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A simple Properties extension easing the loading and saving of data

        

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//package org.apache.ivy.util;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Properties;

/**
 * A simple Properties extension easing the loading and saving of data
 */
public class PropertiesFile extends Properties {
  private File file;

  private String header;

  public PropertiesFile(File file, String header) {
    this.file = file;
    this.header = header;
    if (file.exists()) {
      FileInputStream fis = null;
      try {
        fis = new FileInputStream(file);
        load(fis);
      } catch (Exception ex) {
        // Message.warn("exception occured while reading properties file "
        // + file + ": "
        // + ex.getMessage());
      }
      try {
        if (fis != null) {
          fis.close();
        }
      } catch (IOException e) {
        // ignored
      }
    }
  }

  public void save() {
    FileOutputStream fos = null;
    try {
      if (file.getParentFile() != null && !file.getParentFile().exists()) {
        file.getParentFile().mkdirs();
      }
      fos = new FileOutputStream(file);
      store(fos, header);
    } catch (Exception ex) {
      // Message.warn("exception occured while writing properties file " +
      // file + ": "
      // + ex.getMessage());
    }
    try {
      if (fos != null) {
        fos.close();
      }
    } catch (IOException e) {
      // ignored
    }
  }

}

   
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  








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