--- a/gnv/src/main/java/de/intevation/gnv/propertiesreader/PropertiesReader.java	Mon Apr 12 10:56:55 2010 +0000
+++ b/gnv/src/main/java/de/intevation/gnv/propertiesreader/PropertiesReader.java	Mon Apr 12 16:45:16 2010 +0000
@@ -1,11 +1,21 @@
 package de.intevation.gnv.propertiesreader;
 
 /**
+ * An interface that defines a single method to retrieve properties specified by
+ * a key.
+ *
  * @author <a href="mailto:tim.englich@intevation.de">Tim Englich</a>
- *
  */
 public interface PropertiesReader {
 
+    /**
+     * Retrieves a property by the given <i>ke<</i>.
+     *
+     * @param key The key of a property.
+     * @param defaultValue The default value which is returned if no property
+     * is found by <i>key</i>.
+     * @return the value of a property.
+     */
     public String getPropertieValue(String key, String defaultValue);
-
 }
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