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THIS CLASS IS NOT SUPPORTED FOR USE IN CUSTOM APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT. THE CLASS IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE IN FUTURE RELEASES AND SOME METHODS AND PROPERTIES MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR CUSTOM DEVELOPMENT.

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From class com.microstrategy.utils.config.AbstractConfigurationElement String ATT_CONFIG_SRC String ATT_DELETED String ATT_POSITION String ATT_PROTOTYPE String ATT_USE_DEFAULT Defines the "use-default" attribute.

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From class com.microstrategy.utils.config.AbstractConfigurationElement void addFileSource(String filePath, String appPath, long lastLoaded) Adds a reference to a file from a config-source. void applyCustomization(CustomizationInfo c) Applies the corresponding customizations. void applyCustomizations() Loops through all the CustomizationInfo in the Customizations class and apply the corresponding customizations. void cleanUpDeletedElements() This method when called will delete all the child elements that are marked as deleted. Object clone() void delete(Object key) AbstractConfigurationElement deltas(AbstractConfigurationElement other) Returns a partial instance of this object that contains the attributes and elements required to make this object equals to the other paramter. final AbstractConfigurationElement deltas() Returns the deltas between the original() and this objects. boolean equalAtts(AbstractConfigurationElement other) Returns true if the list of active attributes of the given AbstractConfigurationElement is equal to this list of active attributes of this AbstractConfigurationElement. boolean equalElements(AbstractConfigurationElement other) Returns true if the list of all child elements of the given AbstractConfigurationElement is equal to this list of all child-elements of this AbstractConfigurationElement. boolean equalNodeValues(AbstractConfigurationElement other) Returns true if the node value of both configuration elements is the same. boolean equals(Object object) boolean equalsIncludingDeletedElements(Object object) void exportAttributesToXML(Element element, ConfigurationSource source) Appends the list of attributes of this ConfigurationElement into the given node. void exportElementsToXML(Element element, ConfigurationSource source) Appends the list of child-elements of this ConfigurationElement into the given node. void exportNodeValueToXML(Element element, ConfigurationSource source) Appends the node value associated with the given source key into the given node. final ConfigurationValue getAttribute(String name) Returns the value associated with the given attribute. HashList getAttributes() Returns the list of all attributes available to this ConfigurationElement. boolean getBoolAttribute(String name) Helper method, returns the value of the given attribute as boolean (true/false). Object getChildKey(Node node) Returns the key that uniquely identifies the child element associated with the given Node. String getConfigSrc() Returns the value of the config-src attribute. String getDTDFileName() Returns the name of a DTD file that will be added as SystemID to the XML resulting from serializing the contents of this ConfigurationElement into a file; null by default. ConfigurationElement getElement(Object key, boolean includeDeleted) ConfigurationElement getElement(Object key) Returns the ConfigurationElement instance associated with the given nodeName. final HashList getElements() Returns the list of all child-elements available to this ConfigurationElement. FileLoader getFileLoader() Returns the file loader instance used by this ConfigurationElement to load files from the file system. int getIntAttribute(String name, int defaultValue) Helper method, returns the value of the given attribute as integer. int getIntAttribute(String name) Helper method, returns the value of the given attribute as integer. Object getKey() Default implementation for getKey(). abstract String getKeyAttribute() This method must return the attribute that uniquely identifies this element among its siblings; if no single attribute can be used, return null and override the getKey and setKey methods. int getLineNumber() Returns the line number (if known) of the element in the XML file. AbstractConfigurationElement.FilteredList getList(String nodeName) Returns an ImplicitList with all the elements associated with the given nodeName. Object getNextKey() Returns an object that can be used as key for a list of child-elements that doesn't have a key by itself. String getNodeName() Returns the node-name for this element. String getNodeValue() Returns the node value for this element. String getNodeValue(ConfigurationSource source) Returns the node value for this element in the given sourceKey. AbstractConfigurationElement getOrCreateElement(String nodeName, Object key) Returns the current child instance; if null but the child is registered, it creates a new instance for it. AbstractConfigurationElement getParent() Gets the parent for this configuration element. int getPosition() Returns the expected position of this element. AbstractConfigurationElement getPrototype() Returns the current prototype of this instance. Class getRegisteredClass(String nodeName) Returns the Class associated with the given nodeName. String getSelfInitPath() Returns the path to the file where this configuration element was originally loaded from. ConfigurationSource getSource(String key) Gets the ElementSource for the given key. String getStrAttribute(String name) Helper method, returns the value of the given attribute as a string. boolean getUseDefault() Returns the use-default value. ParserParameters getXMLParserParameters(String fileName) Returns an instance of ParserParameters used by the XML parser. SerializerParameters getXMLSerializerParameters() Returns an instance of SerializerParameters used by the XML serializer in the toXML() By default it returns null. boolean hasRegisteredClass(String nodeName) Returns true is there is a child registered for the given nodeName. int hashCode() int hashCodeAtts() Returns the hashcode for attributes. int hashCodeElements() Returns the hashcode for attributes. int hashCodeNodeValues() Returns the hashcode for attributes. void initAttributesFromXML(Node root, String sourceKey, CustomizationInfo c) Initializes the list of attributes from given Node void initDefaultAttributes() This method can be overridden to set default values for attributes. void initElementFromXML(Node child, String sourceKey, CustomizationInfo c) Initializes a single child-element from the given Node void initElementsFromXML(Node root, String sourceKey, CustomizationInfo c) Initializes the list of child-elements from given Node void initFromFile(String filePath, CustomizationInfo c) Initializes this configuration element by loading the contents of the given filePath using the corresponding CustomizationInfo. void initFromResource(String resourceName) Initializes this configuration element by loading the contents a resource that exists in the class path. void initFromXML(Node root, String sourceKey, CustomizationInfo c) Initialize the attributes and child elements from the values in the given Node void initFromXML(Node root) Initialize the attributes and child elements from the values in the given Node void initNodeValueFromXML(Node root, String sourceKey, CustomizationInfo c) Initializes the list of child-elements from given Node void initPrototype(String protoName) Inits the prototype object of this element. boolean isActive() boolean isCustomized() boolean isDeleted() Returns true is this element has been mark as deleted. boolean isDirty() Returns true is this element or one of its children has been modified programatically after being loaded. boolean isInSource(String sourceKey) Returns true if the element already contains an ElementSource for the given key. boolean isKeyAttribute(String name) Returns true is the name is that of the key attribute. void load(String fileName) Loads the file with the given name and initializes this ConfigurationElement with its content. void mergeChanges(String srcKey) Removes deltas and applies them to the given source. AbstractConfigurationElement newChildInstance(String nodeName, Class childClass) Creates a new instance of a child element for the given class. ConfigurationSource newSource(String srcKey, CustomizationInfo c) Create a new ElementSource and adds to the list of sources of this element. final AbstractConfigurationElement original() Returns a new instance of this object, populated only with the out of the box values of Microstrategy Web, that is, only default values or those that came from the load method. ConfigurationElement populate(ConfigurationElement other) This method takes another configuration element and populates this element with the other's attributes and child-elements. void printAttributes(StringBuffer outString) Appends the list of attributes of this ConfigurationElement into the given StringBuffer. void printElements(StringBuffer outString) Appends the list of child-elements of this ConfigurationElement into the given StringBuffer. void printNodeValue(StringBuffer outString) Appends the node value into the given StringBuffer. void refreshLists() void registerClass(String nodeName, Class c) Registers a child class for the child with the given nodeName. void registerElement(String nodeName, Class c) Register a child of this ConfigurationElement. void registerElement(String nodeName, Class c, boolean canBeNull) Register a child of this ConfigurationElement. void registerElementList(String nodeName, Class c) Register a list of this ConfigurationElement. void reload() Loops through all the ElementSource of this ConfigurationElement and reloads the content of those whose underlying configuration file has changed. void reloadPrototype() Loops through all the ElementSource of this ConfigurationElement and reloads the content of those whose underlying configuration file has changed. void removeAttribute(String name) Completely remove the value for the given attribute. void removeDefaults(CustomizationInfo c) This method is called when the use-default attribute is set false, so all previous values of attributes and children must be cleared. void replaceList(AbstractConfigurationElement.FilteredList list) void restore(Object key) void save(CustomizationInfo c) Saves deltas for this ConfigurationElement into the given CustomizationInfo. void save() Saves this ConfigurationElement back into the files where it was loaded from. void saveChangesAs(String fileName) Saves all in-memory changes to the given file. final void saveConfig(String filePath) This method is deprecated. To save in a different location, set a custom FileLoader and use the save() method. void saveFlatXML(String fileName) Saves the current element structure, in XML format, into the given file. void saveNode(Node node, String fileLocation) Saves an XML node into a file in the given location. void saveSource(ConfigurationSource source) Saves only the contents associated with the given source. void setAttribute(String name, Object value) Sets the value for the given attribute. void setBoolAttribute(String name, boolean value) Helper method, sets the value of the given attribute from a boolean. void setChildOriginals() void setConfigSrc(String path) Sets the config-src attribute. void setCustomized(boolean value) set if this element is a customized element or not. void setElement(Object key, ConfigurationElement child) Allows users to add or replace an element. void setFileLoader(FileLoader fl) Sets the FileLoader instance to be used to load files. void setIntAttribute(String name, int value) Helper method, sets the value of the given attribute from an integer. void setKey(Element element) Default implementation for setKey(). void setLineNumber(int lineNumber) Sets the line number of the element in the XML file. void setNodeName(String name) Sets the name of the node associated with this configuration element. void setNodeValue(String value) Returns the node value for this element. void setPosition(int position) Sets the expected position of this element. void setPrototype(AbstractConfigurationElement prototype) Sets the prototype object for this instance. void setSelfInitPath(String value) void setStrAttribute(String name, String value) Helper method, sets the value of the given attribute as a string. void setUseDefault(boolean useDefault) The definition of a ConfigurationElement can come come from different sources, for example, the definition can come from an external file (by specifying a getConfigSrc() value), or it can be modified through a Customization. void setUseValidation(boolean value) Defines whether the XML content should validated using a DTD. String toString() Generates the String representation of this ConfigurationElement. Element toXML(Document doc, String sourceKey) Generates the DOM representation of this ConfigurationElement for the list of attributes and elements defined in the given ElementSource. synchronized Element toXML(Document doc) Generates the DOM representation of this ConfigurationElement. synchronized Element toXML() Generates the DOM representation of this ConfigurationElement. Element toXML(String sourceKey) Generates the DOM representation of this ConfigurationElement for the list of attributes and elements defined in the given ElementSource. boolean useNodeValue() Controls whether this element will use the node value as a property. boolean useValidation() Returns whether the XML content should be validated using a DTD.
From class java.lang.Object Object clone() boolean equals(Object arg0) void finalize() final Class<?> getClass() int hashCode() final void notify() final void notifyAll() String toString() final void wait(long arg0, int arg1) final void wait(long arg0) final void wait()
From interface com.microstrategy.utils.config.ConfigurationElement abstract ConfigurationValue getAttribute(String name) Returns the value associated with the given attribute. abstract HashList getAttributes() Returns the list of all attributes available to this ConfigurationElement. abstract ConfigurationElement getElement(Object nodeName) Returns the ConfigurationElement instance associated with the given nodeName. abstract HashList getElements() Returns the list of all child-elements available to this ConfigurationElement. abstract Object getKey() This method is used to uniquely identify this ConfigurationElement within a list. abstract String getNodeName() Returns the node-name for this element. abstract String getStrAttribute(String name) abstract void initFromXML(Node root) Initializes the object with information from an XML Node. abstract void reload() Triggers the re-initialization of the element and its children if the configuration files have changed. abstract Element toXML(Document doc) Utility method to get the object's XML representation.
From interface com.microstrategy.utils.config.ConfigurationFile abstract void applyCustomization(CustomizationInfo c) Applies the corresponding customizations. abstract void applyCustomizations() Loops through all the CustomizationInfo in the Customizations class and apply the corresponding customizations. abstract void load(String fileName) Loads the file with the given name and initializes this ConfigurationFile with its content. abstract void reload() Reloads the content of this ConfigurationFile if the underlying configuration file has changed. abstract void save() Saves this ConfigurationFile back into the files where it was loaded from. abstract void save(CustomizationInfo c) Saves the differences between the shipped ("out of the box") definition of this ConfigurationFile and its currents values into the corresponding CustomizationInfo. abstract void setUseValidation(boolean value) Defines whether the XML content should validated using a DTD. abstract boolean useValidation() Returns whether the XML content should be validated using a DTD.