5.3.11. The Properties Class

A properties object is a collection with unique indexes that are character strings representing names and items that are also restricted to character string values. Properties objects are useful for processing bundles of application option values.

Table 5.21. ooRexx Properties Class

Object
↓
Directory
+ MapCollection
↓
Properties
load new
getLogical getProperty getWhole load put, []=	save setLogical setProperty setWhole

Note

The Properties class also has available class methods that its metaclass, the Class class (Section 5.1.2, “The Class Class”), defines.

5.3.11.1. Inherited Methods

Methods inherited from the Object class (Section 5.1.1, “The Object Class”).

new (Class Method)	init	send
= \= == \== <> ><	instanceMethod	sendWith
\|\| '' (abuttal)' ' (blank)	instanceMethods	setMethod
(Operator Methods)	isA	start
class	isInstanceOf	startWith
copy	objectName	string
defaultName	objectName=	unsetMethod
hasMethod	request
identityHash	run

Methods inherited from the Collection class (Section 5.3.2, “The Collection Class”).

[]	equivalent	put
[]=	hasIndex	subset
allIndexes	hasItem	supplier
allItems	index	union
at	intersection	xor
difference	items
disjoint	makeArray

Methods inherited from the MapCollection (Section 5.3.3, “The MapCollection Class”).

putAll

Methods inherited from the Directory class (Section 5.3.9, “The Directory Class”).

allIndexes	hasIndex	[]=
allItems	hasItem	remove
at	index	removeItem
[]	isEmpty	setEntry
empty	items	setMethod
entry	makeArray	supplier
hasEntry	put	unsetMethod