Package com.unboundid.util.args

Class BooleanArgument

java.lang.Object

com.unboundid.util.args.Argument

com.unboundid.util.args.BooleanArgument

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

@Mutable
@ThreadSafety(level=NOT_THREADSAFE)
public final class BooleanArgument
extends Argument

Creates a new argument that is intended to represent Boolean states based on whether it was present in the provided set of command-line arguments. Boolean arguments never have values, since the argument identifier itself is sufficient to indicate presence. If the argument is present in the set of provided command-line arguments, then it will be assumed to have a value of true. If the argument is not present, then it will be assumed to have a value of false.

Note that it may be beneficial in some cases to allow multiple occurrences of the same Boolean argument if that has special meaning (e.g., if "-v" is used to enable verbose output, then perhaps "-v -v" would be even more verbose).

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
BooleanArgument(Character shortIdentifier, String longIdentifier, int maxOccurrences, String description)	Creates a new Boolean argument with the provided information.
BooleanArgument(Character shortIdentifier, String longIdentifier, String description)	Creates a new Boolean argument with the provided information.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected void	addToCommandLine(List<String> argStrings)	Updates the provided list to add any strings that should be included on the command line in order to represent this argument's current state.
protected void	addValue(String valueString)	Adds the provided value to the set of values for this argument.
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.
String	getDataTypeName()	Retrieves a concise name of the data type with which this argument is associated.
String	getValueConstraints()	Retrieves a human-readable string with information about any constraints that may be imposed for values of this argument.
List<String>	getValueStringRepresentations(boolean useDefault)	Retrieves a list containing the string representations of the values for this argument, if any.
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.
void	toString(StringBuilder buffer)	Appends a string representation of this argument to the provided buffer.

Methods inherited from class com.unboundid.util.args.Argument

addLongIdentifier, addLongIdentifier, addShortIdentifier, addShortIdentifier, appendBasicToStringInfo, getArgumentGroupName, getDescription, getIdentifierString, getLongIdentifier, getLongIdentifiers, getLongIdentifiers, getMaxOccurrences, getNumOccurrences, getShortIdentifier, getShortIdentifiers, getShortIdentifiers, getValuePlaceholder, hasLongIdentifier, hasShortIdentifier, isHidden, isPresent, isRequired, isSensitive, isUsageArgument, reset, setArgumentGroupName, setHidden, setMaxOccurrences, setSensitive, setUsageArgument, takesValue, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

BooleanArgument

public BooleanArgument(@Nullable
 Character shortIdentifier,
 @Nullable
 String longIdentifier,
 @NotNull
 String description)
                throws ArgumentException

Creates a new Boolean argument with the provided information. The argument will be allowed at most one time in a set of command line arguments.

Parameters:

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.

Throws:

ArgumentException - If there is a problem with the definition of this argument.

BooleanArgument

public BooleanArgument(@Nullable
 Character shortIdentifier,
 @Nullable
 String longIdentifier,
 int maxOccurrences,
 @NotNull
 String description)
                throws ArgumentException

Creates a new Boolean argument with the provided information.

Parameters:

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.

Throws:

ArgumentException - If there is a problem with the definition of this argument.

Method Details

addValue

protected void addValue(@NotNull
 String valueString)
                 throws ArgumentException

Adds the provided value to the set of values for this argument. This method should only be called by the argument parser.

Specified by:

addValue in class Argument

Parameters:

valueString - The string representation of the value.

Throws:

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.

getValueStringRepresentations

@NotNull
public List<String> getValueStringRepresentations(boolean useDefault)

Retrieves a list containing the string representations of the values for this argument, if any. The list returned does not necessarily need to include values that will be acceptable to the argument, but it should imply what the values are (e.g., in the case of a boolean argument that doesn't take a value, it may be the string "true" or "false" even if those values are not acceptable to the argument itself).

Specified by:

getValueStringRepresentations in class Argument

Parameters:

useDefault - Indicates whether to use any configured default value if the argument doesn't have a user-specified value.

Returns:

A string representation of the value for this argument, or an empty list if the argument does not have a value.

hasDefaultValue

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.

Specified by:

hasDefaultValue in class Argument

Returns:

true if this argument has one or more default values, or false if not.

getDataTypeName

@NotNull
public String getDataTypeName()

Retrieves a concise name of the data type with which this argument is associated.

Specified by:

getDataTypeName in class Argument

Returns:

A concise name of the data type with which this argument is associated.

getValueConstraints

@NotNull
public String getValueConstraints()

Retrieves a human-readable string with information about any constraints that may be imposed for values of this argument.

Overrides:

getValueConstraints in class Argument

Returns:

A human-readable string with information about any constraints that may be imposed for values of this argument, or null if there are none.

getCleanCopy

@NotNull
public 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. The new argument will have all of the same identifiers and constraints as this parser.

Specified by:

getCleanCopy in class Argument

Returns:

The "clean" copy of this argument.

addToCommandLine

protected void addToCommandLine(@NotNull
 List<String> argStrings)

Updates the provided list to add any strings that should be included on the command line in order to represent this argument's current state.

Specified by:

addToCommandLine in class Argument

Parameters:

argStrings - The list to update with the string representation of the command-line arguments.

toString

public void toString(@NotNull
 StringBuilder buffer)

Appends a string representation of this argument to the provided buffer.

Specified by:

toString in class Argument

Parameters:

buffer - The buffer to which the information should be appended.