net.sf.xbus.base.core.config
Interface ConfigSource

All Known Implementing Classes:

PropertiesSource

public interface ConfigSource

If a class should be used by the Configuration to read entries from a source, it has to implement the interface ConfigSource.

Method Summary

java.util.Hashtable

readCache() Reads all entries from a source and fills a three-level hierarchie of Hashtables.

Method Detail

readCache

java.util.Hashtable readCache()

Reads all entries from a source and fills a three-level hierarchie of Hashtables.

The returned Hashtable has the chapters as the keys. For every chapter exists a Hashtable with the names of sections as the keys. Every section has a Hashtable with the keys and their values as Strings.