code: private String getProperty(String name) {
  	if (properties != null) {
  	    String value = properties.get(name);
  	    if (value != null) return value;
  
  	    Iterator<Entry<String, String>> it = properties.entrySet().iterator();
  	    Entry<String, String> e;
  	    while (it.hasNext()) {
  		e = it.next();
  		if (name.equalsIgnoreCase(e.getKey())) return e.getValue();
  	    }
  	}
  	return null;
      }
docs: /*
  public int getMxb() { return Caster.toIntValue(properties.get("mxb"),DEFAULT_MXB); }
  
  public double getMxt() { return Caster.toDoubleValue(properties.get("mxt"),DEFAULT_MXT); }