jcmdline

Interface CmdLineParser

All Known Implementing Classes:

PosixCmdLineParser

public interface CmdLineParser

Interface desribing the API used between the CmdLineHandler and its command line parser.

Implementations of this interface are intended to be passed to the constructor of a CmdLineHandler, which will then use the implementation to parse the command line to its composite elements.

Information on using CmdLineParsers can be found in the jcmdline User Guide.

Version:

jcmdline Rel. @VERSION@ $Id: CmdLineParser.java,v 1.2 2002/12/07 14:22:06 lglawrence Exp $

Author:

Lynne Lawrence

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
UsageFormatter	getUsageFormatter() Gets a usage formatter suitable for this CmdLineParser's format.
void	parse(String[] clargs, Map<String,Parameter<?>> opts, List<Parameter<?>> args) Parses the passed command line arguments into sets of options and arguments.
void	setUsageFormatter(UsageFormatter usageFormatter) Sets a usage formatter suitable for this CmdLineParser's format.

Method Detail

getUsageFormatter

UsageFormatter getUsageFormatter()

Gets a usage formatter suitable for this CmdLineParser's format.

Returns:

a usage formatter suitable for this CmdLineParser's format

See Also:

setUsageFormatter()

parse

void parse(String[] clargs,
           Map<String,Parameter<?>> opts,
           List<Parameter<?>> args)
    throws CmdLineException

Parses the passed command line arguments into sets of options and arguments. Following a call to this method, the appropriate values of the parameters and options will be set.

Parameters:

clargs - the command line arguments

opts - the expected command line options

args - the expected command line arguments (what is left on the command line after the options have been processed.

Throws:

CmdLineException - if the clargs fail to parse properly into the expected options and arguments.

setUsageFormatter

void setUsageFormatter(UsageFormatter usageFormatter)

Sets a usage formatter suitable for this CmdLineParser's format.

Parameters:

usageFormatter - a usage formatter suitable for this CmdLineParser's format

See Also:

getUsageFormatter()