net.sf.mmm.util.cli.base

Interface CliValueContainer

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractCliValueContainer, AbstractCliValueContainerContainer, CliValueContainerArray, CliValueContainerCollection, CliValueContainerMap, CliValueContainerObject

public interface CliValueContainer

A CliValueContainer is a simple container for the value of a option or a argument.

Since:

1.0.0

Author:

Joerg Hohwiller (hohwille at users.sourceforge.net)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	getValue() This method gets the value of a option or a argument.
boolean	isArrayMapOrCollection()
void	setValue(String argument) This method sets the value given as string.

Method Detail

getValue

Object getValue()

This method gets the value of a option or a argument.

Returns:

the value.

setValue

void setValue(String argument)

This method sets the value given as string. For the parameter-types array, collection or map this method may be called multiple times, one for each item.

Parameters:

argument - is the argument from the commandline containing the value.

isArrayMapOrCollection

boolean isArrayMapOrCollection()

Returns:

true if this is a container for a value of the type array, Collection or Map - false otherwise.