com.sun.tools.javac.main
Interface JavacOption

All Known Implementing Classes:

JavacOption.HiddenOption, JavacOption.Option, JavacOption.XOption

public interface JavacOption

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Nested Class Summary

static class	JavacOption.ChoiceKind
static class	JavacOption.HiddenOption A hidden (implementor) option
static class	JavacOption.Option This class represents an option recognized by the main program
static class	JavacOption.OptionKind
static class	JavacOption.XOption A nonstandard or extended (-X) option

Method Summary

JavacOption.OptionKind	getKind()
OptionName	getName()
boolean	hasArg() Does this option take a (separate) operand?
boolean	matches(java.lang.String arg) Does argument string match option pattern?
boolean	process(Options options, java.lang.String option) Process the option with no argument.
boolean	process(Options options, java.lang.String option, java.lang.String arg) Process an option with an argument.

Method Detail

getKind

JavacOption.OptionKind getKind()

hasArg

boolean hasArg()

Does this option take a (separate) operand?

Returns:

true if this option takes a separate operand

matches

boolean matches(java.lang.String arg)

Does argument string match option pattern?

Parameters:

arg - the command line argument string

Returns:

true if arg matches this option

process

boolean process(Options options,
                java.lang.String option,
                java.lang.String arg)

Process an option with an argument.

Parameters:

options - the accumulated set of analyzed options

option - the option to be processed

arg - the arg for the option to be processed

Returns:

true if an error was detected

process

boolean process(Options options,
                java.lang.String option)

Process the option with no argument.

Parameters:

options - the accumulated set of analyzed options

option - the option to be processed

Returns:

true if an error was detected

getName

OptionName getName()