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Coverage Report - org.apache.commons.configuration.PropertyConverter

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PropertyConverter
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 /*
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  * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
  * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
  * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
  * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
  * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
  *
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  *
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  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
 package org.apache.commons.configuration;
 
 import java.awt.Color;
 import java.lang.reflect.Array;
 import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
 import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.math.BigDecimal;
 import java.math.BigInteger;
 import java.net.InetAddress;
 import java.net.MalformedURLException;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.net.UnknownHostException;
 import java.text.ParseException;
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Calendar;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
 
 import org.apache.commons.collections.IteratorUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.iterators.IteratorChain;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.iterators.SingletonIterator;
 import org.apache.commons.lang.BooleanUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang.SystemUtils;
 
 /**
  * A utility class to convert the configuration properties into any type.
  *
  * @author Emmanuel Bourg
  * @version $Revision: 662269 $, $Date: 2008-06-01 21:30:02 +0200 (So, 01 Jun 2008) $
  * @since 1.1
  */
 public final class PropertyConverter
 {
     /** Constant for the list delimiter as char.*/
     static final char LIST_ESC_CHAR = '\\';
 
     /** Constant for the list delimiter escaping character as string.*/
     static final String LIST_ESCAPE = String.valueOf(LIST_ESC_CHAR);
 
     /** Constant for the prefix of hex numbers.*/
     private static final String HEX_PREFIX = "0x";
 
     /** Constant for the radix of hex numbers.*/
     private static final int HEX_RADIX = 16;
 
     /** Constant for the Java version 1.5.*/
     private static final float JAVA_VERSION_1_5 = 1.5f;
 
     /** Constant for the argument classes of the Number constructor that takes a String. */
     private static final Class[] CONSTR_ARGS = {String.class};
 
     /** The fully qualified name of {@link javax.mail.internet.InternetAddress} */
     private static final String INTERNET_ADDRESS_CLASSNAME = "javax.mail.internet.InternetAddress";
 
     /**
      * Private constructor prevents instances from being created.
      */
     private PropertyConverter()
     {
         // to prevent instanciation...
     }
 
     /**
      * Converts the specified value to the target class. If the class is a
      * primitive type (Integer.TYPE, Boolean.TYPE, etc) the value returned
      * will use the wrapper type (Integer.class, Boolean.class, etc).
      *
      * @param cls   the target class of the converted value
      * @param value the value to convert
      * @param params optional parameters used for the conversion
      * @return the converted value
      * @throws ConversionException if the value is not compatible with the requested type
      *
      * @since 1.5
      */
     static Object to(Class cls, Object value, Object[] params) throws ConversionException
     {
         if (Boolean.class.equals(cls) || Boolean.TYPE.equals(cls))
         {
             return toBoolean(value);
         }
         else if (Number.class.isAssignableFrom(cls) || cls.isPrimitive())
         {
             if (Integer.class.equals(cls) || Integer.TYPE.equals(cls))
             {
                 return toInteger(value);
             }
             else if (Long.class.equals(cls) || Long.TYPE.equals(cls))
             {
                 return toLong(value);
             }
             else if (Byte.class.equals(cls) || Byte.TYPE.equals(cls))
             {
                 return toByte(value);
             }
             else if (Short.class.equals(cls) || Short.TYPE.equals(cls))
             {
                 return toShort(value);
             }
             else if (Float.class.equals(cls) || Float.TYPE.equals(cls))
             {
                 return toFloat(value);
             }
             else if (Double.class.equals(cls) || Double.TYPE.equals(cls))
             {
                 return toDouble(value);
             }
             else if (BigInteger.class.equals(cls))
             {
                 return toBigInteger(value);
             }
             else if (BigDecimal.class.equals(cls))
             {
                 return toBigDecimal(value);
             }
         }
         else if (Date.class.equals(cls))
         {
             return toDate(value, (String) params[0]);
         }
         else if (Calendar.class.equals(cls))
         {
             return toCalendar(value, (String) params[0]);
         }
         else if (URL.class.equals(cls))
         {
             return toURL(value);
         }
         else if (Locale.class.equals(cls))
         {
             return toLocale(value);
         }
         else if (isEnum(cls))
         {
             return toEnum(value, cls);
         }
         else if (Color.class.equals(cls))
         {
             return toColor(value);
         }
         else if (cls.getName().equals(INTERNET_ADDRESS_CLASSNAME))
         {
             return toInternetAddress(value);
         }
         else if (InetAddress.class.isAssignableFrom(cls))
         {
             return toInetAddress(value);
         }
 
         throw new ConversionException("The value '" + value + "' (" + value.getClass() + ")"
                 + " can't be converted to a " + cls.getName() + " object");
     }
 
     /**
      * Convert the specified object into a Boolean. Internally the
      * <code>org.apache.commons.lang.BooleanUtils</code> class from the
      * <a href="http://commons.apache.org/lang/">Commons Lang</a>
      * project is used to perform this conversion. This class accepts some more
      * tokens for the boolean value of <b>true</b>, e.g. <code>yes</code> and
      * <code>on</code>. Please refer to the documentation of this class for more
      * details.
      *
      * @param value the value to convert
      * @return the converted value
      * @throws ConversionException thrown if the value cannot be converted to a boolean
      */
     public static Boolean toBoolean(Object value) throws ConversionException
     {
         if (value instanceof Boolean)
         {
             return (Boolean) value;
         }
         else if (value instanceof String)
         {
             Boolean b = BooleanUtils.toBooleanObject((String) value);
             if (b == null)
             {
                 throw new ConversionException("The value " + value + " can't be converted to a Boolean object");
             }
             return b;
         }
         else
         {
             throw new ConversionException("The value " + value + " can't be converted to a Boolean object");
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Convert the specified object into a Byte.
      *
      * @param value the value to convert
      * @return the converted value
      * @throws ConversionException thrown if the value cannot be converted to a byte
      */
     public static Byte toByte(Object value) throws ConversionException
     {
         Number n = toNumber(value, Byte.class);
         if (n instanceof Byte)
         {
             return (Byte) n;
         }
         else
         {
             return new Byte(n.byteValue());
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Convert the specified object into a Short.
      *
      * @param value the value to convert
      * @return the converted value
      * @throws ConversionException thrown if the value cannot be converted to a short
      */
     public static Short toShort(Object value) throws ConversionException
     {
         Number n = toNumber(value, Short.class);
         if (n instanceof Short)
         {
             return (Short) n;
         }
         else
         {
             return new Short(n.shortValue());
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Convert the specified object into an Integer.
      *
      * @param value the value to convert
      * @return the converted value
      * @throws ConversionException thrown if the value cannot be converted to an integer
      */
     public static Integer toInteger(Object value) throws ConversionException
     {
         Number n = toNumber(value, Integer.class);
         if (n instanceof Integer)
         {
             return (Integer) n;
         }
         else
         {
             return new Integer(n.intValue());
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Convert the specified object into a Long.
      *
      * @param value the value to convert
      * @return the converted value
      * @throws ConversionException thrown if the value cannot be converted to a Long
      */
     public static Long toLong(Object value) throws ConversionException
     {
         Number n = toNumber(value, Long.class);
         if (n instanceof Long)
         {
             return (Long) n;
         }
         else
         {
             return new Long(n.longValue());
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Convert the specified object into a Float.
      *
      * @param value the value to convert
      * @return the converted value
      * @throws ConversionException thrown if the value cannot be converted to a Float
      */
     public static Float toFloat(Object value) throws ConversionException
     {
         Number n = toNumber(value, Float.class);
         if (n instanceof Float)
         {
             return (Float) n;
         }
         else
         {
             return new Float(n.floatValue());
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Convert the specified object into a Double.
      *
      * @param value the value to convert
      * @return the converted value
      * @throws ConversionException thrown if the value cannot be converted to a Double
      */
     public static Double toDouble(Object value) throws ConversionException
     {
         Number n = toNumber(value, Double.class);
         if (n instanceof Double)
         {
             return (Double) n;
         }
         else
         {
             return new Double(n.doubleValue());
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Convert the specified object into a BigInteger.
      *
      * @param value the value to convert
      * @return the converted value
      * @throws ConversionException thrown if the value cannot be converted to a BigInteger
      */
     public static BigInteger toBigInteger(Object value) throws ConversionException
     {
         Number n = toNumber(value, BigInteger.class);
         if (n instanceof BigInteger)
         {
             return (BigInteger) n;
         }
         else
         {
             return BigInteger.valueOf(n.longValue());
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Convert the specified object into a BigDecimal.
      *
      * @param value the value to convert
      * @return the converted value
      * @throws ConversionException thrown if the value cannot be converted to a BigDecimal
      */
     public static BigDecimal toBigDecimal(Object value) throws ConversionException
     {
         Number n = toNumber(value, BigDecimal.class);
         if (n instanceof BigDecimal)
         {
             return (BigDecimal) n;
         }
         else
         {
             return new BigDecimal(n.doubleValue());
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Tries to convert the specified object into a number object. This method
      * is used by the conversion methods for number types. Note that the return
      * value is not in always of the specified target class, but only if a new
      * object has to be created.
      *
      * @param value the value to be converted (must not be <b>null</b>)
      * @param targetClass the target class of the conversion (must be derived
      * from <code>java.lang.Number</code>)
      * @return the converted number
      * @throws ConversionException if the object cannot be converted
      */
     static Number toNumber(Object value, Class targetClass) throws ConversionException
     {
         if (value instanceof Number)
         {
             return (Number) value;
         }
         else
         {
             String str = value.toString();
             if (str.startsWith(HEX_PREFIX))
             {
                 try
                 {
                     return new BigInteger(str.substring(HEX_PREFIX.length()), HEX_RADIX);
                 }
                 catch (NumberFormatException nex)
                 {
                     throw new ConversionException("Could not convert " + str
                             + " to " + targetClass.getName()
                             + "! Invalid hex number.", nex);
                 }
             }
 
             try
             {
                 Constructor constr = targetClass.getConstructor(CONSTR_ARGS);
                 return (Number) constr.newInstance(new Object[]{str});
             }
             catch (InvocationTargetException itex)
             {
                 throw new ConversionException("Could not convert " + str
                         + " to " + targetClass.getName(), itex
                         .getTargetException());
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
                 // Treat all possible exceptions the same way
                 throw new ConversionException(
                         "Conversion error when trying to convert " + str
                                 + " to " + targetClass.getName(), ex);
             }
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Convert the specified object into an URL.
      *
      * @param value the value to convert
      * @return the converted value
      * @throws ConversionException thrown if the value cannot be converted to an URL
      */
     public static URL toURL(Object value) throws ConversionException
     {
         if (value instanceof URL)
         {
             return (URL) value;
         }
         else if (value instanceof String)
         {
             try
             {
                 return new URL((String) value);
             }
             catch (MalformedURLException e)
             {
                 throw new ConversionException("The value " + value + " can't be converted to an URL", e);
             }
         }
         else
         {
             throw new ConversionException("The value " + value + " can't be converted to an URL");
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Convert the specified object into a Locale.
      *
      * @param value the value to convert
      * @return the converted value
      * @throws ConversionException thrown if the value cannot be converted to a Locale
      */
     public static Locale toLocale(Object value) throws ConversionException
     {
         if (value instanceof Locale)
         {
             return (Locale) value;
         }
         else if (value instanceof String)
         {
             List elements = split((String) value, '_');
             int size = elements.size();
 
             if (size >= 1 && (((String) elements.get(0)).length() == 2 || ((String) elements.get(0)).length() == 0))
             {
                 String language = (String) elements.get(0);
                 String country = (String) ((size >= 2) ? elements.get(1) : "");
                 String variant = (String) ((size >= 3) ? elements.get(2) : "");
 
                 return new Locale(language, country, variant);
             }
             else
             {
                 throw new ConversionException("The value " + value + " can't be converted to a Locale");
             }
         }
         else
         {
             throw new ConversionException("The value " + value + " can't be converted to a Locale");
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Split a string on the specified delimiter. To be removed when
      * commons-lang has a better replacement available (Tokenizer?).
      *
      * todo: replace with a commons-lang equivalent
      *
      * @param s          the string to split
      * @param delimiter  the delimiter
      * @param trim       a flag whether the single elements should be trimmed
      * @return a list with the single tokens
      */
     public static List split(String s, char delimiter, boolean trim)
     {
         if (s == null)
         {
             return new ArrayList();
         }
 
         List list = new ArrayList();
 
         StringBuffer token = new StringBuffer();
         int begin = 0;
         boolean inEscape = false;
 
         while (begin < s.length())
         {
             char c = s.charAt(begin);
             if (inEscape)
             {
                 // last character was the escape marker
                 // can current character be escaped?
                 if (c != delimiter && c != LIST_ESC_CHAR)
                 {
                     // no, also add escape character
                     token.append(LIST_ESC_CHAR);
                 }
                 token.append(c);
                 inEscape = false;
             }
 
             else
             {
                 if (c == delimiter)
                 {
                     // found a list delimiter -> add token and reset buffer
                     String t = token.toString();
                     if (trim)
                     {
                         t = t.trim();
                     }
                     list.add(t);
                     token = new StringBuffer();
                 }
                 else if (c == LIST_ESC_CHAR)
                 {
                     // eventually escape next character
                     inEscape = true;
                 }
                 else
                 {
                     token.append(c);
                 }
             }
 
             begin++;
         }
 
         // Trailing delimiter?
         if (inEscape)
         {
             token.append(LIST_ESC_CHAR);
         }
         // Add last token
         String t = token.toString();
         if (trim)
         {
             t = t.trim();
         }
         list.add(t);
 
         return list;
     }
 
     /**
      * Split a string on the specified delimiter always trimming the elements.
      * This is a shortcut for <code>split(s, delimiter, true)</code>.
      *
      * @param s          the string to split
      * @param delimiter  the delimiter
      * @return a list with the single tokens
      */
     public static List split(String s, char delimiter)
     {
         return split(s, delimiter, true);
     }
 
     /**
      * Escapes the delimiters that might be contained in the given string. This
      * method ensures that list delimiter characters that are part of a
      * property's value are correctly escaped when a configuration is saved to a
      * file. Otherwise when loaded again the property will be treated as a list
      * property. A single backslash will also be escaped.
      *
      * @param s the string with the value
      * @param delimiter the list delimiter to use
      * @return the correctly esaped string
      */
     public static String escapeDelimiters(String s, char delimiter)
     {
         String s1 = StringUtils.replace(s, LIST_ESCAPE, LIST_ESCAPE + LIST_ESCAPE);
         return StringUtils.replace(s1, String.valueOf(delimiter), LIST_ESCAPE + delimiter);
     }
 
     /**
      * Convert the specified object into a Color. If the value is a String,
      * the format allowed is (#)?[0-9A-F]{6}([0-9A-F]{2})?. Examples:
      * <ul>
      *   <li>FF0000 (red)</li>
      *   <li>0000FFA0 (semi transparent blue)</li>
      *   <li>#CCCCCC (gray)</li>
      *   <li>#00FF00A0 (semi transparent green)</li>
      * </ul>
      *
      * @param value the value to convert
      * @return the converted value
      * @throws ConversionException thrown if the value cannot be converted to a Color
      */
     public static Color toColor(Object value) throws ConversionException
     {
         if (value instanceof Color)
         {
             return (Color) value;
         }
         else if (value instanceof String && !StringUtils.isBlank((String) value))
         {
             String color = ((String) value).trim();
 
             int[] components = new int[3];
 
             // check the size of the string
             int minlength = components.length * 2;
             if (color.length() < minlength)
             {
                 throw new ConversionException("The value " + value + " can't be converted to a Color");
             }
 
             // remove the leading #
             if (color.startsWith("#"))
             {
                 color = color.substring(1);
             }
 
             try
             {
                 // parse the components
                 for (int i = 0; i < components.length; i++)
                 {
                     components[i] = Integer.parseInt(color.substring(2 * i, 2 * i + 2), HEX_RADIX);
                 }
 
                 // parse the transparency
                 int alpha;
                 if (color.length() >= minlength + 2)
                 {
                     alpha = Integer.parseInt(color.substring(minlength, minlength + 2), HEX_RADIX);
                 }
                 else
                 {
                     alpha = Color.black.getAlpha();
                 }
 
                 return new Color(components[0], components[1], components[2], alpha);
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
                 throw new ConversionException("The value " + value + " can't be converted to a Color", e);
             }
         }
         else
         {
             throw new ConversionException("The value " + value + " can't be converted to a Color");
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Convert the specified value into an internet address.
      *
      * @param value the value to convert
      * @return the converted value
      * @throws ConversionException thrown if the value cannot be converted to a InetAddress
      *
      * @since 1.5
      */
     static InetAddress toInetAddress(Object value) throws ConversionException
     {
         if (value instanceof InetAddress)
         {
             return (InetAddress) value;
         }
         else if (value instanceof String)
         {
             try
             {
                 return InetAddress.getByName((String) value);
             }
             catch (UnknownHostException e)
             {
                 throw new ConversionException("The value " + value + " can't be converted to a InetAddress", e);
             }
         }
         else
         {
             throw new ConversionException("The value " + value + " can't be converted to a InetAddress");
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Convert the specified value into an email address.
      *
      * @param value the value to convert
      * @return the converted value
      * @throws ConversionException thrown if the value cannot be converted to an email address
      *
      * @since 1.5
      */
     static Object toInternetAddress(Object value) throws ConversionException
     {
         if (value.getClass().getName().equals(INTERNET_ADDRESS_CLASSNAME))
         {
             return value;
         }
         else if (value instanceof String)
         {
             try
             {
                 Constructor ctor = Class.forName(INTERNET_ADDRESS_CLASSNAME).getConstructor(new Class[] {String.class});
                 return ctor.newInstance(new Object[] {value});
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
                 throw new ConversionException("The value " + value + " can't be converted to a InternetAddress", e);
             }
         }
         else
         {
             throw new ConversionException("The value " + value + " can't be converted to a InternetAddress");
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Calls Class.isEnum() on Java 5, returns false on older JRE.
      */
     static boolean isEnum(Class cls)
     {
         if (!SystemUtils.isJavaVersionAtLeast(JAVA_VERSION_1_5))
         {
             return false;
         }
 
         try
         {
             Method isEnumMethod = Class.class.getMethod("isEnum", new Class[] {});
             return ((Boolean) isEnumMethod.invoke(cls, new Object[] {})).booleanValue();
         }
         catch (Exception e)
         {
             // impossible
             throw new RuntimeException(e.getMessage());
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Convert the specified value into a Java 5 enum.
      *
      * @param value the value to convert
      * @param cls   the type of the enumeration
      * @return the converted value
      * @throws ConversionException thrown if the value cannot be converted to an enumeration
      *
      * @since 1.5
      */
     static Object toEnum(Object value, Class cls) throws ConversionException
     {
         if (value.getClass().equals(cls))
         {
             return value;
         }
         else if (value instanceof String)
         {
             try
             {
                 Method valueOfMethod = cls.getMethod("valueOf", new Class[] {String.class});
                 return valueOfMethod.invoke(null, new Object[] {value});
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
                 throw new ConversionException("The value " + value + " can't be converted to a " + cls.getName());
             }
         }
         else if (value instanceof Number)
         {
             try
             {
                 Method valuesMethod = cls.getMethod("values", new Class[] {});
                 Object valuesArray = valuesMethod.invoke(null, new Object[] {});
 
                 return Array.get(valuesArray, ((Number) value).intValue());
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
                 throw new ConversionException("The value " + value + " can't be converted to a " + cls.getName());
             }
         }
         else
         {
             throw new ConversionException("The value " + value + " can't be converted to a " + cls.getName());
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Convert the specified object into a Date.
      *
      * @param value  the value to convert
      * @param format the DateFormat pattern to parse String values
      * @return the converted value
      * @throws ConversionException thrown if the value cannot be converted to a Calendar
      */
     public static Date toDate(Object value, String format) throws ConversionException
     {
         if (value instanceof Date)
         {
             return (Date) value;
         }
         else if (value instanceof Calendar)
         {
             return ((Calendar) value).getTime();
         }
         else if (value instanceof String)
         {
             try
             {
                 return new SimpleDateFormat(format).parse((String) value);
             }
             catch (ParseException e)
             {
                 throw new ConversionException("The value " + value + " can't be converted to a Date", e);
             }
         }
         else
         {
             throw new ConversionException("The value " + value + " can't be converted to a Date");
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Convert the specified object into a Calendar.
      *
      * @param value  the value to convert
      * @param format the DateFormat pattern to parse String values
      * @return the converted value
      * @throws ConversionException thrown if the value cannot be converted to a Calendar
      */
     public static Calendar toCalendar(Object value, String format) throws ConversionException
     {
         if (value instanceof Calendar)
         {
             return (Calendar) value;
         }
         else if (value instanceof Date)
         {
             Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
             calendar.setTime((Date) value);
             return calendar;
         }
         else if (value instanceof String)
         {
             try
             {
                 Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
                 calendar.setTime(new SimpleDateFormat(format).parse((String) value));
                 return calendar;
             }
             catch (ParseException e)
             {
                 throw new ConversionException("The value " + value + " can't be converted to a Calendar", e);
             }
         }
         else
         {
             throw new ConversionException("The value " + value + " can't be converted to a Calendar");
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Return an iterator over the simple values of a composite value. The value
      * specified is handled depending on its type:
      * <ul>
      *   <li>Strings are checked for delimiter characters and splitted if necessary.</li>
      *   <li>For collections the single elements are checked.</li>
      *   <li>Arrays are treated like collections.</li>
      *   <li>All other types are directly inserted.</li>
      *   <li>Recursive combinations are supported, e.g. a collection containing array that contain strings.</li>
      * </ul>
      *
      * @param value     the value to "split"
      * @param delimiter the delimiter for String values
      * @return an iterator for accessing the single values
      */
     public static Iterator toIterator(Object value, char delimiter)
     {
         if (value == null)
         {
             return IteratorUtils.emptyIterator();
         }
         if (value instanceof String)
         {
             String s = (String) value;
             if (s.indexOf(delimiter) > 0)
             {
                 return split((String) value, delimiter).iterator();
             }
             else
             {
                 return new SingletonIterator(value);
             }
         }
         else if (value instanceof Collection)
         {
             return toIterator(((Collection) value).iterator(), delimiter);
         }
         else if (value.getClass().isArray())
         {
             return toIterator(IteratorUtils.arrayIterator(value), delimiter);
         }
         else if (value instanceof Iterator)
         {
             Iterator iterator = (Iterator) value;
             IteratorChain chain = new IteratorChain();
             while (iterator.hasNext())
             {
                 chain.addIterator(toIterator(iterator.next(), delimiter));
             }
             return chain;
         }
         else
         {
             return new SingletonIterator(value);
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Performs interpolation of the specified value. This method checks if the
      * given value contains variables of the form <code>${...}</code>. If
      * this is the case, all occurrances will be substituted by their current
      * values.
      *
      * @param value the value to be interpolated
      * @param config the current configuration object
      * @return the interpolated value
      */
     public static Object interpolate(Object value, AbstractConfiguration config)
     {
         if (value instanceof String)
         {
             return config.getSubstitutor().replace((String) value);
         }
         else
         {
             return value;
         }
     }
 }