Package org.kohsuke.args4j.spi

Class PatternOptionHandler

java.lang.Object

org.kohsuke.args4j.spi.OptionHandler<java.util.regex.Pattern>

org.kohsuke.args4j.spi.PatternOptionHandler

public class PatternOptionHandler
extends OptionHandler<java.util.regex.Pattern>

A regex option handler.

Author:

Stephan Fuhrmann

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.kohsuke.args4j.spi.OptionHandler

option, owner, setter

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
PatternOptionHandler(CmdLineParser parser, OptionDef option, Setter<java.util.regex.Pattern> setter)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
java.lang.String	getDefaultMetaVariable()	Gets the default meta variable name used to print the usage screen.
int	parseArguments(Parameters params)	Called if the option that this owner recognizes is found.

Methods inherited from class org.kohsuke.args4j.spi.OptionHandler

getMetaVariable, getNameAndMeta, getNameAndMeta, print, printDefaultValue

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PatternOptionHandler

public PatternOptionHandler(CmdLineParser parser,
                            OptionDef option,
                            Setter<java.util.regex.Pattern> setter)

Method Detail

parseArguments

public int parseArguments(Parameters params)
                   throws CmdLineException

Description copied from class: OptionHandler

Called if the option that this owner recognizes is found.

Specified by:

parseArguments in class OptionHandler<java.util.regex.Pattern>

Parameters:

params - The rest of the arguments. This method can use this object to access the arguments of the option if necessary. The object is valid only during the method call.

Returns:

The number of arguments consumed. (For example, returns 0 if this option doesn't take any parameters.)

Throws:

CmdLineException

getDefaultMetaVariable

public java.lang.String getDefaultMetaVariable()

Description copied from class: OptionHandler

Gets the default meta variable name used to print the usage screen. The value returned by this method can be a reference in the ResourceBundle, if one was passed to CmdLineParser.

Specified by:

getDefaultMetaVariable in class OptionHandler<java.util.regex.Pattern>

Returns:

null to hide a meta variable.