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Settings API

org.netbeans.spi.settings The Settings API brings possibility to easily plug own human readable storage format or reuse any existing by using convertors.

Settings API
org.netbeans.spi.settings	The Settings API brings possibility to easily plug own human readable storage format or reuse any existing by using convertors.

What is New (see all changes)?

Apr 17 '07 Provides support for Lookups.forPath
Provides support for Lookups.forPath(String) method in order to replace now deprecated FolderLookup.
May 9 '06 Added new attribute for provider registration - settings.subclasses
New file attribute can be used if the registered convertor is capable of handling subclasses of the registered class. The attribute name is "settings.subclasses" and it can be set on the same file object under "xml/memory" as "settings.providerPath". The value of the attribute must be boolean. Defaults to false.
Sep 3 '02 Provide context to convertors
Get a context associated with the reader. It can contain various info like a file location of the read object etc.
Aug 22 '02 Added DOMConvertor supporting composed content
Allow to reuse already written convertors by newly created ones to facilitate a storing of complex objects.

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Interface Name	In/Out	Stability	Specified in What Document?
SettingsAPI	Exported	Official	.../org/openide/util/doc-files/api.html
ServicesAPI	Exported	Official	.../org/openide/util/doc-files/api.html
XmlSettingsPersistence	Exported	Official	.../netbeans/spi/settings/doc-files/api.html