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018package org.apache.commons.cli;
019
020import static org.apache.commons.cli.Util.EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY;
021
022import java.io.Serializable;
023import java.util.ArrayList;
024import java.util.List;
025import java.util.Objects;
026
027/**
028 * Describes a single command-line option. It maintains information regarding the short-name of the option, the long-name, if any exists, a flag indicating if
029 * an argument is required for this option, and a self-documenting description of the option.
030 * <p>
031 * An Option is not created independently, but is created through an instance of {@link Options}. An Option is required to have at least a short or a long-name.
032 * </p>
033 * <p>
034 * <b>Note:</b> once an {@link Option} has been added to an instance of {@link Options}, its required flag cannot be changed.
035 * </p>
036 *
037 * @see org.apache.commons.cli.Options
038 * @see org.apache.commons.cli.CommandLine
039 */
040public class Option implements Cloneable, Serializable {
041
042    /**
043     * Builds {@code Option} instances using descriptive methods.
044     * <p>
045     * Example usage:
046     * </p>
047     *
048     * <pre>
049     * Option option = Option.builder("a").required(true).longOpt("arg-name").build();
050     * </pre>
051     *
052     * @since 1.3
053     */
054    public static final class Builder {
055
056        /** The default type. */
057        private static final Class<String> DEFAULT_TYPE = String.class;
058
059        /**
060         * Returns the input Class or the default type (String) if null.
061         *
062         * @param type the candidate Class.
063         * @return the input Class or the default type (String) if null.
064         */
065        private static Class<?> toType(final Class<?> type) {
066            return type != null ? type : DEFAULT_TYPE;
067        }
068
069        /** The number of argument values this option can have. */
070        private int argCount = UNINITIALIZED;
071
072        /** The name of the argument for this option. */
073        private String argName;
074
075        /** The converter to convert to type. **/
076        private Converter<?, ?> converter;
077
078        /** Specifies whether this option is deprecated. */
079        private DeprecatedAttributes deprecated;
080
081        /** Description of the option. */
082        private String description;
083
084        /** The long representation of the option. */
085        private String longOption;
086
087        /** The name of the option. */
088        private String option;
089
090        /** Specifies whether the argument value of this Option is optional. */
091        private boolean optionalArg;
092
093        /** Specifies whether this option is required to be present. */
094        private boolean required;
095
096        /** The type of this Option. */
097        private Class<?> type = DEFAULT_TYPE;
098
099        /** The character that is the value separator. */
100        private char valueSeparator;
101
102        /**
103         * Constructs a new {@code Builder} with the minimum required parameters for an {@code Option} instance.
104         *
105         * @param option short representation of the option.
106         * @throws IllegalArgumentException if there are any non valid Option characters in {@code opt}.
107         */
108        private Builder(final String option) throws IllegalArgumentException {
109            option(option);
110        }
111
112        /**
113         * Sets the display name for the argument value.
114         *
115         * @param argName the display name for the argument value.
116         * @return this builder, to allow method chaining.
117         */
118        public Builder argName(final String argName) {
119            this.argName = argName;
120            return this;
121        }
122
123        /**
124         * Constructs an Option with the values declared by this {@link Builder}.
125         *
126         * @return the new {@link Option}.
127         * @throws IllegalArgumentException if neither {@code opt} or {@code longOpt} has been set.
128         */
129        public Option build() {
130            if (option == null && longOption == null) {
131                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Either opt or longOpt must be specified");
132            }
133            return new Option(this);
134        }
135
136        /**
137         * Sets the converter for the option.
138         *
139         * <p>
140         * Note: see {@link TypeHandler} for serialization discussion.
141         * </p>
142         *
143         * @param converter the Converter to use.
144         * @return this builder, to allow method chaining.
145         * @since 1.7.0
146         */
147        public Builder converter(final Converter<?, ?> converter) {
148            this.converter = converter;
149            return this;
150        }
151
152        /**
153         * Marks this Option as deprecated.
154         *
155         * @return this builder.
156         * @since 1.7.0
157         */
158        public Builder deprecated() {
159            return deprecated(DeprecatedAttributes.DEFAULT);
160        }
161
162        /**
163         * Sets whether the Option is deprecated.
164         *
165         * @param deprecated specifies whether the Option is deprecated.
166         * @return this builder.
167         * @since 1.7.0
168         */
169        public Builder deprecated(final DeprecatedAttributes deprecated) {
170            this.deprecated = deprecated;
171            return this;
172        }
173
174        /**
175         * Sets the description for this option.
176         *
177         * @param description the description of the option.
178         * @return this builder, to allow method chaining.
179         */
180        public Builder desc(final String description) {
181            this.description = description;
182            return this;
183        }
184
185        /**
186         * Tests whether the Option will require an argument.
187         *
188         * @return this builder, to allow method chaining.
189         */
190        public Builder hasArg() {
191            return hasArg(true);
192        }
193
194        /**
195         * Tests whether the Option has an argument or not.
196         *
197         * @param hasArg specifies whether the Option takes an argument or not.
198         * @return this builder, to allow method chaining.
199         */
200        public Builder hasArg(final boolean hasArg) {
201            // set to UNINITIALIZED when no arg is specified to be compatible with OptionBuilder
202            argCount = hasArg ? 1 : Option.UNINITIALIZED;
203            return this;
204        }
205
206        /**
207         * Tests whether the Option can have unlimited argument values.
208         *
209         * @return this builder.
210         */
211        public Builder hasArgs() {
212            argCount = Option.UNLIMITED_VALUES;
213            return this;
214        }
215
216        /**
217         * Sets the long name of the Option.
218         *
219         * @param longOpt the long name of the Option
220         * @return this builder.
221         */
222        public Builder longOpt(final String longOpt) {
223            this.longOption = longOpt;
224            return this;
225        }
226
227        /**
228         * Sets the number of argument values the Option can take.
229         *
230         * @param argCount the number of argument values
231         * @return this builder.
232         */
233        public Builder numberOfArgs(final int argCount) {
234            this.argCount = argCount;
235            return this;
236        }
237
238        /**
239         * Sets the name of the Option.
240         *
241         * @param option the name of the Option.
242         * @return this builder.
243         * @throws IllegalArgumentException if there are any non valid Option characters in {@code opt}.
244         * @since 1.5.0
245         */
246        public Builder option(final String option) throws IllegalArgumentException {
247            this.option = OptionValidator.validate(option);
248            return this;
249        }
250
251        /**
252         * Sets whether the Option can have an optional argument.
253         *
254         * @param optionalArg specifies whether the Option can have an optional argument.
255         * @return this builder.
256         */
257        public Builder optionalArg(final boolean optionalArg) {
258            if (optionalArg && this.argCount == UNINITIALIZED) {
259                this.argCount = 1;
260            }
261            this.optionalArg = optionalArg;
262            return this;
263        }
264
265        /**
266         * Marks this Option as required.
267         *
268         * @return this builder.
269         */
270        public Builder required() {
271            return required(true);
272        }
273
274        /**
275         * Sets whether the Option is required.
276         *
277         * @param required specifies whether the Option is required.
278         * @return this builder.
279         */
280        public Builder required(final boolean required) {
281            this.required = required;
282            return this;
283        }
284
285        /**
286         * Sets the type of the Option.
287         *
288         * @param type the type of the Option.
289         * @return this builder.
290         */
291        public Builder type(final Class<?> type) {
292            this.type = toType(type);
293            return this;
294        }
295
296        /**
297         * The Option will use '=' as a means to separate argument value.
298         *
299         * @return this builder.
300         */
301        public Builder valueSeparator() {
302            return valueSeparator(Char.EQUAL);
303        }
304
305        /**
306         * The Option will use {@code sep} as a means to separate argument values.
307         * <p>
308         * <b>Example:</b>
309         * </p>
310         *
311         * <pre>
312         * Option opt = Option.builder("D").hasArgs().valueSeparator('=').build();
313         * Options options = new Options();
314         * options.addOption(opt);
315         * String[] args = { "-Dkey=value" };
316         * CommandLineParser parser = new DefaultParser();
317         * CommandLine line = parser.parse(options, args);
318         * String propertyName = line.getOptionValues("D")[0]; // will be "key"
319         * String propertyValue = line.getOptionValues("D")[1]; // will be "value"
320         * </pre>
321         *
322         * @param valueSeparator The value separator.
323         * @return this builder.
324         */
325        public Builder valueSeparator(final char valueSeparator) {
326            this.valueSeparator = valueSeparator;
327            return this;
328        }
329
330    }
331
332    /** Empty array. */
333    static final Option[] EMPTY_ARRAY = {};
334
335    /** The serial version UID. */
336    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
337
338    /** Specifies the number of argument values has not been specified. */
339    public static final int UNINITIALIZED = -1;
340
341    /** Specifies the number of argument values is infinite. */
342    public static final int UNLIMITED_VALUES = -2;
343
344    /**
345     * Returns a {@link Builder} to create an {@link Option} using descriptive methods.
346     *
347     * @return a new {@link Builder} instance.
348     * @since 1.3
349     */
350    public static Builder builder() {
351        return builder(null);
352    }
353
354    /**
355     * Returns a {@link Builder} to create an {@link Option} using descriptive methods.
356     *
357     * @param option short representation of the option.
358     * @return a new {@link Builder} instance.
359     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if there are any non valid Option characters in {@code opt}.
360     * @since 1.3
361     */
362    public static Builder builder(final String option) {
363        return new Builder(option);
364    }
365
366    /** The number of argument values this option can have. */
367    private int argCount = UNINITIALIZED;
368
369    /** The name of the argument for this option. */
370    private String argName;
371
372    /** The explicit converter for this option. May be null. */
373    private transient Converter<?, ?> converter;
374
375    /**
376     * Specifies whether this option is deprecated, may be null.
377     * <p>
378     * If you want to serialize this field, use a serialization proxy.
379     * </p>
380     */
381    private final transient DeprecatedAttributes deprecated;
382
383    /** Description of the option. */
384    private String description;
385
386    /** The long representation of the option. */
387    private String longOption;
388
389    /** The name of the option. */
390    private final String option;
391
392    /** Specifies whether the argument value of this Option is optional. */
393    private boolean optionalArg;
394
395    /** Specifies whether this option is required to be present. */
396    private boolean required;
397
398    /** The type of this Option. */
399    private Class<?> type = String.class;
400
401    /** The list of argument values. **/
402    private List<String> values = new ArrayList<>();
403
404    /** The character that is the value separator. */
405    private char valuesep;
406
407    /**
408     * Private constructor used by the nested Builder class.
409     *
410     * @param builder builder used to create this option.
411     */
412    private Option(final Builder builder) {
413        this.argName = builder.argName;
414        this.description = builder.description;
415        this.longOption = builder.longOption;
416        this.argCount = builder.argCount;
417        this.option = builder.option;
418        this.optionalArg = builder.optionalArg;
419        this.deprecated = builder.deprecated;
420        this.required = builder.required;
421        this.type = builder.type;
422        this.valuesep = builder.valueSeparator;
423        this.converter = builder.converter;
424    }
425
426    /**
427     * Creates an Option using the specified parameters.
428     *
429     * @param option      short representation of the option.
430     * @param hasArg      specifies whether the Option takes an argument or not.
431     * @param description describes the function of the option.
432     *
433     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if there are any non valid Option characters in {@code opt}.
434     */
435    public Option(final String option, final boolean hasArg, final String description) throws IllegalArgumentException {
436        this(option, null, hasArg, description);
437    }
438
439    /**
440     * Creates an Option using the specified parameters. The option does not take an argument.
441     *
442     * @param option      short representation of the option.
443     * @param description describes the function of the option.
444     *
445     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if there are any non valid Option characters in {@code opt}.
446     */
447    public Option(final String option, final String description) throws IllegalArgumentException {
448        this(option, null, false, description);
449    }
450
451    /**
452     * Creates an Option using the specified parameters.
453     *
454     * @param option      short representation of the option.
455     * @param longOption  the long representation of the option.
456     * @param hasArg      specifies whether the Option takes an argument or not.
457     * @param description describes the function of the option.
458     *
459     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if there are any non valid Option characters in {@code opt}.
460     */
461    public Option(final String option, final String longOption, final boolean hasArg, final String description) throws IllegalArgumentException {
462        // ensure that the option is valid
463        this.deprecated = null;
464        this.option = OptionValidator.validate(option);
465        this.longOption = longOption;
466        // if hasArg is set then the number of arguments is 1
467        if (hasArg) {
468            this.argCount = 1;
469        }
470        this.description = description;
471    }
472
473    /**
474     * Tests whether the option can accept more arguments.
475     *
476     * @return false if the maximum number of arguments is reached.
477     * @since 1.3
478     */
479    boolean acceptsArg() {
480        return (hasArg() || hasArgs() || hasOptionalArg()) && (argCount <= 0 || values.size() < argCount);
481    }
482
483    /**
484     * Adds the value to this Option. If the number of arguments is greater than zero and there is enough space in the list then add the value. Otherwise, throw
485     * a runtime exception.
486     *
487     * @param value The value to be added to this Option.
488     */
489    private void add(final String value) {
490        if (!acceptsArg()) {
491            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot add value, list full.");
492        }
493        // store value
494        values.add(value);
495    }
496
497    /**
498     * This method is not intended to be used. It was a piece of internal API that was made public in 1.0. It currently throws an UnsupportedOperationException.
499     *
500     * @param value the value to add.
501     * @return always throws an {@link UnsupportedOperationException}.
502     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException always.
503     * @deprecated Unused.
504     */
505    @Deprecated
506    public boolean addValue(final String value) {
507        throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
508                "The addValue method is not intended for client use. Subclasses should use the processValue method instead.");
509    }
510
511    /**
512     * Clears the Option values. After a parse is complete, these are left with data in them and they need clearing if another parse is done.
513     *
514     * See: <a href="https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLI-71">CLI-71</a>
515     */
516    void clearValues() {
517        values.clear();
518    }
519
520    /**
521     * A rather odd clone method - due to incorrect code in 1.0 it is public and in 1.1 rather than throwing a CloneNotSupportedException it throws a
522     * RuntimeException so as to maintain backwards compatible at the API level.
523     *
524     * After calling this method, it is very likely you will want to call clearValues().
525     *
526     * @return a clone of this Option instance.
527     * @throws RuntimeException if a {@link CloneNotSupportedException} has been thrown by {@code super.clone()}.
528     */
529    @Override
530    public Object clone() {
531        try {
532            final Option option = (Option) super.clone();
533            option.values = new ArrayList<>(values);
534            return option;
535        } catch (final CloneNotSupportedException e) {
536            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(e.getMessage(), e);
537        }
538    }
539
540    @Override
541    public boolean equals(final Object obj) {
542        if (this == obj) {
543            return true;
544        }
545        if (!(obj instanceof Option)) {
546            return false;
547        }
548        final Option other = (Option) obj;
549        return Objects.equals(longOption, other.longOption) && Objects.equals(option, other.option);
550    }
551
552    /**
553     * Gets the display name for the argument value.
554     *
555     * @return the display name for the argument value.
556     */
557    public String getArgName() {
558        return argName;
559    }
560
561    /**
562     * Gets the number of argument values this Option can take.
563     *
564     * <p>
565     * A value equal to the constant {@link #UNINITIALIZED} (= -1) indicates the number of arguments has not been specified. A value equal to the constant
566     * {@link #UNLIMITED_VALUES} (= -2) indicates that this options takes an unlimited amount of values.
567     * </p>
568     *
569     * @return num the number of argument values.
570     * @see #UNINITIALIZED
571     * @see #UNLIMITED_VALUES
572     */
573    public int getArgs() {
574        return argCount;
575    }
576
577    /**
578     * Gets the value to type converter.
579     *
580     * @return the value to type converter.
581     * @since 1.7.0
582     */
583    public Converter<?, ?> getConverter() {
584        return converter == null ? TypeHandler.getDefault().getConverter(type) : converter;
585    }
586
587    /**
588     * Gets deprecated attributes if any.
589     *
590     * @return boolean deprecated attributes or null.
591     * @since 1.7.0
592     */
593    public DeprecatedAttributes getDeprecated() {
594        return deprecated;
595    }
596
597    /**
598     * Gets the self-documenting description of this Option.
599     *
600     * @return The string description of this option.
601     */
602    public String getDescription() {
603        return description;
604    }
605
606    /**
607     * Gets the id of this Option. This is only set when the Option shortOpt is a single character. This is used for switch statements.
608     *
609     * @return the id of this Option.
610     */
611    public int getId() {
612        return getKey().charAt(0);
613    }
614
615    /**
616     * Gets the 'unique' Option identifier. This is the option value if set or the long value if the options value is not set.
617     *
618     * @return the 'unique' Option identifier.
619     * @since 1.7.0
620     */
621    public String getKey() {
622        // if 'opt' is null, then it is a 'long' option
623        return option == null ? longOption : option;
624    }
625
626    /**
627     * Gets the long name of this Option.
628     *
629     * @return Long name of this option, or null, if there is no long name.
630     */
631    public String getLongOpt() {
632        return longOption;
633    }
634
635    /**
636     * Gets the name of this Option.
637     *
638     * It is this String which can be used with {@link CommandLine#hasOption(String opt)} and {@link CommandLine#getOptionValue(String opt)} to check for
639     * existence and argument.
640     *
641     * @return The name of this option.
642     */
643    public String getOpt() {
644        return option;
645    }
646
647    /**
648     * Gets the type of this Option.
649     *
650     * @return The type of this option.
651     */
652    public Object getType() {
653        return type;
654    }
655
656    /**
657     * Gets the specified value of this Option or {@code null} if there is no value.
658     *
659     * @return the value/first value of this Option or {@code null} if there is no value.
660     */
661    public String getValue() {
662        return hasNoValues() ? null : values.get(0);
663    }
664
665    /**
666     * Gets the specified value of this Option or {@code null} if there is no value.
667     *
668     * @param index The index of the value to be returned.
669     *
670     * @return the specified value of this Option or {@code null} if there is no value.
671     *
672     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if index is less than 1 or greater than the number of the values for this Option.
673     */
674    public String getValue(final int index) throws IndexOutOfBoundsException {
675        return hasNoValues() ? null : values.get(index);
676    }
677
678    /**
679     * Gets the value/first value of this Option or the {@code defaultValue} if there is no value.
680     *
681     * @param defaultValue The value to be returned if there is no value.
682     *
683     * @return the value/first value of this Option or the {@code defaultValue} if there are no values.
684     */
685    public String getValue(final String defaultValue) {
686        final String value = getValue();
687
688        return value != null ? value : defaultValue;
689    }
690
691    /**
692     * Gets the values of this Option as a String array or null if there are no values.
693     *
694     * @return the values of this Option as a String array or null if there are no values.
695     */
696    public String[] getValues() {
697        return hasNoValues() ? null : values.toArray(EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY);
698    }
699
700    /**
701     * Gets the value separator character.
702     *
703     * @return the value separator character.
704     */
705    public char getValueSeparator() {
706        return valuesep;
707    }
708
709    /**
710     * Gets the values of this Option as a List or null if there are no values.
711     *
712     * @return the values of this Option as a List or null if there are no values.
713     */
714    public List<String> getValuesList() {
715        return values;
716    }
717
718    /**
719     * Tests whether this Option requires an argument.
720     *
721     * @return boolean flag indicating if an argument is required.
722     */
723    public boolean hasArg() {
724        return argCount > 0 || argCount == UNLIMITED_VALUES;
725    }
726
727    /**
728     * Tests whether the display name for the argument value has been set.
729     *
730     * @return if the display name for the argument value has been set.
731     */
732    public boolean hasArgName() {
733        return argName != null && !argName.isEmpty();
734    }
735
736    /**
737     * Tests whether this Option can take many values.
738     *
739     * @return boolean flag indicating if multiple values are allowed.
740     */
741    public boolean hasArgs() {
742        return argCount > 1 || argCount == UNLIMITED_VALUES;
743    }
744
745    @Override
746    public int hashCode() {
747        return Objects.hash(longOption, option);
748    }
749
750    /**
751     * Tests whether this Option has a long name.
752     *
753     * @return boolean flag indicating existence of a long name.
754     */
755    public boolean hasLongOpt() {
756        return longOption != null;
757    }
758
759    /**
760     * Tests whether this Option has any values.
761     *
762     * @return whether this Option has any values.
763     */
764    private boolean hasNoValues() {
765        return values.isEmpty();
766    }
767
768    /**
769     * Tests whether this Option can have an optional argument.
770     *
771     * @return whether this Option can have an optional argument.
772     */
773    public boolean hasOptionalArg() {
774        return optionalArg;
775    }
776
777    /**
778     * Tests whether this Option has specified a value separator.
779     *
780     * @return whether this Option has specified a value separator.
781     * @since 1.1
782     */
783    public boolean hasValueSeparator() {
784        return valuesep > 0;
785    }
786
787    /**
788     * Tests whether this Option is deprecated.
789     *
790     * @return boolean flag indicating whether this Option is deprecated.
791     * @since 1.7.0
792     */
793    public boolean isDeprecated() {
794        return deprecated != null;
795    }
796
797    /**
798     * Tests whether this Option is required.
799     *
800     * @return boolean flag indicating whether this Option is required.
801     */
802    public boolean isRequired() {
803        return required;
804    }
805
806    /**
807     * Processes the value. If this Option has a value separator the value will have to be parsed into individual tokens. When n-1 tokens have been processed
808     * and there are more value separators in the value, parsing is ceased and the remaining characters are added as a single token.
809     *
810     * @param value The String to be processed.
811     */
812    void processValue(final String value) {
813        if (argCount == UNINITIALIZED) {
814            throw new IllegalArgumentException("NO_ARGS_ALLOWED");
815        }
816        String add = value;
817        // this Option has a separator character
818        if (hasValueSeparator()) {
819            // get the separator character
820            final char sep = getValueSeparator();
821            // store the index for the value separator
822            int index = add.indexOf(sep);
823            // while there are more value separators
824            while (index != -1) {
825                // next value to be added
826                if (values.size() == argCount - 1) {
827                    break;
828                }
829                // store
830                add(add.substring(0, index));
831                // parse
832                add = add.substring(index + 1);
833                // get new index
834                index = add.indexOf(sep);
835            }
836        }
837        // store the actual value or the last value that has been parsed
838        add(add);
839    }
840
841    /**
842     * Tests whether the option requires more arguments to be valid.
843     *
844     * @return false if the option doesn't require more arguments.
845     */
846    boolean requiresArg() {
847        if (optionalArg) {
848            return false;
849        }
850        if (argCount == UNLIMITED_VALUES) {
851            return values.isEmpty();
852        }
853        return acceptsArg();
854    }
855
856    /**
857     * Sets the display name for the argument value.
858     *
859     * @param argName the display name for the argument value.
860     */
861    public void setArgName(final String argName) {
862        this.argName = argName;
863    }
864
865    /**
866     * Sets the number of argument values this Option can take.
867     *
868     * @param num the number of argument values.
869     */
870    public void setArgs(final int num) {
871        this.argCount = num;
872    }
873
874    /**
875     * Sets the value to type converter.
876     *
877     * @param converter The converter to convert the string value to the type.
878     * @since 1.7.0
879     */
880    public void setConverter(final Converter<?, ?> converter) {
881        this.converter = converter;
882    }
883
884    /**
885     * Sets the self-documenting description of this Option.
886     *
887     * @param description The description of this option.
888     * @since 1.1
889     */
890    public void setDescription(final String description) {
891        this.description = description;
892    }
893
894    /**
895     * Sets the long name of this Option.
896     *
897     * @param longOpt the long name of this Option.
898     */
899    public void setLongOpt(final String longOpt) {
900        this.longOption = longOpt;
901    }
902
903    /**
904     * Sets whether this Option can have an optional argument.
905     *
906     * @param optionalArg specifies whether the Option can have an optional argument.
907     */
908    public void setOptionalArg(final boolean optionalArg) {
909        this.optionalArg = optionalArg;
910    }
911
912    /**
913     * Sets whether this Option is mandatory.
914     *
915     * @param required specifies whether this Option is mandatory.
916     */
917    public void setRequired(final boolean required) {
918        this.required = required;
919    }
920
921    /**
922     * Sets the type of this Option.
923     *
924     * @param type the type of this Option.
925     * @since 1.3
926     */
927    public void setType(final Class<?> type) {
928        this.type = Builder.toType(type);
929    }
930
931    /**
932     * Sets the type of this Option.
933     * <p>
934     * <b>Note:</b> this method is kept for binary compatibility and the input type is supposed to be a {@link Class} object.
935     * </p>
936     *
937     * @param type the type of this Option.
938     * @deprecated since 1.3, use {@link #setType(Class)} instead.
939     */
940    @Deprecated
941    public void setType(final Object type) {
942        setType((Class<?>) type);
943    }
944
945    /**
946     * Sets the value separator. For example if the argument value was a Java property, the value separator would be '='.
947     *
948     * @param sep The value separator.
949     */
950    public void setValueSeparator(final char sep) {
951        this.valuesep = sep;
952    }
953
954    String toDeprecatedString() {
955        if (!isDeprecated()) {
956            return "";
957        }
958        // @formatter:off
959        final StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder()
960                .append("Option '")
961                .append(option)
962                .append(Char.APOS);
963        // @formatter:on
964        if (longOption != null) {
965            buf.append(Char.APOS).append(longOption).append(Char.APOS);
966        }
967        buf.append(": ").append(deprecated);
968        return buf.toString();
969    }
970
971    /**
972     * Creates a String suitable for debugging.
973     *
974     * @return a String suitable for debugging.
975     */
976    @Override
977    public String toString() {
978        final StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder().append("[ ");
979        buf.append("Option ");
980        buf.append(option);
981        if (longOption != null) {
982            buf.append(Char.SP).append(longOption);
983        }
984        if (isDeprecated()) {
985            buf.append(Char.SP);
986            buf.append(deprecated.toString());
987        }
988        if (hasArgs()) {
989            buf.append("[ARG...]");
990        } else if (hasArg()) {
991            buf.append(" [ARG]");
992        }
993        // @formatter:off
994        return buf.append(" :: ")
995            .append(description)
996            .append(" :: ")
997            .append(type)
998            .append(" ]")
999            .toString();
1000        // @formatter:on
1001    }
1002}