/*
** Caramel - Core Java Toolbox
** Copyright (c) 2001, 2002, 2003 by Gerald Bauer
**
** This program is free software.
**
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** General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation.
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** the file LICENSE, as well as License.html. If the license is not
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**
** THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS-IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
** NOT EVEN THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY. THE AUTHOR
** OF THIS SOFTWARE, ASSUMES _NO_ RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY
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**
*/

package caramel.util;

import java.util.*;

public class PropertyUtils
{
   public static List createSortedPropertyList( Map map )
   {
      ArrayList list = new ArrayList();

      Iterator it = map.entrySet().iterator();
      while( it.hasNext() )
      {
         Map.Entry entry = ( Map.Entry ) it.next();

         list.add( new Property( entry.getKey().toString(), entry.getValue().toString() ) );
      }

      // sort list
      Collections.sort( list, new PropertyComparator() );

      return list;
   }
}