/**
* Sets the given properties on the {@link DatabaseConfig} instance using the given String values.
* This is useful to set properties configured as strings by a build tool like ant or maven. If
* the required property type is an object it uses reflection to create an instance of the class
* specified as string.
*
* @param stringProperties The properties as strings. The key of the properties can be either the
* long or the short name.
* @throws DatabaseUnitException
*/
public void setPropertiesByString(Properties stringProperties) throws DatabaseUnitException {
for (Iterator iterator = stringProperties.entrySet().iterator(); iterator.hasNext(); ) {
Map.Entry entry = (Map.Entry) iterator.next();
String propKey = (String) entry.getKey();
String propValue = (String) entry.getValue();
ConfigProperty dbunitProp = DatabaseConfig.findByName(propKey);
if (dbunitProp == null) {
logger.debug("Did not find long name property {} - trying short name...", entry);
dbunitProp = DatabaseConfig.findByShortName(propKey);
}
if (dbunitProp == null) {
logger.info(
"Could not set property '" + entry + "' - not found in the list of known properties.");
} else {
String fullPropName = dbunitProp.getProperty();
Object obj = createObjectFromString(dbunitProp, propValue);
this.setProperty(fullPropName, obj);
}
}
}
