Method Detail

• loadPropertyFile

  public static Properties loadPropertyFile(File propFile,
                            Properties baseProps)
                                     throws IOException

  Deprecated. 
  Reads a property file, resolving all internal variables, using the supplied base properties.

  The properties are resolved iteratively, so if the value of property A refers to property B, then after resolution the value of property B will contain the value of property B.

  Parameters:

  propFile - The property file to load.

  baseProps - Properties containing the initial values to subsitute into the properties file.

  Returns:

  Properties object containing the properties in the file with their values fully resolved.

  Throws:

  IOException - if profile does not exist, or cannot be read.

• loadPropertyFile

  public static Properties loadPropertyFile(File propfile,
                            boolean fail,
                            boolean useSystemProps)
                                     throws IOException

  Deprecated. 
  Reads a property file, resolving all internal variables.

  Parameters:

  propfile - The property file to load

  fail - wheter to throw an exception when the file cannot be loaded or to return null

  useSystemProps - wheter to incorporate System.getProperties settings into the returned Properties object.

  Returns:

  the loaded and fully resolved Properties object

  Throws:

  IOException