ConfigurationFactory.ConfigurationBuilder

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.commons.configuration.ConfigurationFactory.ConfigurationBuilder

Enclosing class:

ConfigurationFactory
```
public static class ConfigurationFactory.ConfigurationBuilder
extends java.lang.Object
```
An internally used helper class for constructing the composite configuration object.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

ConfigurationBuilder()
Creates a new instance of ConfigurationBuilder.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`addAdditionalConfig(ConfigurationFactory.AdditionalConfigurationData data)`	Adds information about an additional configuration.
`void`	`addConfiguration(Configuration conf)`	Adds a new configuration to this object.
`protected Configuration`	`createAdditionalConfiguration(java.util.Collection<ConfigurationFactory.AdditionalConfigurationData> configs)`	Creates a configuration object with the union of all properties defined in the `<additional>` section.
`CompositeConfiguration`	`getConfiguration()`	Returns the final composite configuration.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - ConfigurationBuilder
```
public ConfigurationBuilder()
```
    Creates a new instance of ConfigurationBuilder.
- Method Detail
  - addConfiguration
```
public void addConfiguration(Configuration conf)
```
    Adds a new configuration to this object. This method is called by Digester.
    
    Parameters:
    
    conf - the configuration to be added
  - addAdditionalConfig
```
public void addAdditionalConfig(ConfigurationFactory.AdditionalConfigurationData data)
```
    Adds information about an additional configuration. This method is called by Digester.
    
    Parameters:
    
    data - the data about the additional configuration
  - getConfiguration
```
public CompositeConfiguration getConfiguration()
```
    Returns the final composite configuration.
    
    Returns:
    
    the final configuration object
  - createAdditionalConfiguration
```
protected Configuration createAdditionalConfiguration(java.util.Collection<ConfigurationFactory.AdditionalConfigurationData> configs)
```
    Creates a configuration object with the union of all properties defined in the <additional> section. This implementation returns a HierarchicalConfiguration object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    configs - a collection with AdditionalConfigurationData objects
    
    Returns:
    
    the union configuration (can be null)