/*
 * Copyright (c) 2010 by Intevation GmbH
 *
 * This program is free software under the LGPL (>=v2.1)
 * Read the file LGPL.txt coming with the software for details
 * or visit http://www.gnu.org/licenses/ if it does not exist.
 */

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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