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package org.springframework.beans.factory.support;
import java.util.Properties;
import org.springframework.beans.BeanMetadataElement;
import org.springframework.beans.Mergeable;
/**
* Tag class which represents a Spring-managed {@link Properties} instance
* that supports merging of parent/child definitions.
*
* @author Rob Harrop
* @author Juergen Hoeller
* @since 2.0
*/
public class ManagedProperties extends Properties implements Mergeable, BeanMetadataElement {
private Object source;
private boolean mergeEnabled;
/**
* Set the configuration source Object
for this metadata element.
*
The exact type of the object will depend on the configuration mechanism used. */ public void setSource(Object source) { this.source = source; } public Object getSource() { return this.source; } /** * Set whether merging should be enabled for this collection, * in case of a 'parent' collection value being present. */ public void setMergeEnabled(boolean mergeEnabled) { this.mergeEnabled = mergeEnabled; } public boolean isMergeEnabled() { return this.mergeEnabled; } public Object merge(Object parent) { if (!this.mergeEnabled) { throw new IllegalStateException("Not allowed to merge when the 'mergeEnabled' property is set to 'false'"); } if (parent == null) { return this; } if (!(parent instanceof Properties)) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot merge with object of type [" + parent.getClass() + "]"); } Properties merged = new ManagedProperties(); merged.putAll((Properties) parent); merged.putAll(this); return merged; } }