snaq.util.jclap

Class EnumeratedStringOption

java.lang.Object

snaq.util.jclap.Option<E>

snaq.util.jclap.EnumeratedOption<String>

snaq.util.jclap.EnumeratedStringOption

public final class EnumeratedStringOption
extends EnumeratedOption<String>

Implementation of an Option with value restricted to a specified enumeration of type String.

Author:

Giles Winstanley

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class snaq.util.jclap.EnumeratedOption

allowedValues

Fields inherited from class snaq.util.jclap.Option

bundle, ILLEGAL_SN_CHARS, locale, MAX_COUNT_LIMIT, MIN_COUNT_LIMIT, values

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
EnumeratedStringOption(String shortName, String longName, String description, boolean mandatory, boolean allowMany, Collection<String> allowedValues, boolean ignoreCase) Creates a new EnumeratedStringOption instance.
EnumeratedStringOption(String shortName, String longName, String description, int minCount, int maxCount, Collection<String> allowedValues, boolean ignoreCase) Creates a new EnumeratedStringOption instance.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getAllowedValuesString() Returns the default version of the string denoting the values that can be assigned to this option ()
Class<String>	getType() Returns the class type of value this option can take.
protected String	parseValue(String arg) Parses the argument string for an option value.

Methods inherited from class snaq.util.jclap.EnumeratedOption

getAllowedValues, getAllowedValuesString, getAllowedValuesString, isValueValid, toString

Methods inherited from class snaq.util.jclap.Option

addValue, equals, getDescription, getLongName, getMaxCount, getMinCount, getShortName, getUsageTypeString, getValues, hashCode, isAllowMany, isHidden, isMandatory, requiresValue, setHidden, setMinMaxCounts

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

EnumeratedStringOption

public EnumeratedStringOption(String shortName,
                              String longName,
                              String description,
                              int minCount,
                              int maxCount,
                              Collection<String> allowedValues,
                              boolean ignoreCase)

Creates a new EnumeratedStringOption instance.

Parameters:

shortName - short name of the option (e.g. -t)

longName - long name of the option (e.g. --type)

description - helpful description of the option (printed for usage message)

minCount - minimum number of occurrences required for this option

maxCount - maximum number of occurrences required for this option

allowedValues - collection of possible values this option can take

ignoreCase - whether to ignore the case in string evaluations

EnumeratedStringOption

public EnumeratedStringOption(String shortName,
                              String longName,
                              String description,
                              boolean mandatory,
                              boolean allowMany,
                              Collection<String> allowedValues,
                              boolean ignoreCase)

Creates a new EnumeratedStringOption instance.

Parameters:

shortName - short name of the option (e.g. -t)

longName - long name of the option (e.g. --type)

description - helpful description of the option (printed for usage message)

mandatory - whether this option must be specified

allowMany - whether this option can take more than one value (i.e. be specified more than once)

allowedValues - collection of possible values this option can take

ignoreCase - whether to ignore the case in string evaluations

Method Detail

parseValue

protected String parseValue(String arg)
                     throws OptionException

Parses the argument string for an option value.

Specified by:

parseValue in class Option<String>

Parameters:

arg - string argument from which a value is to be parsed

Returns:

Value of the parsed argument string

Throws:

OptionException - if a problem occurs while parsing the argument string

getType

public Class<String> getType()

Description copied from class: Option

Returns the class type of value this option can take.

Specified by:

getType in class Option<String>

Returns:

Class instance

getAllowedValuesString

public String getAllowedValuesString()

Returns the default version of the string denoting the values that can be assigned to this option ()

Overrides:

getAllowedValuesString in class EnumeratedOption<String>

Returns:

The default version of the string denoting the values that can be assigned to this option.