key. This is a short form for configurationAt(key, <b>false</b>). This is a short form for configurationAt(key, <b>false</b>).
    
    Specified by:
    
    configurationAt in interface HierarchicalConfiguration<ImmutableNode>
    
    Overrides:
    
    configurationAt in class BaseHierarchicalConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - the key that selects the sub tree
    
    Returns:
    
    a hierarchical configuration that contains this sub tree
    
    See Also:
    
    SubnodeConfiguration
  - configurationsAt
```
public List<HierarchicalConfiguration<ImmutableNode>> configurationsAt(String key)
```
    Description copied from class: BaseHierarchicalConfiguration
    Returns a list of sub configurations for all configuration nodes selected by the given key. This method will evaluate the passed in key (using the current ExpressionEngine) and then create a sub configuration for each returned node (like HierarchicalConfiguration.configurationAt(String) ). This is especially useful when dealing with list-like structures. As an example consider the configuration that contains data about database tables and their fields. If you need access to all fields of a certain table, you can simply do
```
 List fields = config.configurationsAt("tables.table(0).fields.field");
 for(Iterator it = fields.iterator(); it.hasNext();)
 {
     BaseHierarchicalConfiguration sub = (BaseHierarchicalConfiguration) it.next();
     // now the children and attributes of the field node can be
     // directly accessed
     String fieldName = sub.getString("name");
     String fieldType = sub.getString("type");
     ...
 
```
    The configuration objects returned are not connected to the parent configuration. This implementation creates sub configurations in the same way as described for BaseHierarchicalConfiguration.configurationAt(String).
    Specified by:
    
    configurationsAt in interface HierarchicalConfiguration<ImmutableNode>
    
    Overrides:
    
    configurationsAt in class BaseHierarchicalConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - the key for selecting the desired nodes
    
    Returns:
    
    a list with hierarchical configuration objects; each configuration represents one of the nodes selected by the passed in key
  - clearTreeInternal
```
protected Object clearTreeInternal(String key)
```
    Description copied from class: AbstractHierarchicalConfiguration
    
    Actually clears the tree of elements referenced by the given key. This method is called by clearTree(). Subclasses that need to adapt this operation can override this method. This base implementation delegates to the node model.
    
    Overrides:
    
    clearTreeInternal in class AbstractHierarchicalConfiguration<ImmutableNode>
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - the key of the property to be removed
    
    Returns:
    
    an object with information about the nodes that have been removed (this is needed for firing a meaningful event of type CLEAR_TREE)
  - getMaxIndexInternal
```
protected int getMaxIndexInternal(String key)
```
    Description copied from class: AbstractHierarchicalConfiguration
    
    Actually retrieves the maximum defined index for the given key. This method is called by getMaxIndex(). Subclasses that need to adapt this operation have to override this method.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getMaxIndexInternal in class AbstractHierarchicalConfiguration<ImmutableNode>
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - the key to be checked
    
    Returns:
    
    the maximum defined index for this key
  - interpolatedConfiguration
```
public Configuration interpolatedConfiguration()
```
    Description copied from class: BaseHierarchicalConfiguration
    
    Returns a configuration with the same content as this configuration, but with all variables replaced by their actual values. This implementation is specific for hierarchical configurations. It clones the current configuration and runs a specialized visitor on the clone, which performs interpolation on the single configuration nodes.
    
    Overrides:
    
    interpolatedConfiguration in class BaseHierarchicalConfiguration
    
    Returns:
    
    a configuration with all variables interpolated
  - getSource
```
public Configuration getSource(String key)
```
    Returns the configuration source, in which the specified key is defined. This method will determine the configuration node that is identified by the given key. The following constellations are possible:
    - If no node object is found for this key, null is returned.
    - If the key maps to multiple nodes belonging to different configuration sources, a IllegalArgumentException is thrown (in this case no unique source can be determined).
    - If exactly one node is found for the key, the (child) configuration object, to which the node belongs is determined and returned.
    - For keys that have been added directly to this combined configuration and that do not belong to the namespaces defined by existing child configurations this configuration will be returned.
    Overrides:
    
    getSource in class CombinedConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - the key of a configuration property
    
    Returns:
    
    the configuration, to which this property belongs or null if the key cannot be resolved
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the key maps to multiple properties and the source cannot be determined, or if the key is null
  - clearEventListeners
```
public void clearEventListeners()
```
    Description copied from class: BaseEventSource
    
    Removes all registered event listeners.
    
    Overrides:
    
    clearEventListeners in class BaseEventSource
  - addEventListener
```
public <T extends Event> void addEventListener(EventType<T> eventType,
                                               EventListener<? super T> listener)
```
    Description copied from interface: EventSource
    
    Adds an event listener for the specified event type. This listener is notified about events of this type and all its sub types.
    
    Specified by:
    
    addEventListener in interface EventSource
    
    Overrides:
    
    addEventListener in class BaseEventSource
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    T - the type of events processed by this listener
    
    Parameters:
    
    eventType - the event type (must not be null)
    
    listener - the listener to be registered (must not be null)
  - removeEventListener
```
public <T extends Event> boolean removeEventListener(EventType<T> eventType,
                                                     EventListener<? super T> listener)
```
    Description copied from interface: EventSource
    
    Removes the event listener registration for the given event type and listener. An event listener instance may be registered multiple times for different event types. Therefore, when removing a listener the event type of the registration in question has to be specified. The return value indicates whether a registration was removed. A value of false means that no such combination of event type and listener was found.
    
    Specified by:
    
    removeEventListener in interface EventSource
    
    Overrides:
    
    removeEventListener in class BaseEventSource
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    T - the type of events processed by this listener
    
    Parameters:
    
    eventType - the event type
    
    listener - the event listener to be removed
    
    Returns:
    
    a flag whether a listener registration was removed
  - clearErrorListeners
```
public void clearErrorListeners()
```
    Description copied from class: BaseEventSource
    
    Removes all registered error listeners.
    
    Overrides:
    
    clearErrorListeners in class BaseEventSource
  - clone
```
public Object clone()
```
    Returns a copy of this object. This implementation performs a deep clone, i.e. all contained configurations will be cloned, too. For this to work, all contained configurations must be cloneable. Registered event listeners won't be cloned. The clone will use the same node combiner than the original.
    
    Overrides:
    
    clone in class CombinedConfiguration
    
    Returns:
    
    the copied object
  - invalidate
```
public void invalidate()
```
    Invalidates the current combined configuration. This means that the next time a property is accessed the combined node structure must be re-constructed. Invalidation of a combined configuration also means that an event of type EVENT_COMBINED_INVALIDATE is fired. Note that while other events most times appear twice (once before and once after an update), this event is only fired once (after update).
    
    Overrides:
    
    invalidate in class CombinedConfiguration
  - invalidateAll
```
public void invalidateAll()
```
  - beginRead
```
protected void beginRead(boolean optimize)
```
    Notifies this configuration's Synchronizer that a read operation is about to start. This method is called by all methods which access this configuration in a read-only mode. Subclasses may override it to perform additional actions before this read operation. The boolean optimize argument can be evaluated by overridden methods in derived classes. Some operations which require a lock do not need a fully initialized configuration object. By setting this flag to true, such operations can give a corresponding hint. An overridden implementation of beginRead() can then decide to skip some initialization steps. All basic operations in this class (and most of the basic Configuration implementations) call this method with a parameter value of false. In any case the inherited method must be called! Otherwise, proper synchronization is not guaranteed. This implementation checks whether a combined root node is available. If not, it is constructed by requesting a write lock. This implementation ensures that the current configuration is initialized. The lock counter is increased.
    
    Overrides:
    
    beginRead in class CombinedConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    optimize - a flag whether optimization can be performed
  - beginWrite
```
protected void beginWrite(boolean optimize)
```
    Notifies this configuration's Synchronizer that an update operation is about to start. This method is called by all methods which modify this configuration. Subclasses may override it to perform additional operations before an update. For a description of the boolean optimize argument refer to the documentation of beginRead(). In any case the inherited method must be called! Otherwise, proper synchronization is not guaranteed. This implementation checks whether a combined root node is available. If not, it is constructed now. This implementation ensures that the current configuration is initialized. If necessary, a new child configuration instance is created.
    
    Overrides:
    
    beginWrite in class CombinedConfiguration
    
    Parameters:
    
    optimize - a flag whether optimization can be performed
    
    See Also:
    
    AbstractConfiguration.beginRead(boolean)
  - endRead
```
protected void endRead()
```
    Notifies this configuration's Synchronizer that a read operation has finished. This method is called by all methods which access this configuration in a read-only manner at the end of their execution. Subclasses may override it to perform additional actions after this read operation. In any case the inherited method must be called! Otherwise, the read lock will not be released. This implementation clears the current configuration if necessary.
    
    Overrides:
    
    endRead in class AbstractConfiguration
  - endWrite
```
protected void endWrite()
```
    Notifies this configuration's Synchronizer that an update operation has finished. This method is called by all methods which modify this configuration at the end of their execution. Subclasses may override it to perform additional operations after an update. In any case the inherited method must be called! Otherwise, the write lock will not be released. This implementation clears the current configuration if necessary.
    
    Overrides:
    
    endWrite in class AbstractConfiguration

Class DynamicCombinedConfiguration

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class org.apache.commons.configuration2.BaseHierarchicalConfiguration

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.commons.configuration2.CombinedConfiguration

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.configuration2.CombinedConfiguration

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.configuration2.BaseHierarchicalConfiguration

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.configuration2.AbstractHierarchicalConfiguration

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.configuration2.AbstractConfiguration

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.configuration2.event.BaseEventSource

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.commons.configuration2.Configuration

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.commons.configuration2.sync.SynchronizerSupport

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.commons.configuration2.ImmutableConfiguration

Constructor Detail

DynamicCombinedConfiguration

DynamicCombinedConfiguration

Method Detail

setKeyPattern

getKeyPattern

setLoggerName

getNodeCombiner

setNodeCombiner

addConfiguration

getNumberOfConfigurations

getConfiguration

getConfiguration

getConfigurationNames

removeConfiguration

removeConfiguration

removeConfigurationAt

addPropertyInternal

clearInternal

clearPropertyDirect

containsKeyInternal

getBigDecimal

getBigDecimal

getBigInteger

getBigInteger

getBoolean

getBoolean

getBoolean

getByte

getByte

getByte

getDouble

getDouble

getDouble

getFloat

getFloat

getFloat

getInt

getInt

getInteger

getKeysInternal

getKeysInternal

getList

getList

getLong

getLong

getLong

getProperties

getPropertyInternal

getShort

getShort

getShort

getString

getString

getStringArray

isEmptyInternal

sizeInternal

setPropertyInternal

subset

getExpressionEngine

setExpressionEngine

addNodesInternal

configurationAt

configurationAt