jcmdline
Class BooleanParam

java.lang.Object
  jcmdline.AbstractParameter<java.lang.Boolean>
      jcmdline.BooleanParam

All Implemented Interfaces:

OptionTakesNoValue, Parameter<java.lang.Boolean>

public class BooleanParam
extends AbstractParameter<java.lang.Boolean>
implements OptionTakesNoValue

Encapsulate a boolean command line parameter. This parameter defaults to "false" if not set by the user.

Sample usage:

    BooleanParam deleteOpt =
        new BooleanParam("delete", "delete original file");
    FileParam outfileOpt =
        new FileParam("outfile", "the outfile file - defaults to stdout",
                      FileParam.DOESNT_EXIST);
    FileParam infileArg =
        new FileParam("infile", "the input file - defaults to stdin",
                      FileParam.IS_READABLE & FileParam.IS_FILE);
    CmdLineHandler clh = new DefaultCmdLineHandler(
        "filter",
        "filters files for obscenities",
        new Parameter[] { deleteOpt, outfileOpt },
        new Parameter[] { infileArg }
    );
    clh.parse(args);
    if (deleteOpt.isTrue()) {
        ....
    }
 

Version:

jcmdline Rel. 2.0.0 $Id: BooleanParam.java,v 1.2 2002/12/07 14:22:06 lglawrence Exp $

Author:

Lynne Lawrence

See Also:

CmdLineParser

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class jcmdline.AbstractParameter

acceptableValues, desc, hidden, ignoreRequired, multiValued, optional, optionLabel, set, tag, values

Fields inherited from interface jcmdline.Parameter

HIDDEN, MULTI_VALUED, OPTIONAL, PUBLIC, REQUIRED, SINGLE_VALUED

Constructor Summary

BooleanParam(java.lang.String tag, java.lang.String desc)
constructor - creates a public boolean parameter

BooleanParam(java.lang.String tag, java.lang.String desc, boolean hidden)
constructor - creates a boolean parameter that is public or hidden, as specified

Method Summary

void	addValue(java.lang.Boolean value) Replaces any current value with that specified.
java.lang.Boolean	convertValue(java.lang.String strVal) Converts a String value to the type associated with the Parameter.
java.lang.String	getDefaultValue() Gets the default value of this Parameter when used as a command line option, and specified just by its tag.
boolean	isTrue() Returns the value of the parameter as a boolean.

Methods inherited from class jcmdline.AbstractParameter

addStringValue, getAcceptableValues, getDesc, getIgnoreRequired, getOptionLabel, getTag, getValue, getValues, isHidden, isMultiValued, isOptional, isSet, setAcceptableValues, setAcceptableValues, setDesc, setHidden, setIgnoreRequired, setMultiValued, setOptional, setOptionLabel, setTag, setValue, setValues, setValues, validateValue

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

BooleanParam

public BooleanParam(java.lang.String tag,
                    java.lang.String desc)

constructor - creates a public boolean parameter

Parameters:

tag - a unique identifier for this parameter

desc - a description of the parameter, suitable for display in a usage statement

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if any specified parameter is invalid.

See Also:

setTag(), setDesc()

BooleanParam

public BooleanParam(java.lang.String tag,
                    java.lang.String desc,
                    boolean hidden)

constructor - creates a boolean parameter that is public or hidden, as specified

Parameters:

tag - a unique identifier for this parameter

desc - a description of the parameter, suitable for display in a usage statement

hidden - HIDDEN if parameter is not to be listed in the usage, PUBLIC otherwise.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if any specified parameter is invalid.

See Also:

setTag(), setDesc(), HIDDEN, PUBLIC

Method Detail

addValue

public void addValue(java.lang.Boolean value)
              throws CmdLineException

Replaces any current value with that specified.

Specified by:

addValue in interface Parameter<java.lang.Boolean>

Overrides:

addValue in class AbstractParameter<java.lang.Boolean>

Parameters:

value - the value to be added

Throws:

CmdLineException - if the value of the entity has already been set and multiValued is not true, or if the validation provided by the implementing class fails.

See Also:

AbstractParameter.addValue(java.lang.Object)

convertValue

public java.lang.Boolean convertValue(java.lang.String strVal)
                               throws CmdLineException

Description copied from class: AbstractParameter

Converts a String value to the type associated with the Parameter. All non-abstract subclasses must implement this method.

Specified by:

convertValue in class AbstractParameter<java.lang.Boolean>

Parameters:

strVal - the String value of the Parameter

Returns:

the parameter value converted to the Object type with which the Parameter is associated

Throws:

CmdLineException - if the conversion cannot be made

See Also:

AbstractParameter.convertValue(java.lang.String)

getDefaultValue

public java.lang.String getDefaultValue()

Gets the default value of this Parameter when used as a command line option, and specified just by its tag.

Specified by:

getDefaultValue in interface OptionTakesNoValue

Returns:

the String value of Boolean.TRUE

See Also:

OptionTakesNoValue

isTrue

public boolean isTrue()

Returns the value of the parameter as a boolean.

Returns:

the parameter value as a boolean