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/* FROM mail.jar */
package com.sun.xml.internal.org.jvnet.mimepull;

import java.util.*;

Utilities to make it easier to get property values. Properties can be strings or type-specific value objects.
Author:Bill Shannon
/** * Utilities to make it easier to get property values. * Properties can be strings or type-specific value objects. * * @author Bill Shannon */
final class PropUtil { // No one should instantiate this class. private PropUtil() { }
Get a boolean valued System property.
/** * Get a boolean valued System property. */
public static boolean getBooleanSystemProperty(String name, boolean def) { try { return getBoolean(getProp(System.getProperties(), name), def); } catch (SecurityException sex) { // fall through... } /* * If we can't get the entire System Properties object because * of a SecurityException, just ask for the specific property. */ try { String value = System.getProperty(name); if (value == null) { return def; } if (def) { return !value.equalsIgnoreCase("false"); } else { return value.equalsIgnoreCase("true"); } } catch (SecurityException sex) { return def; } }
Get the value of the specified property. If the "get" method returns null, use the getProperty method, which might cascade to a default Properties object.
/** * Get the value of the specified property. * If the "get" method returns null, use the getProperty method, * which might cascade to a default Properties object. */
private static Object getProp(Properties props, String name) { Object val = props.get(name); if (val != null) { return val; } else { return props.getProperty(name); } }
Interpret the value object as a boolean, returning def if unable.
/** * Interpret the value object as a boolean, * returning def if unable. */
private static boolean getBoolean(Object value, boolean def) { if (value == null) { return def; } if (value instanceof String) { /* * If the default is true, only "false" turns it off. * If the default is false, only "true" turns it on. */ if (def) { return !((String)value).equalsIgnoreCase("false"); } else { return ((String)value).equalsIgnoreCase("true"); } } if (value instanceof Boolean) { return ((Boolean)value).booleanValue(); } return def; } }