org.apache.commons.cli
Interface CommandLineParser

All Known Implementing Classes:

Parser

public interface CommandLineParser

A class that implements the CommandLineParser interface can parse a String array according to the Options specified and return a CommandLine.

Author:

John Keyes (john at integralsource.com)

Method Summary

CommandLine	parse(Options options, java.lang.String[] arguments) Parse the arguments according to the specified options.
CommandLine	parse(Options options, java.lang.String[] arguments, boolean stopAtNonOption) Parse the arguments according to the specified options.

Method Detail

parse

public CommandLine parse(Options options,
                         java.lang.String[] arguments)
                  throws ParseException

Parse the arguments according to the specified options.

Parameters:

options - the specified Options

arguments - the command line arguments

Returns:

the list of atomic option and value tokens

Throws:

ParseException - if there are any problems encountered while parsing the command line tokens.

parse

public CommandLine parse(Options options,
                         java.lang.String[] arguments,
                         boolean stopAtNonOption)
                  throws ParseException

Parse the arguments according to the specified options.

Parameters:

options - the specified Options

arguments - the command line arguments

stopAtNonOption - specifies whether to continue parsing the arguments if a non option is encountered.

Returns:

the list of atomic option and value tokens

Throws:

ParseException - if there are any problems encountered while parsing the command line tokens.