src/main/java/org/jboss/util/xml/catalog/CatalogManager.java
private boolean queryPreferPublic () {
    String prefer = System.getProperty(pPrefer);

    if (prefer == null) {
      if (resources==null) readProperties();
      if (resources==null) return defaultPreferPublic;
      try {
	prefer = resources.getString("prefer");
      } catch (MissingResourceException e) {
	return defaultPreferPublic;
      }
    }

    if (prefer == null) {
      return defaultPreferPublic;
    }

    return (prefer.equalsIgnoreCase("public"));
  }
private boolean queryPreferPublic () {
    String prefer = System.getProperty(pPrefer);

    if (prefer == null) {
      if (resources==null) readProperties();
      if (resources==null) return defaultPreferPublic;
      try {
	prefer = resources.getString("prefer");
      } catch (MissingResourceException e) {
	return defaultPreferPublic;
      }
    }

    if (prefer == null) {
      return defaultPreferPublic;
    }

    return (prefer.equalsIgnoreCase("public"));
  }
Obtain the preferPublic setting from the properties.

<p>In the properties, a value of 'public' is true,
anything else is false.</p>

@return True if prefer is public or the
defaultPreferSetting.