ritopt API Documentation
by Damian Eads

gnu.dtools.ritopt
Class ShortOption

java.lang.Object
  |
  +--gnu.dtools.ritopt.Option
        |
        +--gnu.dtools.ritopt.ShortOption
All Implemented Interfaces:
OptionModifiable

public class ShortOption
extends Option

This class is used for options with short values.


 Copyright (C) Damian Ryan Eads, 2001. All Rights Reserved.

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Author:
Damian Eads

Fields inherited from class gnu.dtools.ritopt.Option
DEFAULT_FILE_COMMENT_SIZE, DEFAULT_FILE_COMPLETE_OPTION_SIZE, DEFAULT_HELP_DEPRECATED_SIZE, DEFAULT_HELP_DESCRIPTION_SIZE, DEFAULT_HELP_OPTION_SIZE, DEFAULT_HELP_TYPENAME_SIZE, DEFAULT_MENU_DEPRECATED_SIZE, DEFAULT_MENU_DESCRIPTION_SIZE, DEFAULT_MENU_OPTION_SIZE, DEFAULT_MENU_TYPENAME_SIZE, invoked
 
Constructor Summary
ShortOption()
          Constructs a short option that is initially set to zero.
ShortOption(short value)
          Constructs a short option initialized with the value passed.
ShortOption(short value, char shortOption)
          Constructs a character option initialized with the value and short option passed.
ShortOption(ShortOption op)
          Constructs a short option by copying the short option passed.
ShortOption(short value, java.lang.String longOption)
          Constructs a short option initialized with the value and long option passed.
ShortOption(short value, java.lang.String longOption, char shortOption)
          Constructs a short option initialized with the value, short and long option passed.
 
Method Summary
 java.lang.Object getObject()
          Return the value as an object.
 java.lang.String getStringValue()
          Return this option as a string.
 java.lang.String getTypeName()
          Returns the type name of this option.
 short getValue()
          Return this option as a short.
 void modify(java.lang.String value)
          Modify this option based on a string representation.
 void setValue(short value)
          Modify this option using a short value.
 void setValue(java.lang.String value)
          Modify this option based on a string representation.
 java.lang.String toString()
          Returns a string representation of this object.
 
Methods inherited from class gnu.dtools.ritopt.Option
action, deprecate, getDescription, getFileCommentSize, getFileCompleteOptionSize, getHashKey, getHashKey, getHashKey, getHashKey, getHelp, getHelpDeprecated, getHelpDeprecatedSize, getHelpDescription, getHelpDescriptionSize, getHelpHeader, getHelpOptionSpecification, getHelpOptionSpecificationSize, getHelpTypeName, getHelpTypenameSize, getLongOption, getMenuDeprecatedSize, getMenuDescriptionSize, getMenuOptionSpecificationSize, getMenuTypenameSize, getName, getOptionFileLine, getShortOption, isDeprecated, isInvoked, setDeprecated, setDescription, setFileCommentSize, setFileCompleteOptionSize, setHelpDeprecatedSize, setHelpDescriptionSize, setHelpOptionSpecificationSize, setHelpTypenameSize, setInvoked, setKey, setKey, setLongOption, setMenuDeprecatedSize, setMenuDescriptionSize, setMenuOptionSpecificationSize, setMenuTypenameSize, setShortOption
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

ShortOption

public ShortOption()
Constructs a short option that is initially set to zero.

ShortOption

public ShortOption(ShortOption op)
Constructs a short option by copying the short option passed.
Parameters:
op - The character option to copy.

ShortOption

public ShortOption(short value)
Constructs a short option initialized with the value passed.
Parameters:
value - The initial value of this short option.

ShortOption

public ShortOption(short value,
                   java.lang.String longOption)
Constructs a short option initialized with the value and long option passed.
Parameters:
value - The initial value of this short option.
longOption - The long option associated with short option.

ShortOption

public ShortOption(short value,
                   char shortOption)
Constructs a character option initialized with the value and short option passed.
Parameters:
value - The initial value of this short option.
shortOption - The short option associated with this option.

ShortOption

public ShortOption(short value,
                   java.lang.String longOption,
                   char shortOption)
Constructs a short option initialized with the value, short and long option passed.
Parameters:
shortOption - The short option associated with this option.
longOption - The long option associated with this option.
value - The initial value of this short option.
Method Detail

getObject

public java.lang.Object getObject()
Return the value as an object.
Overrides:
getObject in class Option
Returns:
This value as an option.

modify

public void modify(java.lang.String value)
            throws OptionModificationException
Modify this option based on a string representation.
Parameters:
value - String representation of the object.
Throws:
OptionModificationException - Thrown if an error occurs during modification of an option.

setValue

public void setValue(java.lang.String value)
              throws OptionModificationException
Modify this option based on a string representation.
Parameters:
value - String representation of the object.
Throws:
OptionModificationException - Thrown if an error occurs during modification of an option.

setValue

public void setValue(short value)
Modify this option using a short value.
Parameters:
value - A short value.

getValue

public short getValue()
Return this option as a short.
Returns:
This option as a short.

getStringValue

public java.lang.String getStringValue()
Return this option as a string.
Overrides:
getStringValue in class Option
Returns:
This option as a string.

getTypeName

public java.lang.String getTypeName()
Returns the type name of this option. For a ShortOption, "SHORT" is returned.
Overrides:
getTypeName in class Option
Returns:
The type name of this option.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()
Returns a string representation of this object.
Overrides:
toString in class java.lang.Object
Returns:
A string representation of this object.

Copyright (C) Damian Ryan Eads, 2001. All Rights Reserved.
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