avrora.util
Class Option.List

java.lang.Object
  extended byavrora.util.Option
      extended byavrora.util.Option.List
Enclosing class:
Option

public static class Option.List
extends Option

The Option.List class is an implementation of the Option class that encapsulates a list.


Nested Class Summary
 
Nested classes inherited from class avrora.util.Option
Option.Bool, Option.Double, Option.Interval, Option.List, Option.Long, Option.Str
 
Field Summary
protected  java.lang.String orig
           
protected  java.util.List value
           
 
Fields inherited from class avrora.util.Option
COMPARATOR, description, name
 
Constructor Summary
Option.List(java.lang.String nm, java.lang.String val, java.lang.String desc)
          The constructor for the Option.List class creates a new option that can store a list of strings.
 
Method Summary
 java.util.List get()
          The get() method returns the current value of the option.
 void printHelp()
          The printHelp() method prints out a textual paragraph of the help item for this option to the terminal.
 void set(java.lang.String val)
          The set() method updates the value of the option.
 java.lang.String stringValue()
          The stringValue() method returns a string representation of the value of the option.
 
Methods inherited from class avrora.util.Option
getName, parseError, printDescription, printHeader
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

value

protected java.util.List value

orig

protected java.lang.String orig
Constructor Detail

Option.List

public Option.List(java.lang.String nm,
                   java.lang.String val,
                   java.lang.String desc)
The constructor for the Option.List class creates a new option that can store a list of strings. It is given an option name, a help description, and a default value.

Parameters:
nm - the string name of the option
val - the default value of the option
desc - the description of the option
Method Detail

set

public void set(java.lang.String val)
The set() method updates the value of the option.

Specified by:
set in class Option
Parameters:
val - a string representation of the new value of the option.

get

public java.util.List get()
The get() method returns the current value of the option.

Returns:
the value of the option as a java.util.List.

stringValue

public java.lang.String stringValue()
The stringValue() method returns a string representation of the value of the option. This is used in debugging and reporting purposes.

Specified by:
stringValue in class Option
Returns:
a string representation of the value of the option.

printHelp

public void printHelp()
The printHelp() method prints out a textual paragraph of the help item for this option to the terminal.

Specified by:
printHelp in class Option