Properties file or a Constants Class 2005-01-12 - By Jones, Douglas 1
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True, this issue really does focus around the need for values that
change frequently or something that is designed to not change through
the life of the program. I figured hearing an anecdote about how to the
prefs file was implemented might be useful, even though it doesn't
really help solve what method is better for the OP's needs. In reality,
it seems like some things that people tell you will be constant forever
have a tendency to change, at least when writing the types of
applications that I write :)
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Doug Jones
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On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 09:12:55 -0500, Jones, Douglas 1
<douglas.1.jones@(protected)> wrote:
> The way my group does things is to have a key value pair properties
file.
> We have a class that loads this file and puts the keys and values into
a
> hash table for easy reference later. Each servlet that needs this
file is
> responsible for loading the file itself. The main advantage to this
is
> being able to change values without having to restart the server.
I think the confusion here is that the OP asked about _constants_.
What I and at least one other person described was viewing the
solution from the point of view of the OP's needs; i.e., if the values
will change, put them into a properties file, and if they won't, put
them into an interface. The OP hasn't clarified their needs yet.
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Darryl L. Pierce <mcpierce@(protected)>
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