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1 /* MemoryBasedPreferences - A Preference node which holds all entries in memory
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38 package gnu.java.util.prefs;
40 import java.util.HashMap;
42 import java.util.prefs.*;
44 /**
45 * A Preference node which holds all entries in memory
47 * @author Mark Wielaard (mark@klomp.org)
49 public class MemoryBasedPreferences extends AbstractPreferences {
51 /** True if this is a preference node in the user tree, false otherwise. */
52 private final boolean isUser;
54 /** Contains all the preference entries of this node. */
55 private HashMap entries = new HashMap();
57 /**
58 * Creates a new preferences node with the given name and parent.
59 * When isUser is true it will be user node otherwise it will be a system
60 * node. It will always set the <code>newNode</code> field to true
61 * since there is no real backing store, so all nodes are new.
63 public MemoryBasedPreferences(MemoryBasedPreferences parent,
64 String name,
65 boolean isUser) {
66 super(parent, name);
67 this.isUser = isUser;
69 // Since we do not have a real backing store all nodes are new
70 newNode = true;
73 /**
74 * Returns true if this node was created as a user node.
76 public boolean isUserNode() {
77 return isUser;
80 /**
81 * Returns an empty array since all children names are always already
82 * cached.
84 protected String[] childrenNamesSpi() throws BackingStoreException {
85 return new String[0];
88 /**
89 * Returns a new node with the given name with as parent this node and
90 * with the <code>isUser</code> flag set to the same value as this node.
92 protected AbstractPreferences childSpi(String childName) {
93 return new MemoryBasedPreferences(this, childName, isUser);
96 /**
97 * Returns a (possibly empty) array of keys of the preferences entries of
98 * this node.
100 protected String[] keysSpi() throws BackingStoreException {
101 return (String[]) entries.keySet().toArray(new String[entries.size()]);
105 * Returns the associated value from this nodes preferences entries or
106 * null when the key has not been set.
108 protected String getSpi(String key) {
109 return (String) entries.get(key);
113 * Sets the value for the given key.
115 protected void putSpi(String key, String value) {
116 entries.put(key, value);
120 * Removes the entry with the given key.
122 protected void removeSpi(String key) {
123 entries.remove(key);
127 * Does nothing since we do not have any backing store.
129 protected void flushSpi() {
133 * Does nothing since we do not have any backing store.
135 protected void syncSpi() {
139 * Just removes the entries map of this node.
141 protected void removeNodeSpi() {
142 entries = null;