Package org.codehaus.plexus.configuration

Class DefaultPlexusConfiguration

java.lang.Object

org.codehaus.plexus.configuration.DefaultPlexusConfiguration

All Implemented Interfaces:

PlexusConfiguration

Direct Known Subclasses:

XmlPlexusConfiguration

public class DefaultPlexusConfiguration
extends Object
implements PlexusConfiguration

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	DefaultPlexusConfiguration()
protected	DefaultPlexusConfiguration(String name)
protected	DefaultPlexusConfiguration(String name, String value)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
PlexusConfiguration	addChild(String name)	Add a child element with a given name and return the newly created element.
PlexusConfiguration	addChild(String name, String value)	Add a child element with a given name, and given value and return the newly created element.
void	addChild(PlexusConfiguration child)	Adds a configuration under this configuration, which acts as a parent.
String	getAttribute(String name)	Returns the value of the named attribute.
String	getAttribute(String name, String defaultValue)	Returns the value of the named attribute, or default if one cannot be found.
String[]	getAttributeNames()	Returns an array of attribute names.
PlexusConfiguration	getChild(int i)	Returns the child configuration at the given location.
PlexusConfiguration	getChild(String name)	Returns the child configuration of the given name.
PlexusConfiguration	getChild(String name, boolean createChild)	Returns the child configuration of the given name.
int	getChildCount()	Returns the number of directly children under this configuration.
PlexusConfiguration[]	getChildren()	Returns an array of all child configurations.
PlexusConfiguration[]	getChildren(String name)	Returns an array of all child configurations with the given name.
String	getName()	Returns the name of this configuration.
String	getValue()	Returns the value of this configuration.
String	getValue(String defaultValue)	Returns the value of this configuration, or default if one cannot be found.
void	setAttribute(String name, String value)	Sets an attribute on this configuration.
void	setName(String name)	Sets the name of this configuration.
void	setValue(String val)	Set the value of a configuration element.
PlexusConfiguration	setValueAndGetSelf(String val)	Set the value of a configuration element and return the PlexusConfiguration object so that further operations can be carried out.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

DefaultPlexusConfiguration

protected DefaultPlexusConfiguration()

DefaultPlexusConfiguration

protected DefaultPlexusConfiguration(String name)

DefaultPlexusConfiguration

protected DefaultPlexusConfiguration(String name,
 String value)

Method Details

getName

public String getName()

Description copied from interface: PlexusConfiguration

Returns the name of this configuration.

Specified by:

getName in interface PlexusConfiguration

Returns:

the name of this configuration

setName

public void setName(String name)

Description copied from interface: PlexusConfiguration

Sets the name of this configuration.

Specified by:

setName in interface PlexusConfiguration

Parameters:

name - The name of the configuration.

getValue

public String getValue()

Description copied from interface: PlexusConfiguration

Returns the value of this configuration.

Specified by:

getValue in interface PlexusConfiguration

Returns:

the value of this configuration

getValue

public String getValue(String defaultValue)

Description copied from interface: PlexusConfiguration

Returns the value of this configuration, or default if one cannot be found.

Specified by:

getValue in interface PlexusConfiguration

Parameters:

defaultValue - value to return if none is found

Returns:

the value of this configuration

setValue

public void setValue(String val)

Description copied from interface: PlexusConfiguration

Set the value of a configuration element.

Specified by:

setValue in interface PlexusConfiguration

Parameters:

val - The value of the configuration element.

setValueAndGetSelf

public PlexusConfiguration setValueAndGetSelf(String val)

Description copied from interface: PlexusConfiguration

Set the value of a configuration element and return the PlexusConfiguration object so that further operations can be carried out.

Specified by:

setValueAndGetSelf in interface PlexusConfiguration

Parameters:

val - set the value.

Returns:

PlexusConfiguration

setAttribute

public void setAttribute(String name,
 String value)

Description copied from interface: PlexusConfiguration

Sets an attribute on this configuration.

Specified by:

setAttribute in interface PlexusConfiguration

Parameters:

name - name of the attribute

value - the value of the attribute.

getAttribute

public String getAttribute(String name)

Description copied from interface: PlexusConfiguration

Returns the value of the named attribute.

Specified by:

getAttribute in interface PlexusConfiguration

Parameters:

name - The name of the attribute.

Returns:

the value of the named attribute

getAttribute

public String getAttribute(String name,
 String defaultValue)

Description copied from interface: PlexusConfiguration

Returns the value of the named attribute, or default if one cannot be found.

Specified by:

getAttribute in interface PlexusConfiguration

Parameters:

name - The name of the attribute.

defaultValue - value to return if none is found

Returns:

the value of the named attribute

getAttributeNames

public String[] getAttributeNames()

Description copied from interface: PlexusConfiguration

Returns an array of attribute names.

Specified by:

getAttributeNames in interface PlexusConfiguration

Returns:

an array of attribute names

getChild

public PlexusConfiguration getChild(String name)

Description copied from interface: PlexusConfiguration

Returns the child configuration of the given name.

Specified by:

getChild in interface PlexusConfiguration

Parameters:

name - the name of the child to return

Returns:

the child configuration of the given name

getChild

public PlexusConfiguration getChild(int i)

Description copied from interface: PlexusConfiguration

Returns the child configuration at the given location.

Specified by:

getChild in interface PlexusConfiguration

Parameters:

i - the position of the child under this configuration

Returns:

the child configuration at the given location

getChild

public PlexusConfiguration getChild(String name,
 boolean createChild)

Description copied from interface: PlexusConfiguration

Returns the child configuration of the given name.

Specified by:

getChild in interface PlexusConfiguration

Parameters:

name - the name of the child to return

createChild - true if a new child should be create, if none found

Returns:

the child configuration of the given name, or new child if created

getChildren

public PlexusConfiguration[] getChildren()

Description copied from interface: PlexusConfiguration

Returns an array of all child configurations.

Specified by:

getChildren in interface PlexusConfiguration

Returns:

an array of all child configurations

getChildren

public PlexusConfiguration[] getChildren(String name)

Description copied from interface: PlexusConfiguration

Returns an array of all child configurations with the given name.

Specified by:

getChildren in interface PlexusConfiguration

Parameters:

name - the name of the children configurations to return

Returns:

an array of all child configurations with the given name

addChild

public void addChild(PlexusConfiguration child)

Description copied from interface: PlexusConfiguration

Adds a configuration under this configuration, which acts as a parent.

Specified by:

addChild in interface PlexusConfiguration

Parameters:

child - the child configuration to add

addChild

public PlexusConfiguration addChild(String name)

Description copied from interface: PlexusConfiguration

Add a child element with a given name and return the newly created element.

Specified by:

addChild in interface PlexusConfiguration

Parameters:

name - The name of the element.

Returns:

PlexusConfiguration

addChild

public PlexusConfiguration addChild(String name,
 String value)

Description copied from interface: PlexusConfiguration

Add a child element with a given name, and given value and return the newly created element.

Specified by:

addChild in interface PlexusConfiguration

Parameters:

name - The name of the child element.

value - The value of the child element.

Returns:

PlexusConfiguration

getChildCount

public int getChildCount()

Description copied from interface: PlexusConfiguration

Returns the number of directly children under this configuration.

Specified by:

getChildCount in interface PlexusConfiguration

Returns:

the number of directly children under this configuration.