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Interface Option

All Known Implementing Classes:

FlagOption, StringOption

public interface Option

Method Summary

Object	combine(Object[] values) Combines multiple values of an option into a single value.
PropertyId	getPropertyId()
Object	valueOf(String arg)

Method Detail

getPropertyId

public PropertyId getPropertyId()

valueOf

public Object valueOf(String arg)
               throws OptionArgumentException

OptionArgumentException

combine

public Object combine(Object[] values)

Combines multiple values of an option into a single value. A property whose value is logically a sequence may be represented by multiple options each representing a single member of the sequence.

Parameters:

values - an array of values to be combined

Returns:

an Object representing the combination, or null if they cannot be combined