com.martiansoftware.jsap.ant
Class ParameterConfiguration

java.lang.Object
  com.martiansoftware.jsap.ant.ParameterConfiguration

Direct Known Subclasses:

OptionConfiguration, SwitchConfiguration

public abstract class ParameterConfiguration

extends Object

Stores/provides configuration data common to switches, flaggedoptions, and unflaggedoptions nested inside a jsap ant task. For detailed information on using the jsap task, see the documentation for JSAPAntTask.

Author:

Marty Lamb

See Also:

JSAPAntTask

Constructor Summary

ParameterConfiguration()
Creates a new ParameterConfiguration.

Method Summary

void	addConfiguredDefault(DefaultValue defaultValue) Adds a configured default value to the current list of default values for this parameter.
abstract void	createMethod(String methodName, PrintStream out) Creates source code for a java method that creates a parameter matching this object's configuration.
String[]	getDefaults() Returns an array of this parameter's default values, or a zero-length array if none exist.
String	getId() Returns the unique ID for this parameter.
abstract Parameter	getParameter() Returns an Parameter (String, FlaggedOption, or UnflaggedOption) configured according to the settings contained within this object.
boolean	hasProperties() Returns a boolean indicating whether this parameter has any properties associated with its StringParser.
void	setDefault(String defaultValue) Adds a default value to the current list of default values for this parameter.
void	setId(String id) Sets the unique ID for this parameter.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ParameterConfiguration

public ParameterConfiguration()

Creates a new ParameterConfiguration.

Method Detail

getParameter

public abstract Parameter getParameter()

Returns an Parameter (String, FlaggedOption, or UnflaggedOption) configured according to the settings contained within this object.

Returns:

an Parameter (String, FlaggedOption, or UnflaggedOption) configured according to the settings contained within this object.

setId

public void setId(String id)

Sets the unique ID for this parameter.

Parameters:

id - ths unique ID for this parameter.

getId

public String getId()

Returns the unique ID for this parameter.

Returns:

the unique ID for this parameter.

setDefault

public void setDefault(String defaultValue)

Adds a default value to the current list of default values for this parameter.

Parameters:

defaultValue - the default value to add to the current list of default values for this parameter.

addConfiguredDefault

public void addConfiguredDefault(DefaultValue defaultValue)

Adds a configured default value to the current list of default values for this parameter.

Parameters:

defaultValue - the configured default value to add to the current list of default values for this parameter.

getDefaults

public String[] getDefaults()

Returns an array of this parameter's default values, or a zero-length array if none exist.

Returns:

an array of this parameter's default values, or a zero-length array if none exist.

hasProperties

public boolean hasProperties()

Returns a boolean indicating whether this parameter has any properties associated with its StringParser. This method always returns false; it may be overridden by subclasses.

Returns:

a boolean indicating whether this parameter has any properties associated with its StringParser.

createMethod

public abstract void createMethod(String methodName,
                                  PrintStream out)
                           throws IOException

Creates source code for a java method that creates a parameter matching this object's configuration.

Parameters:

methodName - the name of the java method to generate.

out - the PrintStream to which the generated source code should be written.

Throws:

IOException - if any are thrown by PrintStream.