org.apache.commons.cli
Class GnuParser

java.lang.Object
  extended byorg.apache.commons.cli.Parser
      extended byorg.apache.commons.cli.GnuParser
All Implemented Interfaces:
CommandLineParser

public class GnuParser
extends Parser

The class GnuParser provides an implementation of the flatten method.

Version:
$Revision: 542151 $
Author:
John Keyes (john at integralsource.com)
See Also:
Parser

Constructor Summary
GnuParser()
           
 
Method Summary
protected  String[] flatten(Options options, String[] arguments, boolean stopAtNonOption)
          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
parse, parse, parse, parse, processArgs
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

GnuParser

public GnuParser()
Method Detail

flatten

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

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


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