DotenvBuilder (dotenv-java 2.3.2 API)

java.lang.Object
- io.github.cdimascio.dotenv.DotenvBuilder

```
public class DotenvBuilder
extends Object
```
Builds and loads and Dotenv instance.

See Also:

Dotenv.configure()

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

DotenvBuilder()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`DotenvBuilder`	`directory(String path)`	Sets the directory containing the .env file.
`DotenvBuilder`	`filename(String name)`	Sets the name of the .env file.
`DotenvBuilder`	`ignoreIfMalformed()`	Does not throw an exception when .env is malformed.
`DotenvBuilder`	`ignoreIfMissing()`	Does not throw an exception when .env is missing.
`Dotenv`	`load()`	Load the contents of .env into the virtual environment.
`DotenvBuilder`	`systemProperties()`	Sets each environment variable as system properties.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - DotenvBuilder
```
public DotenvBuilder()
```
- Method Detail
  - directory
```
public DotenvBuilder directory(String path)
```
    Sets the directory containing the .env file.
    
    Parameters:
    
    path - the directory containing the .env file
    
    Returns:
    
    this DotenvBuilder
  - filename
```
public DotenvBuilder filename(String name)
```
    Sets the name of the .env file. The default is .env.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the filename
    
    Returns:
    
    this DotenvBuilder
  - ignoreIfMissing
```
public DotenvBuilder ignoreIfMissing()
```
    Does not throw an exception when .env is missing.
    
    Returns:
    
    this DotenvBuilder
  - ignoreIfMalformed
```
public DotenvBuilder ignoreIfMalformed()
```
    Does not throw an exception when .env is malformed.
    
    Returns:
    
    this DotenvBuilder
  - systemProperties
```
public DotenvBuilder systemProperties()
```
    Sets each environment variable as system properties.
    
    Returns:
    
    this DotenvBuilder
  - load
```
public Dotenv load()
            throws DotenvException
```
    Load the contents of .env into the virtual environment.
    
    Returns:
    
    a new Dotenv instance
    
    Throws:
    
    DotenvException - when an error occurs