com.sun.jini.system
Class MultiCommandLine

java.lang.Object
  com.sun.jini.system.CommandLine
      com.sun.jini.system.MultiCommandLine

public class MultiCommandLine
extends CommandLine

This class parses a command line that uses multi-character options, such as -verbose or -help.

To use MultiCommandLine, create a MultiCommandLine object with the array of strings you wish to parse (typically the array passed to the utility's main method), and then consume options from it, providing default values in case the option is not specified by the user. When you have consumed all the options, you invoke the MultiCommandLine object's getOperands method to return the remaining operands on the command line. If ``--'' is specified it is neither an option nor an operand, just a separator between the two lists. The CommandLine.BadInvocationException is used to signal errors in the construction of the strings, that is, a user error, such as specifying a option that takes an argument but forgetting to provide that argument. See the documentation for MultiCommandLine.main for an example.

You must call getOperands for proper behavior, even if you do not use any operands in your command. getOperands checks for several user errors, including unknown options. If you do not expect to use operands, you should check the return value of getOperands and complain if any are specified.

No options can be consumed after getOperands is invoked. Each option may be used only once. Failure to follow these rule is a programmer error that will result in a CommandLine.ProgrammingException.

MultiCommandLine provides you several methods to get input streams from the command line. If these do not suffice for your particular needs, you can get the argument as a String and do your own processing.

Author:

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

See Also:

StringTokenizer

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class com.sun.jini.system.CommandLine

CommandLine.BadInvocationException, CommandLine.HelpOnlyException, CommandLine.ProgrammingException

Constructor Summary

MultiCommandLine(String[] args)
Create a new MultiCommandLine object that will return specified options, arguments, and operands.

MultiCommandLine(String prog, String[] args)
Create a new MultiCommandLine object that will return specified options, arguments, and operands.

Method Summary

boolean	getBoolean(String opt) Return true if the given option is specified on the command line.
double	getDouble(String opt, double defaultValue) Return the value of the given double from the command line.
InputStream	getInputStream(String opt, InputStream defaultValue) Return a InputStream that is the result of creating a new FileInputStream object for the file named by the given option.
InputStream	getInputStream(String opt, String path) Return a InputStream that is the result of creating a new FileInputStream object for the file named by the given option.
int	getInt(String opt, int defaultValue) Return the argument of the given int option from the command line.
long	getLong(String opt, long defaultValue) Return the argument of the given long option from the command line.
String[]	getOperands() Return the command line operands that come after the options.
OutputStream	getOutputStream(String opt, OutputStream defaultValue) Return a OutputStream that is the result of creating a new FileOutputStream object for the file named by the given option.
OutputStream	getOutputStream(String opt, String path) Return a InputStream that is the result of creating a new FileInputStream object for the file named by the given option.
RandomAccessFile	getRandomAccessFile(String opt, RandomAccessFile defaultValue, String mode) Return a RandomAccessFile that is the result of creating a new RandomAccessFile object for the file named by the given option, using the given mode.
RandomAccessFile	getRandomAccessFile(String opt, String path, String mode) Return a RandomAccessFile that is the result of creating a new RandomAccessFile object for the file named by the given option, using the given mode.
Reader	getReader(String opt, Reader defaultValue) Return a Reader that is the result of creating a new FileReader object for the file named by the given option.
Reader	getReader(String opt, String path) Return a Reader that is the result of creating a new FileReader object for the file named by the given option.
String	getString(String opt, String defaultValue) Return the argument of the given string option from the command line.
Writer	getWriter(String opt, String path) Return a Writer that is the result of creating a new FileWriter object for the file named by the given option.
Writer	getWriter(String opt, Writer defaultValue) Return a Writer that is the result of creating a new FileWriter object for the file named by the given option.
void	usage() Print out a summary of the commands usage, inferred from the requested options.

Methods inherited from class com.sun.jini.system.CommandLine

parseDouble, parseInputStream, parseInputStream, parseInt, parseLong, parseOutputStream, parseOutputStream, parseRandomAccessFile, parseRandomAccessFile, parseReader, parseReader, parseString, parseWriter, parseWriter

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

MultiCommandLine

public MultiCommandLine(String[] args)

Create a new MultiCommandLine object that will return specified options, arguments, and operands.

MultiCommandLine

public MultiCommandLine(String prog,
                        String[] args)

Create a new MultiCommandLine object that will return specified options, arguments, and operands. The prog parameter is the program name.

Method Detail

getBoolean

public boolean getBoolean(String opt)

Return true if the given option is specified on the command line.

getString

public String getString(String opt,
                        String defaultValue)
                 throws CommandLine.BadInvocationException

Return the argument of the given string option from the command line. If the option is not specified, return defaultValue.

Throws:

CommandLine.BadInvocationException

getInt

public int getInt(String opt,
                  int defaultValue)
           throws CommandLine.BadInvocationException,
                  NumberFormatException

Return the argument of the given int option from the command line. If the option is not specified, return defaultValue.

Throws:

CommandLine.BadInvocationException

NumberFormatException

See Also:

CommandLine.parseInt(java.lang.String, int)

getLong

public long getLong(String opt,
                    long defaultValue)
             throws CommandLine.BadInvocationException,
                    NumberFormatException

Return the argument of the given long option from the command line. If the option is not specified, return defaultValue.

Throws:

CommandLine.BadInvocationException

NumberFormatException

See Also:

CommandLine.parseLong(java.lang.String, long)

getDouble

public double getDouble(String opt,
                        double defaultValue)
                 throws CommandLine.BadInvocationException,
                        NumberFormatException

Return the value of the given double from the command line. If the option is not specified, return defaultValue.

Throws:

CommandLine.BadInvocationException

NumberFormatException

See Also:

CommandLine.parseDouble(java.lang.String, double)

getWriter

public Writer getWriter(String opt,
                        Writer defaultValue)
                 throws IOException,
                        CommandLine.BadInvocationException

Return a Writer that is the result of creating a new FileWriter object for the file named by the given option. If the option is not specified, return defaultValue.

Throws:

IOException

CommandLine.BadInvocationException

See Also:

CommandLine.parseWriter(java.lang.String,java.io.Writer)

getWriter

public Writer getWriter(String opt,
                        String path)
                 throws IOException,
                        CommandLine.BadInvocationException

Return a Writer that is the result of creating a new FileWriter object for the file named by the given option. If the option is not specified, the string path is used as the file name.

Throws:

IOException

CommandLine.BadInvocationException

See Also:

CommandLine.parseWriter(java.lang.String,java.lang.String)

getReader

public Reader getReader(String opt,
                        Reader defaultValue)
                 throws IOException,
                        CommandLine.BadInvocationException

Return a Reader that is the result of creating a new FileReader object for the file named by the given option. If the option is not specified, return defaultValue.

Throws:

IOException

CommandLine.BadInvocationException

See Also:

CommandLine.parseReader(java.lang.String,java.io.Reader)

getReader

public Reader getReader(String opt,
                        String path)
                 throws IOException,
                        CommandLine.BadInvocationException

Return a Reader that is the result of creating a new FileReader object for the file named by the given option. If the option is not specified, the string path is used as the file name.

Throws:

IOException

CommandLine.BadInvocationException

See Also:

CommandLine.parseReader(java.lang.String,java.lang.String)

getOutputStream

public OutputStream getOutputStream(String opt,
                                    OutputStream defaultValue)
                             throws IOException,
                                    CommandLine.BadInvocationException

Return a OutputStream that is the result of creating a new FileOutputStream object for the file named by the given option. If the option is not specified, return defaultValue.

Throws:

IOException

CommandLine.BadInvocationException

See Also:

CommandLine.parseOutputStream(java.lang.String,java.io.OutputStream)

getOutputStream

public OutputStream getOutputStream(String opt,
                                    String path)
                             throws IOException,
                                    CommandLine.BadInvocationException

Return a InputStream that is the result of creating a new FileInputStream object for the file named by the given option. If the option is not specified, the string path is used as the file name.

Throws:

IOException

CommandLine.BadInvocationException

See Also:

CommandLine.parseOutputStream(java.lang.String,java.lang.String)

getInputStream

public InputStream getInputStream(String opt,
                                  InputStream defaultValue)
                           throws IOException,
                                  CommandLine.BadInvocationException

Return a InputStream that is the result of creating a new FileInputStream object for the file named by the given option. If the option is not specified, return defaultValue.

Throws:

IOException

CommandLine.BadInvocationException

See Also:

CommandLine.parseInputStream(java.lang.String,java.io.InputStream)

getInputStream

public InputStream getInputStream(String opt,
                                  String path)
                           throws IOException,
                                  CommandLine.BadInvocationException

Return a InputStream that is the result of creating a new FileInputStream object for the file named by the given option. If the option is not specified, the string path is used as the file name.

Throws:

IOException

CommandLine.BadInvocationException

See Also:

CommandLine.parseInputStream(java.lang.String,java.lang.String)

getRandomAccessFile

public RandomAccessFile getRandomAccessFile(String opt,
                                            RandomAccessFile defaultValue,
                                            String mode)
                                     throws IOException,
                                            CommandLine.BadInvocationException

Return a RandomAccessFile that is the result of creating a new RandomAccessFile object for the file named by the given option, using the given mode. If the option is not specified, return defaultValue.

Throws:

IOException

CommandLine.BadInvocationException

See Also:

CommandLine.parseRandomAccessFile(java.lang.String,java.io.RandomAccessFile,java.lang.String)

getRandomAccessFile

public RandomAccessFile getRandomAccessFile(String opt,
                                            String path,
                                            String mode)
                                     throws IOException,
                                            CommandLine.BadInvocationException

Return a RandomAccessFile that is the result of creating a new RandomAccessFile object for the file named by the given option, using the given mode. If the option is not specified, the string path is used as the file name.

Throws:

IOException

CommandLine.BadInvocationException

See Also:

CommandLine.parseRandomAccessFile(java.lang.String,java.lang.String,java.lang.String)

getOperands

public String[] getOperands()
                     throws CommandLine.BadInvocationException,
                            CommandLine.HelpOnlyException

Return the command line operands that come after the options. This checks to make sure that all specified options have been consumed -- any options remaining at this point are assumed to be unknown options. If no operands remain, an empty array is returned.

This is also where -? is handled. If the user specifies -? then the method usage is invoked and HelpOnlyException is thrown. The program is expected to catch this exception and simply exit successfully.

Throws:

CommandLine.BadInvocationException

CommandLine.HelpOnlyException

See Also:

usage()

usage

public void usage()

Print out a summary of the commands usage, inferred from the requested options. You can override this to provide a more specific summary. This implementation is only valid after all known options have been requested and getOperands has been (or is being) called. Adds ... for operands.

See Also:

getOperands()