org.jabylon.properties.types

Interface PropertyConverter

All Known Implementing Classes:

POHelper, PropertiesHelper

public interface PropertyConverter

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
PropertyFile	load(InputStream in, String encoding) loads the given input stream and transform it into a PropertyFile The implementation is expected to close the stream upon completion
int	write(OutputStream out, PropertyFile file, String encoding) serializes the given PropertyFile into the output steam The implementation is expected to close the stream upon completion The implementation is free to optimize the output by removing empty translations.

Method Detail

load

PropertyFile load(InputStream in,
                String encoding)
                  throws IOException

loads the given input stream and transform it into a PropertyFile

The implementation is expected to close the stream upon completion

Parameters:

in -

encoding - hint about which encoding to use

Returns:

Throws:

IOException

write

int write(OutputStream out,
        PropertyFile file,
        String encoding)
          throws IOException

serializes the given PropertyFile into the output steam

The implementation is expected to close the stream upon completion

The implementation is free to optimize the output by removing empty translations.

Parameters:

out -

file -

encoding - hint about which encoding to use

Returns:

number of translated (non-empty) keys

Throws:

IOException