org.apache.synapse.commons.util

Class MiscellaneousUtil

java.lang.Object

org.apache.synapse.commons.util.MiscellaneousUtil

public class MiscellaneousUtil
extends Object

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static byte[]	asBytes(InputStream in)
static String	getProperty(Properties properties, String name, String defaultValue) Helper method to get the value of the property from a given property bag
static <T> T	getProperty(Properties properties, String name, T defaultValue, Class<? extends T> type) Helper method to get the value of the property from a given property bag This method will return a value with the type equal to the type given by the Class type parameter.
static Properties	loadProperties(String filePath) Loads the properties from a given property file path
static byte[]	serialize(Object data) Helper method to serialize object into a byte array

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getProperty

public static String getProperty(Properties properties,
                                 String name,
                                 String defaultValue)

Helper method to get the value of the property from a given property bag

Parameters:

properties - The property collection

name - The name of the property

defaultValue - The default value for the property

Returns:

The value of the property if it is found , otherwise , default value

getProperty

public static <T> T getProperty(Properties properties,
                                String name,
                                T defaultValue,
                                Class<? extends T> type)

Helper method to get the value of the property from a given property bag This method will return a value with the type equal to the type given by the Class type parameter. Therefore, The user of this method can ensure that he is get what he request

Parameters:

properties - Properties bag

name - Name of the property

defaultValue - Default value

type - Expected Type using Class

Returns:

Value corresponding to the given property name

loadProperties

public static Properties loadProperties(String filePath)

Loads the properties from a given property file path

Parameters:

filePath - Path of the property file

Returns:

Properties loaded from given file

serialize

public static byte[] serialize(Object data)

Helper method to serialize object into a byte array

Parameters:

data - The object to be serialized

Returns:

The byte array representation of the provided object

asBytes

public static byte[] asBytes(InputStream in)