org.apache.flink.configuration

Class ConfigOption<T>

java.lang.Object

org.apache.flink.configuration.ConfigOption<T>

Type Parameters:

T - The type of value associated with the configuration option.

@PublicEvolving
public class ConfigOption<T>
extends Object

A ConfigOption describes a configuration parameter. It encapsulates the configuration key, deprecated older versions of the key, and an optional default value for the configuration parameter.

ConfigOptions are built via the ConfigOptions class. Once created, a config option is immutable.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	defaultValue() Returns the default value, or null, if there is no default value.
Iterable<String>	deprecatedKeys() Deprecated. Replaced by fallbackKeys()
Description	description() Returns the description of this option.
boolean	equals(Object o)
Iterable<FallbackKey>	fallbackKeys() Gets the fallback keys, in the order to be checked.
boolean	hasDefaultValue() Checks if this option has a default value.
boolean	hasDeprecatedKeys() Deprecated. Replaced by hasFallbackKeys()
boolean	hasFallbackKeys() Checks whether this option has fallback keys.
int	hashCode()
String	key() Gets the configuration key.
String	toString()
ConfigOption<T>	withDeprecatedKeys(String... deprecatedKeys) Creates a new config option, using this option's key and default value, and adding the given deprecated keys.
ConfigOption<T>	withDescription(Description description) Creates a new config option, using this option's key and default value, and adding the given description.
ConfigOption<T>	withDescription(String description) Creates a new config option, using this option's key and default value, and adding the given description.
ConfigOption<T>	withFallbackKeys(String... fallbackKeys) Creates a new config option, using this option's key and default value, and adding the given fallback keys.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

withFallbackKeys

public ConfigOption<T> withFallbackKeys(String... fallbackKeys)

Creates a new config option, using this option's key and default value, and adding the given fallback keys.

When obtaining a value from the configuration via Configuration.getValue(ConfigOption), the fallback keys will be checked in the order provided to this method. The first key for which a value is found will be used - that value will be returned.

Parameters:

fallbackKeys - The fallback keys, in the order in which they should be checked.

Returns:

A new config options, with the given fallback keys.

withDeprecatedKeys

public ConfigOption<T> withDeprecatedKeys(String... deprecatedKeys)

Creates a new config option, using this option's key and default value, and adding the given deprecated keys.

When obtaining a value from the configuration via Configuration.getValue(ConfigOption), the deprecated keys will be checked in the order provided to this method. The first key for which a value is found will be used - that value will be returned.

Parameters:

deprecatedKeys - The deprecated keys, in the order in which they should be checked.

Returns:

A new config options, with the given deprecated keys.

withDescription

public ConfigOption<T> withDescription(String description)

Creates a new config option, using this option's key and default value, and adding the given description. The given description is used when generation the configuration documentation.

Parameters:

description - The description for this option.

Returns:

A new config option, with given description.

withDescription

public ConfigOption<T> withDescription(Description description)

Creates a new config option, using this option's key and default value, and adding the given description. The given description is used when generation the configuration documentation.

Parameters:

description - The description for this option.

Returns:

A new config option, with given description.

key

public String key()

Gets the configuration key.

Returns:

The configuration key

hasDefaultValue

public boolean hasDefaultValue()

Checks if this option has a default value.

Returns:

True if it has a default value, false if not.

defaultValue

public T defaultValue()

Returns the default value, or null, if there is no default value.

Returns:

The default value, or null.

hasDeprecatedKeys

@Deprecated
public boolean hasDeprecatedKeys()

Deprecated. Replaced by hasFallbackKeys()

Checks whether this option has deprecated keys.

Returns:

True if the option has deprecated keys, false if not.

deprecatedKeys

@Deprecated
public Iterable<String> deprecatedKeys()

Deprecated. Replaced by fallbackKeys()

Gets the deprecated keys, in the order to be checked.

Returns:

The option's deprecated keys.

hasFallbackKeys

public boolean hasFallbackKeys()

Checks whether this option has fallback keys.

Returns:

True if the option has fallback keys, false if not.

fallbackKeys

public Iterable<FallbackKey> fallbackKeys()

Gets the fallback keys, in the order to be checked.

Returns:

The option's fallback keys.

description

public Description description()

Returns the description of this option.

Returns:

The option's description.

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object