org.jboss.util.property

Interface PropertyReader

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultPropertyReader, FilePropertyReader

public interface PropertyReader

Iterface used to allow a PropertyMap to read property definitions in an implementation independent fashion.

Version:

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Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.util.Map	readProperties() Read a map of properties from this input source.

Method Detail

readProperties

java.util.Map readProperties()
                      throws PropertyException,
                             java.io.IOException

Read a map of properties from this input source.

Returns:

Read properties map.

Throws:

PropertyException - Failed to read properties.

java.io.IOException - I/O error while reading properties.