Package org.apache.commons.cli

Class GnuParser

java.lang.Object

org.apache.commons.cli.Parser

org.apache.commons.cli.GnuParser

All Implemented Interfaces:

CommandLineParser

@Deprecated
public class GnuParser
extends Parser

Deprecated.

since 1.3, use the DefaultParser instead

The class GnuParser provides an implementation of the flatten method.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.commons.cli.Parser

cmd

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
GnuParser()	Deprecated.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected String[]	flatten(Options options, String[] arguments, boolean stopAtNonOption)	Deprecated. This flatten method does so using the following rules: If an Option exists for the first character of the arguments entry AND an Option does not exist for the whole argument then add the first character as an option to the processed tokens list e.g.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.cli.Parser

checkRequiredOptions, getOptions, getRequiredOptions, parse, parse, parse, parse, processArgs, processOption, processProperties, setOptions

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

GnuParser

public GnuParser()

Deprecated.

Method Details

flatten

protected String[] flatten(Options options,
 String[] arguments,
 boolean stopAtNonOption)

Deprecated.

This flatten method does so using the following rules:

1. If an Option exists for the first character of the arguments entry AND an Option does not exist for the whole argument then add the first character as an option to the processed tokens list e.g. "-D" and add the rest of the entry to the also.
2. Otherwise just add the token to the processed tokens list.

Specified by:

flatten in class Parser

Parameters:

options - The Options to parse the arguments by.

arguments - The arguments that have to be flattened.

stopAtNonOption - specifies whether to stop flattening when a non option has been encountered

Returns:

a String array of the flattened arguments