org.tentackle.common

Class FileHelper

java.lang.Object

org.tentackle.common.FileHelper

public class FileHelper
extends Object

Helper methods for file handling.

Author:

harald

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Properties	loadProperties(String name) Loads properties. Tries to load from filesystem first, then from classpath.
static Properties	loadProperties(String name, boolean asResource) Loads properties.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

loadProperties

public static Properties loadProperties(String name,
                                        boolean asResource)
                                 throws IOException

Loads properties.

Parameters:

name - the properties name, null if return empty properties

asResource - true if load from the classpath, false if from filesystem

Returns:

the properties, empty if filename is null

Throws:

IOException - if reading the property file failed

FileNotFoundException - if no properties found

loadProperties

public static Properties loadProperties(String name)
                                 throws IOException

Loads properties.
Tries to load from filesystem first, then from classpath.

Parameters:

name - the properties name, null if return empty properties

Returns:

the properties, empty if filename is null

Throws:

IOException - if reading the property file failed

FileNotFoundException - if no properties found