Option (Vert.x Stack - Docs 4.5.11 API)

java.lang.Object
- io.vertx.core.cli.Option

Direct Known Subclasses:

TypedOption
```
public class Option
extends Object
```
Models command line options. Options are values passed to a command line interface using -x or --x. Supported syntaxes depend on the parser.
Short name is generally used with a single dash, while long name requires a double-dash.

Author:

Clement Escoffier

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`protected String`	`argName` the option name used in usage message.
`protected Set<String>`	`choices` if the option value has to be in a definited set, this field represents the set of values.
`static String`	`DEFAULT_ARG_NAME` Default name in the usage message.
`protected String`	`defaultValue` the option default value.
`protected String`	`description` The option description.
`protected boolean`	`flag` whether or not the option is a flag.
`protected boolean`	`help` whether or not the option is a "help" option.
`protected boolean`	`hidden` whether or not the option is hidden.
`protected String`	`longName` the option long name.
`protected boolean`	`multiValued` whether or not the option can recevie multiple values.
`static String`	`NO_NAME` The default long name / short name of the option.
`protected boolean`	`required` whether or not the option is required.
`protected String`	`shortName` the option short name.
`protected boolean`	`singleValued` whether or not the option receives a single value.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`Option()` Creates a new empty instance of `Option`.
`Option(JsonObject json)` Creates a new instance of `Option` from the given `JsonObject`
`Option(Option other)` Creates a new instance of `Option` by copying the state of another `Option`.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`boolean`	`acceptValue()`
`Option`	`addChoice(String choice)` Adds a choice to the list of values accepted by this option.
`void`	`ensureValidity()` Checks whether or not the option is valid.
`String`	`getArgName()`
`Set<String>`	`getChoices()`
`String`	`getDefaultValue()`
`String`	`getDescription()`
`String`	`getLongName()`
`String`	`getName()`
`String`	`getShortName()`
`boolean`	`isFlag()`
`boolean`	`isHelp()` Checks whether or not this option is a "Help" option.
`boolean`	`isHidden()`
`boolean`	`isMultiValued()`
`boolean`	`isRequired()`
`boolean`	`isSingleValued()`
`Option`	`setArgName(String argName)` Sets te arg name for this option.
`Option`	`setChoices(Set<String> choices)` Sets the list of values accepted by this option.
`Option`	`setDefaultValue(String defaultValue)` Sets the default value of this option
`Option`	`setDescription(String description)` Sets te description of this option.
`Option`	`setFlag(boolean flag)` Configures the current `Option` to be a flag.
`Option`	`setHelp(boolean help)` Sets whether or not this option is a "help" option
`Option`	`setHidden(boolean hidden)` Sets whether or not this option should be hidden
`Option`	`setLongName(String longName)` Sets the long name of this option.
`Option`	`setMultiValued(boolean multiValued)` Sets whether or not this option can receive several values.
`Option`	`setRequired(boolean required)` Sets whether or not this option is mandatory.
`Option`	`setShortName(String shortName)` Sets the short name of this option.
`Option`	`setSingleValued(boolean singleValued)` Sets whether or not this option can receive a value.
`JsonObject`	`toJson()` Gets the json representation of this `Option`.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - DEFAULT_ARG_NAME
```
public static final String DEFAULT_ARG_NAME
```
    Default name in the usage message.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - NO_NAME
```
public static final String NO_NAME
```
    The default long name / short name of the option. Notice that options requires at least a regular long name or short name.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - longName
```
protected String longName
```
    the option long name.
  - shortName
```
protected String shortName
```
    the option short name.
  - argName
```
protected String argName
```
    the option name used in usage message.
  - description
```
protected String description
```
    The option description.
  - required
```
protected boolean required
```
    whether or not the option is required. A mandatory not set throws a MissingOptionException.
  - hidden
```
protected boolean hidden
```
    whether or not the option is hidden. Hidden options are not displayed in usage.
  - singleValued
```
protected boolean singleValued
```
    whether or not the option receives a single value. true by default.
  - multiValued
```
protected boolean multiValued
```
    whether or not the option can recevie multiple values.
  - defaultValue
```
protected String defaultValue
```
    the option default value.
  - flag
```
protected boolean flag
```
    whether or not the option is a flag. Flag option does not require a value. If an option is a flag, it is evaluated to true if the option is used in the command line.
  - help
```
protected boolean help
```
    whether or not the option is a "help" option. Is the user execute the command line enabling a help option, the command line validation won't fail, and give the command the opportunity to display the usage message, instead of throwing an exception during the parsing.
  - choices
```
protected Set<String> choices
```
    if the option value has to be in a definited set, this field represents the set of values. Value are sorted alphabetically.
- Constructor Detail
  - Option
```
public Option()
```
    Creates a new empty instance of Option.
  - Option
```
public Option(Option other)
```
    Creates a new instance of Option by copying the state of another Option.
    
    Parameters:
    
    other - the other option
  - Option
```
public Option(JsonObject json)
```
    Creates a new instance of Option from the given JsonObject
    
    Parameters:
    
    json - the json object representing the option
    
    See Also:
    
    toJson()
- Method Detail
  - toJson
```
public JsonObject toJson()
```
    Gets the json representation of this Option.
    
    Returns:
    
    the json representation
  - ensureValidity
```
public void ensureValidity()
```
    Checks whether or not the option is valid. This implementation check that it has a short name or a long name. This method is intended to be extended by sub-class. Parser should check that the set of option of a CLI is valid before starting the parsing.
    If the configuration is not valid, this method throws a IllegalArgumentException.
  - acceptValue
```
public boolean acceptValue()
```
    Returns:
    
    whether or not the option can receive a value.
  - getName
```
public String getName()
```
    Returns:
    
    the option name. It returns the long name if set, the short name otherwise. It cannot return null for valid option
    
    See Also:
    
    ensureValidity()
  - isMultiValued
```
public boolean isMultiValued()
```
    Returns:
    
    whether or not this option can receive several values.
  - setMultiValued
```
public Option setMultiValued(boolean multiValued)
```
    Sets whether or not this option can receive several values.
    
    Parameters:
    
    multiValued - whether or not this option is multi-valued.
    
    Returns:
    
    the current Option instance
  - isSingleValued
```
public boolean isSingleValued()
```
    Returns:
    
    whether or not this option is single valued.
  - setSingleValued
```
public Option setSingleValued(boolean singleValued)
```
    Sets whether or not this option can receive a value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    singleValued - whether or not this option is single-valued.
    
    Returns:
    
    the current Option instance
  - getArgName
```
public String getArgName()
```
    Returns:
    
    the option arg name used in usage messages, null if not set.
  - setArgName
```
public Option setArgName(String argName)
```
    Sets te arg name for this option.
    
    Parameters:
    
    argName - the arg name, must not be null
    
    Returns:
    
    the current Option instance
  - getDescription
```
public String getDescription()
```
    Returns:
    
    the description of this option, null if not set.
  - setDescription
```
public Option setDescription(String description)
```
    Sets te description of this option.
    
    Parameters:
    
    description - the description
    
    Returns:
    
    the current Option instance
  - isHidden
```
public boolean isHidden()
```
    Returns:
    
    whtehr or not this option is hidden.
  - setHidden
```
public Option setHidden(boolean hidden)
```
    Sets whether or not this option should be hidden
    
    Parameters:
    
    hidden - true to make this option hidden, false otherwise
    
    Returns:
    
    the current Option instance
  - getLongName
```
public String getLongName()
```
    Returns:
    
    the option long name, null if not set.
  - setLongName
```
public Option setLongName(String longName)
```
    Sets the long name of this option.
    
    Parameters:
    
    longName - the long name
    
    Returns:
    
    the current Option instance
  - isRequired
```
public boolean isRequired()
```
    Returns:
    
    whether or not this option is mandatory.
  - setRequired
```
public Option setRequired(boolean required)
```
    Sets whether or not this option is mandatory.
    
    Parameters:
    
    required - true to make this option mandatory, false otherwise
    
    Returns:
    
    the current Option instance
  - getShortName
```
public String getShortName()
```
    Returns:
    
    the short name of this option, null if not set.
  - setShortName
```
public Option setShortName(String shortName)
```
    Sets the short name of this option.
    
    Parameters:
    
    shortName - the short name
    
    Returns:
    
    the current Option instance
  - getDefaultValue
```
public String getDefaultValue()
```
    Returns:
    
    the default value of this option, null if not set.
  - setDefaultValue
```
public Option setDefaultValue(String defaultValue)
```
    Sets the default value of this option
    
    Parameters:
    
    defaultValue - the default value
    
    Returns:
    
    the current Option instance
  - isFlag
```
public boolean isFlag()
```
    Returns:
    
    whether or not this option is a flag.
  - setFlag
```
public Option setFlag(boolean flag)
```
    Configures the current Option to be a flag. It will be evaluated to true if it's found in the command line. If you need a flag that may receive a value, use, in this order: option.setFlag(true).setSingleValued(true)
    Parameters:
    
    flag - whether or not the option is a flag.
    
    Returns:
    
    the current Option
  - isHelp
```
public boolean isHelp()
```
    Checks whether or not this option is a "Help" option.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this option is a "help" option.
  - setHelp
```
public Option setHelp(boolean help)
```
    Sets whether or not this option is a "help" option
    
    Parameters:
    
    help - true to set this option as a "Help" option
    
    Returns:
    
    the current Option
  - getChoices
```
public Set<String> getChoices()
```
    Returns:
    
    get the list of choices for the given option. Empty if this option does not define choices.
  - setChoices
```
public Option setChoices(Set<String> choices)
```
    Sets the list of values accepted by this option. If the value set by the user does not match once of these values, a InvalidValueException exception is thrown.
    
    Parameters:
    
    choices - the choices
    
    Returns:
    
    the current Option
  - addChoice
```
public Option addChoice(String choice)
```
    Adds a choice to the list of values accepted by this option. If the value set by the user does not match once of these values, a InvalidValueException exception is thrown.
    
    Parameters:
    
    choice - the choice
    
    Returns:
    
    the current Option

Class Option

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

DEFAULT_ARG_NAME

NO_NAME

longName

shortName

argName

description

required

hidden

singleValued

multiValued

defaultValue

flag

help

choices

Constructor Detail

Option

Option

Option

Method Detail

toJson

ensureValidity

acceptValue

getName

isMultiValued

setMultiValued

isSingleValued

setSingleValued

getArgName

setArgName

getDescription

setDescription

isHidden

setHidden

getLongName

setLongName

isRequired

setRequired

getShortName

setShortName

getDefaultValue

setDefaultValue

isFlag

setFlag

isHelp

setHelp

getChoices

setChoices

addChoice