com.timeindexing.index
Class IndexProperties

java.lang.Object
  java.util.AbstractMap<K,V>
      java.util.HashMap
          com.timeindexing.util.CascadingMap
              com.timeindexing.index.IndexProperties

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable, java.util.Map

public class IndexProperties
extends CascadingMap

The index properties are a map of names to objects.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.util.AbstractMap

java.util.AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<K,V>, java.util.AbstractMap.SimpleImmutableEntry<K,V>

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface java.util.Map

java.util.Map.Entry<K,V>

Constructor Summary

IndexProperties()
A constructor.

IndexProperties(IndexProperties aSubMap)
A constructor which specifies a submap

IndexProperties(java.util.Map map)
Construct some IndexProperties using a Map object.

IndexProperties(java.util.Properties properties)
Construct some IndexProperties using a Properties object.

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	getProperty(java.lang.Object key) Get an entry from the IndexProperties.
IndexProperties	putProperty(java.lang.Object key, java.lang.Object value) Put an entry in the IndexProperties.

Methods inherited from class com.timeindexing.util.CascadingMap

containsKey, depth, get, getSubmap, hasSubmap, keySet

Methods inherited from class java.util.HashMap

clear, clone, containsValue, entrySet, isEmpty, put, putAll, remove, size, values

Methods inherited from class java.util.AbstractMap

equals, hashCode, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Map

clear, containsValue, entrySet, equals, hashCode, isEmpty, put, putAll, remove, size, values

Constructor Detail

IndexProperties

public IndexProperties()

A constructor.

IndexProperties

public IndexProperties(java.util.Properties properties)

Construct some IndexProperties using a Properties object. These mappings will have String objects.

IndexProperties

public IndexProperties(java.util.Map map)

Construct some IndexProperties using a Map object.

IndexProperties

public IndexProperties(IndexProperties aSubMap)

A constructor which specifies a submap

Parameters:

aSubMap - an existing IndexProperties which will be a submap to this IndexProperties

Method Detail

getProperty

public java.lang.Object getProperty(java.lang.Object key)

Get an entry from the IndexProperties.

putProperty

public IndexProperties putProperty(java.lang.Object key,
                                   java.lang.Object value)

Put an entry in the IndexProperties. This version returns the IndexProperties object, so it can be composed.

Returns:

the IndexProperties object