Package jcmdline

A package to facilitate the handling of command line options and arguments.

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Description

Interface Summary

CmdLineHandler	Interface that describes the API for a command line handler.
CmdLineParser	Interface desribing the API used between the CmdLineHandler and its command line parser.
OptionTakesNoValue	An interface indicating an option Paramter that requires no value on the command line (as for the BooleanParam).
Parameter	Interface for command line parameters.
UsageFormatter	Used to format a command's usage.

Class Summary

AbstractHandlerDecorator	An abstract class implementing the Decorator design pattern for decoration of CmdLineHandler subclasses.
AbstractParameter	Base class for command line parameters.
BasicCmdLineHandler	Used to define, parse, and validate the parameters associated with an executable's command line.
BooleanParam	Encapsulate a boolean command line parameter.
DateParam	A parameter that accepts a date as its value.
DateTimeParam	A parameter that accepts a date and time as its value.
DefaultCmdLineHandler	A Decorator class that implements command line options for the display of the command's usage.
FileParam	Encapsulate a command line parameter whose value will be the name of a file or directory.
HelpCmdLineHandler	A CmdLineHandler Decorator class that implements help options that display verbose help messages.
IntParam	Encapsulate a command line parameter whose value will be a signed integer in the same range as a java int.
LoggerCmdLineHandler	A CmdLineHandler Decorator class that implements a logging option that implements rudimentary support for the java.util.logging package.
PosixCmdLineParser	Used to parse the parameters associated with an executable's command line.
StringFormatHelper	A class used to facilitate common String formatting tasks.
StringParam	Encapsulate a command line parameter whose value will be a string.
Strings	A helper class used to obtain Strings for this package.
TextUsageFormatter	Used to format a command's usage.
TimeParam	A parameter that accepts a time as its value.
VersionCmdLineHandler	A CmdLineHandler Decorator class that implements a -version option.

Exception Summary

CmdLineException

An Exception that indicates a command line processing error.

Package jcmdline Description

A package to facilitate the handling of command line options and arguments.

This is release 1.0.3 of the jcmdline package.

The User Guide for this package may be found here.