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Class PropertyListSerialization</H2>
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java.lang.Object
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<DT><PRE>public class <B>PropertyListSerialization</B><DT>extends java.lang.Object</DL>
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A <b>PropertyListSerialization</b> is a utility class
that reads and stores files in NeXT/Apple
property list format. Unlike corresponding WebObjects
class, <code>PropertyListSerialization</code> uses standard
Java collections (lists and maps) to store property lists.
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<DT><B>Author:</B></DT>
<DD>Andrei Adamchik</DD>
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<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../org/objectstyle/cayenne/wocompat/PropertyListSerialization.html#PropertyListSerialization()">PropertyListSerialization</A></B>()</CODE>
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<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../org/objectstyle/cayenne/wocompat/PropertyListSerialization.html#escapeString(java.lang.String)">escapeString</A></B>(java.lang.String&nbsp;str)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Escapes all doublequotes and backslashes.</TD>
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<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../org/objectstyle/cayenne/wocompat/PropertyListSerialization.html#propertyListFromFile(java.io.File)">propertyListFromFile</A></B>(java.io.File&nbsp;f)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reads a property list file.</TD>
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<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../org/objectstyle/cayenne/wocompat/PropertyListSerialization.html#propertyListFromStream(java.io.InputStream)">propertyListFromStream</A></B>(java.io.InputStream&nbsp;in)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reads a property list data from InputStream.</TD>
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<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../org/objectstyle/cayenne/wocompat/PropertyListSerialization.html#propertyListToFile(java.io.File, java.lang.Object)">propertyListToFile</A></B>(java.io.File&nbsp;f,
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Saves property list to file.</TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns a quoted String, with all the escapes preprocessed.</TD>
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<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../org/objectstyle/cayenne/wocompat/PropertyListSerialization.html#writeObject(java.lang.String, java.io.Writer, java.lang.Object)">writeObject</A></B>(java.lang.String&nbsp;offset,
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Internal method to recursively write a property list object.</TD>
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PropertyListSerialization</H3>
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public <B>PropertyListSerialization</B>()</PRE>
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propertyListFromFile</H3>
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public static java.lang.Object <B>propertyListFromFile</B>(java.io.File&nbsp;f)
throws java.io.FileNotFoundException</PRE>
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<DD>Reads a property list file. Returns a property list object, that is
normally a java.util.List or a java.util.Map, but can also be a String
or a Number.
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propertyListFromStream</H3>
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public static java.lang.Object <B>propertyListFromStream</B>(java.io.InputStream&nbsp;in)</PRE>
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<DD>Reads a property list data from InputStream. Returns a property list o
bject, that is normally a java.util.List or a java.util.Map,
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propertyListToFile</H3>
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public static void <B>propertyListToFile</B>(java.io.File&nbsp;f,
java.lang.Object&nbsp;plist)</PRE>
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<DD>Saves property list to file.
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writeObject</H3>
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protected static void <B>writeObject</B>(java.lang.String&nbsp;offset,
java.io.Writer&nbsp;out,
java.lang.Object&nbsp;plist)
throws java.io.IOException</PRE>
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<DD>Internal method to recursively write a property list object.
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<DD><CODE>java.io.IOException</CODE></DL>
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escapeString</H3>
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protected static java.lang.String <B>escapeString</B>(java.lang.String&nbsp;str)</PRE>
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<DD>Returns a quoted String, with all the escapes preprocessed. May return an unquoted
String if it contains no special characters. The rule for a non-special character
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