org.jminor.common.model

Class PreferencesUtil

java.lang.Object

org.jminor.common.model.PreferencesUtil

public final class PreferencesUtil
extends java.lang.Object

A utility class for working with user preferences

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static void	flushUserPreferences() Flushes the preferences to disk
static java.lang.String	getUserPreference(java.lang.String key, java.lang.String defaultValue)
static void	putUserPreference(java.lang.String key, java.lang.String value)
static void	removeUserPreference(java.lang.String key) Removes the preference associated with the given key

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getUserPreference

public static java.lang.String getUserPreference(java.lang.String key,
                                                 java.lang.String defaultValue)

Parameters:

key - the key identifying the preference

defaultValue - the default value if no preference is available

Returns:

the user preference associated with the given key

putUserPreference

public static void putUserPreference(java.lang.String key,
                                     java.lang.String value)

Parameters:

key - the key to use to identify the preference

value - the preference value to associate with the given key

removeUserPreference

public static void removeUserPreference(java.lang.String key)

Removes the preference associated with the given key

Parameters:

key - the key to use to identify the preference to remove

flushUserPreferences

public static void flushUserPreferences()
                                 throws java.util.prefs.BackingStoreException

Flushes the preferences to disk

Throws:

java.util.prefs.BackingStoreException - in case of a backing store failure