sdsu.test
Class InteractiveProperties

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.util.Dictionary
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        +--java.util.Hashtable
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              +--java.util.Properties
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                    +--sdsu.test.InteractiveProperties

public class InteractiveProperties

extends java.util.Properties

This Properties acts like a normal hashtable or Properties, except when a key or value is not found on a lookup. In this case, the hashtable prompts the user via standard in for the value in question. This class should only be used for testing programs. This class is designed to aid in testing java programs that are run as cgi programs. When run as a cgi program, various information is sent to the program. When the program is tested outside the cgi environment, that data is not available.

Version:

1.0 2 April 1997

Author:

Roger Whitney (whitney@cs.sdsu.edu)

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

InteractiveProperties()

Method Summary

boolean	contains(java.lang.Object value) Returns true if hashtable cantains value as an element.
boolean	containsKey(java.lang.Object key) Returns true if the collection contains an element for the key.
java.lang.Object	get(java.lang.Object key) Gets the object associated with the specified key in the hashtable.
java.lang.String	getProperty(java.lang.String key) Gets a property with the specified key.
java.util.Enumeration	keys() Returns an enumeration of the hashtable's keys.

Methods inherited from class java.util.Properties

getProperty, list, list, load, propertyNames, save, setProperty, store

Methods inherited from class java.util.Hashtable

clear, clone, containsValue, elements, entrySet, equals, hashCode, isEmpty, keySet, put, putAll, remove, size, toString, values

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

InteractiveProperties

public InteractiveProperties()

Method Detail

contains

public boolean contains(java.lang.Object value)

Returns true if hashtable cantains value as an element. If the table does not contain the value, the user is prompted for the correct answer.

Overrides:

contains in class java.util.Hashtable

containsKey

public boolean containsKey(java.lang.Object key)

Returns true if the collection contains an element for the key. If the table does not contain the value, the user is prompted for the correct answer.

Parameters:

key - the key that we are looking for

Overrides:

containsKey in class java.util.Hashtable

get

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

Gets the object associated with the specified key in the hashtable. If table does not contain the key, prompt the user for if the table should have the value.

Parameters:

key - the specified key

Overrides:

get in class java.util.Hashtable

See Also:

Hashtable#put

getProperty

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

Gets a property with the specified key. If the key is not found in this property list, tries the defaults. This method returns null if the property is not found.

Parameters:

key - the hashtable key

Overrides:

getProperty in class java.util.Properties

keys

public java.util.Enumeration keys()

Returns an enumeration of the hashtable's keys.

Overrides:

keys in class java.util.Hashtable

See Also:

Hashtable#elements, Enumeration