[CONFIGURATION-148] [configuration] Implement Java 5.0 XML properties

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed

Environment

Operating System: All
Platform: All

• Bugzilla Id: 32318
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Emmanuel Bourg
• Created: 19/Nov/04 22:01
• Updated: 02/May/13 02:28
• Resolved: 16/May/06 11:24

Description

Starting with the JDK 1.5 the java.util.Properties class supports a new XML format:

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/util/Properties.html#loadFromXML(java.io.InputStream)

An XML properties file looks like this:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE properties SYSTEM "http://java.sun.com/dtd/properties.dtd">
<properties>
<comment>Description of the property list</comment>
<entry key="key1">value1</entry>
<entry key="key2">value2</entry>
<entry key="key3">value3</entry>
</properties>

This could be implemented as an XMLPropertiesConfiguration class, or as a
modification of XMLConfiguration or PropertiesConfiguration with a switch on the
loading mechanism when the DOCTYPE is detected.

Issue Links

• depends upon: CONFIGURATION-190 [configuration] .properties header