dtw.webmail.util
Class PropertiesLoader

java.lang.Object
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  +--dtw.webmail.util.PropertiesLoader

public class PropertiesLoader

extends java.lang.Object

Utility class providing two simple yet powerful methods for loading properties.

Version:

0.9.7 07/02/2003

Author:

Dieter Wimberger

Constructor Summary

PropertiesLoader()

Method Summary

static java.util.Properties	loadProperties(java.lang.String url) Returns a Properties instance loaded from the URL given as String.
static java.util.Properties	loadProperties(java.net.URL url) Returns a Properties instance loaded from the given URL.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PropertiesLoader

public PropertiesLoader()

Method Detail

loadProperties

public static java.util.Properties loadProperties(java.lang.String url)
                                           throws java.net.MalformedURLException,
                                                  java.io.IOException

Returns a Properties instance loaded from the URL given as String.

Parameters:

url - that refers to the properties file as String.

Returns:

loaded Properties instance.

Throws:

java.net.MalformedURLException - if the String does not represent a valid URL.

java.io.IOException - if the method fails to access the URL.

loadProperties

public static java.util.Properties loadProperties(java.net.URL url)
                                           throws java.io.IOException

Returns a Properties instance loaded from the given URL.

Parameters:

url - that refers to the properties file as java.net.URL.

Returns:

loaded Properties instance.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if the method fails to access the URL.