org.apache.commons.cli.avalon

Class CLOption

java.lang.Object

org.apache.commons.cli.avalon.CLOption

public final class CLOption
extends Object

Basic class describing an instance of option.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static int	TEXT_ARGUMENT Value of CLOptionDescriptor.getId() when the option is a text argument.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
CLOption(CLOptionDescriptor descriptor) Constructor taking an descriptor
CLOption(String argument) Constructor taking argument for option.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addArgument(String argument) Mutator of Argument property.
String	getArgument() Retrieve argument to option if it takes arguments.
String	getArgument(int index) Retrieve indexed argument to option if it takes arguments.
int	getArgumentCount() Get number of arguments.
CLOptionDescriptor	getDescriptor()
String	toString() Convert to String.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

TEXT_ARGUMENT

public static final int TEXT_ARGUMENT

Value of CLOptionDescriptor.getId() when the option is a text argument.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

CLOption

public CLOption(CLOptionDescriptor descriptor)

Constructor taking an descriptor

Parameters:

descriptor - the descriptor iff null, will default to a "text argument" descriptor.

CLOption

public CLOption(String argument)

Constructor taking argument for option.

Parameters:

argument - the argument

Method Detail

getArgument

public final String getArgument()

Retrieve argument to option if it takes arguments.

Returns:

the (first) argument

getArgument

public final String getArgument(int index)

Retrieve indexed argument to option if it takes arguments.

Parameters:

index - The argument index, from 0 to getArgumentCount()-1.

Returns:

the argument

getDescriptor

public final CLOptionDescriptor getDescriptor()

addArgument

public final void addArgument(String argument)

Mutator of Argument property.

Parameters:

argument - the argument

getArgumentCount

public final int getArgumentCount()

Get number of arguments.

Returns:

the number of arguments

toString

public final String toString()

Convert to String.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

the string value