org.jboss.logmanager.ext.util

Class ValueParser

java.lang.Object

org.jboss.logmanager.ext.util.ValueParser

public class ValueParser
extends Object

A utility for parsing string values into objects.

Author:

James R. Perkins

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ValueParser()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Map<String,String>	stringToMap(String s) Parses a string of key/value pairs into a map.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ValueParser

public ValueParser()

Method Detail

stringToMap

public static Map<String,String> stringToMap(String s)

Parses a string of key/value pairs into a map.

The key/value pairs are separated by a comma (). The key and value are separated by an equals ().

If a key contains a \ or an = it must be escaped by a preceding \. Example: key\==value,\\key=value.

If a value contains a \ or a , it must be escaped by a preceding \. Example: key=part1\,part2,key2=value\\other.

If the value for a key is empty there is no trailing = after a key the value is assigned an empty string.

Parameters:

s - the string to parse

Returns:

a map of the key value pairs or an empty map if the string is null or empty