Package org.springframework.batch.support

Class PropertiesConverter

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.batch.support.PropertiesConverter

public final class PropertiesConverter
extends Object

Utility to convert a Properties object to a String and back. The format of properties is new line separated key=value pairs.

Author:

Lucas Ward, Dave Syer, Mahmoud Ben Hassine

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static String	propertiesToString(Properties propertiesToParse)	Convert a Properties object to a String.
static Properties	stringToProperties(String stringToParse)	Parse a String to a Properties object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Details

stringToProperties

public static Properties stringToProperties(@NonNull
 String stringToParse)

Parse a String to a Properties object. If string is empty, an empty Properties object will be returned. The input String should be a set of key=value pairs, separated by a new line.

Parameters:

stringToParse - String to parse. Must not be null.

Returns:

Properties parsed from each key=value pair.

propertiesToString

public static String propertiesToString(@NonNull
 Properties propertiesToParse)

Convert a Properties object to a String. This is only necessary for compatibility with converting the String back to a properties object. If an empty properties object is passed in, a blank string is returned, otherwise it's string representation is returned.

Parameters:

propertiesToParse - contains the properties to be converted. Must not be null.

Returns:

String representation of the properties object