PropertiesUtil.java

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package org.opencastproject.util;

import java.util.Dictionary;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Hashtable;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Map.Entry;
import java.util.Properties;

/** Contains general purpose {@link Properties} utility functions. */
public final class PropertiesUtil {

  private PropertiesUtil() {
  }

  /**
   * Convert the given {@link Properties} to a {@link Dictionary} of strings
   *
   * @param properties
   *          the properties
   * @return the {@link Dictionary} of strings
   */
  public static Dictionary<String, String> toDictionary(Properties properties) {
    Dictionary<String, String> dictionary = new Hashtable<>();
    for (Entry<Object, Object> entry : properties.entrySet()) {
      dictionary.put(entry.getKey().toString(), entry.getValue().toString());
    }
    return dictionary;
  }

  /**
   * Convert the given {@link Properties} to a {@link Map} of strings
   *
   * @param properties
   *          the properties
   * @return the {@link Map} of strings
   */
  public static Map<String, String> toMap(Properties properties) {
    Map<String, String> map = new HashMap<String, String>();
    for (final String name : properties.stringPropertyNames())
      map.put(name, properties.getProperty(name));
    return map;
  }

}