protected void modified(Map<?, ?> properties) {
        if (properties instanceof Dictionary) {
            processConfig((Dictionary<?, ?>) properties);
        } else {
            Dictionary<?, ?> newconfig = new Hashtable<Object, Object>(properties);
            processConfig(newconfig);
        }
    }
protected void modified ( Map < ? , ? > properties ) { if ( properties instanceof Dictionary ) { processConfig ( ( Dictionary < ? , ? > ) properties ) ; } else { Dictionary < ? , ? > newconfig = new Hashtable < Object , Object > ( properties ) ; processConfig ( newconfig ) ; } }
DS method for runtime updates to configuration without stopping and
restarting the component.

@param properties