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17
18 package org.apache.commons.cli;
19
20 import java.util.Collection;
21 import java.util.Iterator;
22
23 /**
24 * Exception thrown when an option can't be identified from a partial name.
25 *
26 * @since 1.3
27 */
28 public class AmbiguousOptionException extends UnrecognizedOptionException {
29 /**
30 * This exception {@code serialVersionUID}.
31 */
32 private static final long serialVersionUID = 5829816121277947229L;
33
34 /**
35 * Build the exception message from the specified list of options.
36 *
37 * @param option
38 * @param matchingOptions
39 * @return
40 */
41 private static String createMessage(final String option, final Collection<String> matchingOptions) {
42 final StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder("Ambiguous option: '");
43 buf.append(option);
44 buf.append("' (could be: ");
45
46 final Iterator<String> it = matchingOptions.iterator();
47 while (it.hasNext()) {
48 buf.append(Char.APOS);
49 buf.append(it.next());
50 buf.append(Char.APOS);
51 if (it.hasNext()) {
52 buf.append(", ");
53 }
54 }
55 buf.append(")");
56
57 return buf.toString();
58 }
59
60 /** The list of options matching the partial name specified */
61 private final Collection<String> matchingOptions;
62
63 /**
64 * Constructs a new AmbiguousOptionException.
65 *
66 * @param option the partial option name
67 * @param matchingOptions the options matching the name
68 */
69 public AmbiguousOptionException(final String option, final Collection<String> matchingOptions) {
70 super(createMessage(option, matchingOptions), option);
71 this.matchingOptions = matchingOptions;
72 }
73
74 /**
75 * Gets the options matching the partial name.
76 *
77 * @return a collection of options matching the name
78 */
79 public Collection<String> getMatchingOptions() {
80 return matchingOptions;
81 }
82 }