@Mutable @ThreadSafety(level=NOT_THREADSAFE) public final class BooleanArgument extends Argument
true
. If the argument is not present, then it will be assumed to
have a value of false
.
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BooleanArgument(java.lang.Character shortIdentifier,
java.lang.String longIdentifier,
int maxOccurrences,
java.lang.String description)
Creates a new Boolean argument with the provided information.
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BooleanArgument(java.lang.Character shortIdentifier,
java.lang.String longIdentifier,
java.lang.String description)
Creates a new Boolean argument with the provided information.
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Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
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protected void |
addValue(java.lang.String valueString)
Adds the provided value to the set of values for this argument.
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BooleanArgument |
getCleanCopy()
Creates a copy of this argument that is "clean" and appears as if it has
not been used in the course of parsing an argument set.
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java.lang.String |
getDataTypeName()
Retrieves a concise name of the data type with which this argument is
associated.
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java.lang.String |
getValueConstraints()
Retrieves a human-readable string with information about any constraints
that may be imposed for values of this argument.
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protected boolean |
hasDefaultValue()
Indicates whether this argument has one or more default values that will be
used if it is not provided on the command line.
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void |
toString(java.lang.StringBuilder buffer)
Appends a string representation of this argument to the provided buffer.
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addLongIdentifier, addShortIdentifier, appendBasicToStringInfo, getDescription, getIdentifierString, getLongIdentifier, getLongIdentifiers, getMaxOccurrences, getNumOccurrences, getShortIdentifier, getShortIdentifiers, getValuePlaceholder, hasLongIdentifier, hasShortIdentifier, isHidden, isPresent, isRequired, isUsageArgument, setHidden, setMaxOccurrences, setUsageArgument, takesValue, toString
public BooleanArgument(java.lang.Character shortIdentifier, java.lang.String longIdentifier, java.lang.String description) throws ArgumentException
shortIdentifier
- The short identifier for this argument. It may
not be null
if the long identifier is
null
.longIdentifier
- The long identifier for this argument. It may
not be null
if the short identifier is
null
.description
- A human-readable description for this argument.
It must not be null
.ArgumentException
- If there is a problem with the definition of
this argument.public BooleanArgument(java.lang.Character shortIdentifier, java.lang.String longIdentifier, int maxOccurrences, java.lang.String description) throws ArgumentException
shortIdentifier
- The short identifier for this argument. It may
not be null
if the long identifier is
null
.longIdentifier
- The long identifier for this argument. It may
not be null
if the short identifier is
null
.maxOccurrences
- The maximum number of times this argument may be
provided on the command line. A value less than
or equal to zero indicates that it may be present
any number of times.description
- A human-readable description for this argument.
It must not be null
.ArgumentException
- If there is a problem with the definition of
this argument.protected void addValue(java.lang.String valueString) throws ArgumentException
addValue
in class Argument
valueString
- The string representation of the value.ArgumentException
- If the provided value is not acceptable, if
this argument does not accept values, or if
this argument already has the maximum allowed
number of values.protected boolean hasDefaultValue()
hasDefaultValue
in class Argument
true
if this argument has one or more default values, or
false
if not.public java.lang.String getDataTypeName()
getDataTypeName
in class Argument
public java.lang.String getValueConstraints()
getValueConstraints
in class Argument
null
if there are none.public BooleanArgument getCleanCopy()
getCleanCopy
in class Argument