Hi, Thanks for the input. The Properties object is more inline with what I was thinking. The problem with it however, is that there can only be one key/value pair. I see no ability to have one key with multiple pairs other than doing comma delimitation. This is why XML was chosen originally. The problem with it now is that it is not stored in an RDBMS, and I am unaware of the scalability of a user preferences system based on XML. Comments/Suggestions?
Thanks again, Julian --- Erik Weber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I like java.util.Properties, or, if Strings aren't > good enough, another > wrapper for a Map that allows put/get of Objects but > that uses a > hierarchical default system like Properties does. > Properties has built > in load/save methods that you can use to store your > properties on disk > until you move them to a RDBMS. Base user has colors > A, B, C. Next > higher user needs to have a different color A but > inherit colors B and > C. Create his properties with the Base user > properties as the default, > then just put the new property A. Works nicely for > that sort of thing. > > Erik > > > Julian wrote: > > >Hi, I am a Struts Newbie and would appreciate if > >anyone could give me some pointers on a user > >preferences/ configuration system design. Perhaps > a > >link to a good resource? I have an ASP system with > >several levels of "users" that are as broad as an > >organization and as fine-grained as an individual > >person with one role. I would like to have a > >preference system that can handle configuration and > >preference issues for the different levels of the > >application. The information stored in these > >configurations range from font colors and alert > boxes > >to the availability of various modules in the web > >application. Currently the information is stored > in > >xml files on the server's hard disk, but this will > not > >suit a distributable environment. Any suggestions > are > >greatly appreciated. > > > >Thanks in Advance, > >Julian > > > >===== > >Live simply so others may simply live. > > > >-Ghandi > > > >Pluralitas non est ponenda sine neccesitate. > >"Entities should not be multiplied unneccesarily" > > > >-William of Occam > > > > > > > > > > > > > >__________________________________ > >Do you Yahoo!? > >The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! > >http://my.yahoo.com > > > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ===== Live simply so others may simply live. -Ghandi Pluralitas non est ponenda sine neccesitate. "Entities should not be multiplied unneccesarily" -William of Occam __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
