org.apache.maven.plugin.assembly.utils
Class PropertyUtils

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.maven.plugin.assembly.utils.PropertyUtils

public final class PropertyUtils

extends java.lang.Object

Version:

$Id: PropertyUtils.java 610981 2008-01-10 23:10:00Z vsiveton $

Author:

Kenney Westerhof

Method Summary

static java.util.Properties

getInterpolatedPropertiesFromFile(java.io.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

getInterpolatedPropertiesFromFile

public static java.util.Properties getInterpolatedPropertiesFromFile(java.io.File propfile,
                                                                     boolean fail,
                                                                     boolean useSystemProps)
                                                              throws java.io.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:

java.io.IOException