public Object getValueByKey(final IScopeContext context, final String key)
{
// ignore context for now; will be used when we have project overrides
try
{
final Severity severity = getSeverity(key);
return severity.toString();
} catch (final IllegalArgumentException e)
{
// getIdByKey will throw this exception if key is not a valid
// severity key. Ignore the exception here and fall-through
}