org.freehep.util.argv
Class MultiStringOption

java.lang.Object
  org.freehep.util.argv.MultiStringOption

All Implemented Interfaces:

Option

public class MultiStringOption
extends Object
implements Option

A Multiple String option for use with ArgumentParser. This allows for multiple occurences of this option with a string (typically -I for compilers). The result is a List of Strings.

Version:

$Id: MultiStringOption.java 10640 2007-03-21 21:58:27Z duns $

Author:

Mark Donszelmann

Constructor Summary

MultiStringOption(String flag, String name, String description)

MultiStringOption(String flag, String shortCut, String name, String description)

Method Summary

String	getOption() Must return the flag and parameters of this option.
String	getUsage() Must return a description of the usage of this option.
List	getValue()
int	parse(List values) Must check whether values begins with this option.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

MultiStringOption

public MultiStringOption(String flag,
                         String name,
                         String description)

MultiStringOption

public MultiStringOption(String flag,
                         String shortCut,
                         String name,
                         String description)

Method Detail

getValue

public List getValue()

parse

public int parse(List values)
          throws MissingArgumentException

Description copied from interface: Option

Must check whether values begins with this option. If it does, this method must return number of arguments belonging to this option. Otherwise, it must return 0. ArgumentParser.parse( values ) will invoke this method once for each possible starting position of this option in values.

Specified by:

parse in interface Option

Throws:

MissingArgumentException

getOption

public String getOption()

Description copied from interface: Option

Must return the flag and parameters of this option.

Specified by:

getOption in interface Option

getUsage

public String getUsage()

Description copied from interface: Option

Must return a description of the usage of this option.

Specified by:

getUsage in interface Option