gov.lanl.Pids
Class ConfigFileHelper

java.lang.Object
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  +--gov.lanl.Pids.ConfigFileHelper

public class ConfigFileHelper

extends java.lang.Object

Constructor Summary

ConfigFileHelper()

Method Summary

java.lang.String

getEntry(java.lang.String aConfigFileNameOrUrl, java.lang.String aTag) reads a config file entry that is marked by the specified tag and returns the data that follows the tag and '=' character Example: str = getEntry("afile.cfg", "ImageDirectory") afile.cfg ImageDirectory = \images -> str = \images

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ConfigFileHelper

public ConfigFileHelper()

Method Detail

getEntry

public java.lang.String getEntry(java.lang.String aConfigFileNameOrUrl,
                                 java.lang.String aTag)

reads a config file entry that is marked by the specified tag and returns the data that follows the tag and '=' character Example: str = getEntry("afile.cfg", "ImageDirectory") afile.cfg ImageDirectory = \images -> str = \images

Parameters:

aConfigFileNameOrUrl - the name of the config file

aTag - the tag identifying the config file entry

Returns:

the data following the tag and '=' entry or null if tag not found