org.objectweb.jorm.comp.cmdline.api
Interface CmdLineParser

public interface CmdLineParser

The CmdLineParser interface is used to create extension of the main command line. This object is composed by two methods, the first one allows to parse a list of argument starting from an index, and the second one, allows to parse a property (string), and assigns it a value.

Author:

X. Spengler

Method Summary

int	parseArgument(java.lang.String[] args, int i) Parses options from a command line and returns the next index in the list of arguments when encounters an unknown option.
void	parseProperty(java.lang.String elem, java.lang.String value) Assigns to the elem tag, the corresponding value.

Method Detail

parseArgument

public int parseArgument(java.lang.String[] args,
                         int i)

Parses options from a command line and returns the next index in the list of arguments when encounters an unknown option. This method is used by the CommandLineParser to parse unknows option which are in link with the current object.

Parameters:

args - the list of arguments. This list contains known options for the current object to the beginning of the list, and unknown options to the end of the list.

i - the current index to parse the args list

Returns:

the new current index to continue the parsing

parseProperty

public void parseProperty(java.lang.String elem,
                          java.lang.String value)

Assigns to the elem tag, the corresponding value. This method is used by the CompilerParameter when the jorm.properties is read.

Parameters:

elem - the element which is found in the jorm.properties file

value - the value of the corresponding property