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## Class CmdLineParser.Option

- java.lang.Object
- - jargs.gnu.CmdLineParser.Option

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable
  Direct Known Subclasses:
    CmdLineParser.Option.BooleanOption, CmdLineParser.Option.DoubleOption, CmdLineParser.Option.IntegerOption, CmdLineParser.Option.LongOption, CmdLineParser.Option.StringOption
  Enclosing class:
    CmdLineParser

      public abstract static class CmdLineParser.Option
      extends Object
      implements Serializable

  Representation of a command-line option.
  See Also:
    Serialized Form

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    Nested Classes
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `static class` | `CmdLineParser.Option.BooleanOption` The Class BooleanOption.
    `static class` | `CmdLineParser.Option.DoubleOption` An option that expects a floating-point value.
    `static class` | `CmdLineParser.Option.IntegerOption` An option that expects an integer value.
    `static class` | `CmdLineParser.Option.LongOption` An option that expects a long integer value.
    `static class` | `CmdLineParser.Option.StringOption` An option that expects a string value.

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Modifier | Constructor and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected` | `Option(char shortForm, String longForm, boolean wantsValue)` Instantiates a new option.
    `protected` | `Option(String longForm, boolean wantsValue)` Instantiates a new option.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `Object` | `getValue(String arg, Locale locale)` Gets the value.
    `String` | `longForm()` Long form.
    `protected Object` | `parseValue(String arg, Locale locale)` Override to extract and convert an option value passed on the command-line.
    `String` | `shortForm()` Short form.
    `boolean` | `wantsValue()` Tells whether or not this option wants a value.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### Option

          protected Option(String longForm,
                           boolean wantsValue)

      Instantiates a new option.
      Parameters:
        `longForm` - the long form
        `wantsValue` - the wants value

    - #### Option

          protected Option(char shortForm,
                           String longForm,
                           boolean wantsValue)

      Instantiates a new option.
      Parameters:
        `shortForm` - the short form
        `longForm` - the long form
        `wantsValue` - the wants value

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### shortForm

          public String shortForm()

      Short form.
      Returns:
        the string

    - #### longForm

          public String longForm()

      Long form.
      Returns:
        the string

    - #### wantsValue

          public boolean wantsValue()

      Tells whether or not this option wants a value.
      Returns:
        true, if successful

    - #### getValue

          public final Object getValue(String arg,
                                       Locale locale)
                                throws CmdLineParser.IllegalOptionValueException

      Gets the value.
      Parameters:
        `arg` - the arg
        `locale` - the locale
      Returns:
        the value
      Throws:
        `CmdLineParser.IllegalOptionValueException` - the illegal option value exception

    - #### parseValue

          protected Object parseValue(String arg,
                                      Locale locale)
                               throws CmdLineParser.IllegalOptionValueException

      Override to extract and convert an option value passed on the command-line.
      Parameters:
        `arg` - the arg
        `locale` - the locale
      Returns:
        the object
      Throws:
        `CmdLineParser.IllegalOptionValueException` - the illegal option value exception

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