[Commons Configuration] specify a regular expression as string property

[T E Schmitz]

Hello,

I am using Jakarta Commons Configuration. I have specified the following
as a property:

first.name.pattern=.{0,30}

String pattern = config.getString ("first.name.pattern");

fails because the property is interpreted as ArrayList.

Is there any way to force it to be interpreted as a String?

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Regards,

Tarlika Elisabeth Schmitz

 

[T E Schmitz]

Here's the solution in case anybody is interested:

The Commons Configuration PropertiesTokenizer lets you escape commas
with a backslash ('\').

As java.util.Properties interprets single backslashes as the beginning
of an escape sequence, the comma has to escaped with a double backslash:

first.name.pattern=.{0\\,30}


Regards,

Tarlika Elisabeth Schmitz