Parent (Commons CLI2 2.0-SNAPSHOT API)

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All Superinterfaces:

Option

All Known Implementing Classes:

Command, DefaultOption, ParentImpl, Switch
```
public interface Parent
extends Option
```
An Option that can have an argument and/or group of child Options in the form "-f <arg> [-a|-b|-c]".

- Method Summary
  
  Methods
  Modifier and Type Method and Description
  
  void processParent(WriteableCommandLine commandLine, ListIterator args)
  Processes the parent part of the Option.
  - Methods inherited from interface org.apache.commons.cli2.Option
    appendUsage, canProcess, canProcess, defaults, findOption, getDescription, getId, getParent, getPreferredName, getPrefixes, getTriggers, helpLines, isRequired, process, setParent, validate

- Method Detail
  - processParent
```
void processParent(WriteableCommandLine commandLine,
                 ListIterator args)
                   throws OptionException
```
    Processes the parent part of the Option. The combination of parent, argument and children is handled by the process method.
    
    Parameters:
    commandLine - the CommandLine to write results to
    args - a ListIterator over argument strings positioned at the next argument to process
    
    Throws:
    
    OptionException - if an error occurs while processing
    See Also:
    Option.process(WriteableCommandLine, ListIterator)

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