org.apache.axis.utils
Class CLOptionDescriptor

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.axis.utils.CLOptionDescriptor

public final class CLOptionDescriptor

extends java.lang.Object

Basic class describing an type of option. Typically, one creates a static array of CLOptionDescriptors, and passes it to CLArgsParser.CLArgsParser(String[], CLOptionDescriptor[]).

Since:

4.0

Field Summary

static int	ARGUMENT_DISALLOWED Flag to say this option does not take arguments
static int	ARGUMENT_OPTIONAL Flag to say that the argument is optional
static int	ARGUMENT_REQUIRED Flag to say that one argument is required
static int	ARGUMENTS_REQUIRED_2 Flag to say this option requires 2 arguments
static int	DUPLICATES_ALLOWED Flag to say this option may be repeated on the command line

Constructor Summary

CLOptionDescriptor(java.lang.String name, int flags, int id, java.lang.String description)
Constructor.

CLOptionDescriptor(java.lang.String name, int flags, int id, java.lang.String description, int[] incompatable)
Constructor.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getDescription() Retrieve textual description.
int	getFlags() Retrieve flags about option.
int	getId() Retrieve the id for option.
java.lang.String	getName() Retrieve name of option which is also text for long option.
java.lang.String	toString() Convert to String.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

ARGUMENT_REQUIRED

public static final int ARGUMENT_REQUIRED

Flag to say that one argument is required

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Constant Field Values

ARGUMENT_OPTIONAL

public static final int ARGUMENT_OPTIONAL

Flag to say that the argument is optional

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Constant Field Values

ARGUMENT_DISALLOWED

public static final int ARGUMENT_DISALLOWED

Flag to say this option does not take arguments

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ARGUMENTS_REQUIRED_2

public static final int ARGUMENTS_REQUIRED_2

Flag to say this option requires 2 arguments

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DUPLICATES_ALLOWED

public static final int DUPLICATES_ALLOWED

Flag to say this option may be repeated on the command line

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Constructor Detail

CLOptionDescriptor

public CLOptionDescriptor(java.lang.String name,
                          int flags,
                          int id,
                          java.lang.String description)

Constructor.

Parameters:

name - the name/long option

flags - the flags

id - the id/character option

description - description of option usage

CLOptionDescriptor

public CLOptionDescriptor(java.lang.String name,
                          int flags,
                          int id,
                          java.lang.String description,
                          int[] incompatable)

Constructor.

Parameters:

name - the name/long option

flags - the flags

id - the id/character option

description - description of option usage

Method Detail

getDescription

public final java.lang.String getDescription()

Retrieve textual description.

Returns:

the description

getFlags

public final int getFlags()

Retrieve flags about option. Flags include details such as whether it allows parameters etc.

Returns:

the flags

getId

public final int getId()

Retrieve the id for option. The id is also the character if using single character options.

Returns:

the id

getName

public final java.lang.String getName()

Retrieve name of option which is also text for long option.

Returns:

name/long option

toString

public final java.lang.String toString()

Convert to String.

Returns:

the converted value to string.