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package org.apache.commons.configuration2.interpol;
/**
* <p>
* A specialized lookup implementation that allows access to environment
* variables.
* </p>
* <p>
* This implementation relies on {@link System#getenv()} to resolve
* environment variables. It can be used for referencing environment variables
* in configuration files in an easy way, for instance:
* </p>
*
* <pre>
* java.home = ${env:JAVA_HOME}
* </pre>
*
* <p>
* {@code EnvironmentLookup} is one of the standard lookups that is
* registered per default for each configuration.
* </p>
*
* @since 1.7
* @deprecated Use {@link DefaultLookups#ENVIRONMENT}.
*/
@Deprecated
public class EnvironmentLookup implements Lookup
{
/**
* Performs a lookup for the specified variable. This implementation
* directly delegates to a {@code System.getenv()}.
*
* @param key the key to lookup
* @return the value of this key or <b>null</b> if it cannot be resolved
*/
@Override
public String lookup(final String key)
{
return System.getenv(key);
}
}