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+/*
+ * <copyright>
+ *  Copyright (c) 2006 by Know-Center, Graz, Austria
+ * </copyright>
+ *
+ *  This software is the confidential and proprietary information of Know-Center,
+ *  Graz, Austria. You shall not disclose such Confidential Information and shall 
+ *  use it only in accordance with the terms of the license agreement you entered 
+ *  into with Know-Center.
+ *
+ *  KNOW-CENTER MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE
+ *  SOFTWARE, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE
+ *  IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, 
+ *  OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. KNOW-CENTER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES
+ *  SUFFERED BY LICENSEE AS A RESULT OF USING, MODIFYING OR DISTRIBUTING
+ *  THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS DERIVATIVES.
+ * 
+ * $Id: Settings.java,v 1.2 2006/08/03 07:43:03 wprinz Exp $
+ */
+
+package at.knowcenter.wag.egov.egiz.cfg;
+
+import at.knowcenter.wag.egov.egiz.exceptions.SettingNotFoundException;
+
+/**
+ * Defines an interface reading a configuration file.
+ * 
+ * @author wlackner
+ */
+public interface Settings {
+  /**
+   * Search for a key in the configuration file.
+   * 
+   * @param key to search for
+   * @return the corresponding value
+   * @throws SettingNotFoundException if the key is not found
+   */
+  public String getSetting(String key) throws SettingNotFoundException;
+
+  /**
+   * Search for a key in the configuration file.
+   * 
+   * @param key to search for
+   * @param defaultValue return this value if the key is not found
+   * @return the corresponding value
+   */
+  public String getSetting(String key, String defaultValue);
+
+  /**
+   * 
+   * @param primaryKey to search for
+   * @param defaultKey to search for if the primaryKey is not found
+   * @param defaultValue return this value if the defaultKey is not found
+   * @return the corresponding value
+   */
+  public String getSetting(String primaryKey, String defaultKey, String defaultValue);
+}
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