Package adams.core.option

Class ClassOption

java.lang.Object

adams.core.option.AbstractOption

adams.core.option.AbstractArgumentOption

adams.core.option.ClassOption

All Implemented Interfaces:

CleanUpHandler, VariableChangeListener, Serializable

public class ClassOption
extends AbstractArgumentOption

Option class for OptionHandler options.

Author:

fracpete (fracpete at waikato dot ac dot nz)

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class adams.core.option.AbstractArgumentOption

m_BaseClass, m_Multiple, m_Variable, m_VariableModified, m_VariableReferencesObject

Fields inherited from class adams.core.option.AbstractOption

m_Commandline, m_Constraint, m_Debug, m_DefaultValue, m_MinUserMode, m_OutputDefaultValue, m_Owner, m_Property, TOOLTIP_SUFFIX

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	ClassOption(OptionManager owner, String commandline, String property, Object defValue)	Initializes the option.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected void	addArgumentInfo(StringBuilder buffer)	Adds additional information about the argument, e.g., the class.
void	cleanUp()	Cleans up data structures, frees up memory.
protected boolean	compareValues(Object value, Object defValue)	Skips the test, as it would be too expensive.
protected void	setNestedValues(ArrayList values)	Sets the values obtained from the nested structure.
String	toString()	Returns the commandline option and the property as string.
String	toString(Object obj)	Returns a string representation of the specified object.
Object	valueOf(String s)	Turns the string into the appropriate object.

Methods inherited from class adams.core.option.AbstractArgumentOption

getBaseClass, getVariable, getVariableName, hasBaseClass, isDefaultValue, isDefaultValue, isMultiple, isVariableAttached, isVariableModified, isVariableReferencingObject, setVariable, toArray, updateVariable, updateVariable, updateVariable, variableChanged

Methods inherited from class adams.core.option.AbstractOption

dontOutputDefaultValue, getCommandline, getConstraint, getCurrentValue, getDebug, getDefaultValue, getDescriptor, getMinUserMode, getOptionHandler, getOutputDefaultValue, getOwner, getProperty, getReadMethod, getToolTipMethod, getWriteMethod, hasConstraint, isValid, noConstraint, setConstraint, setCurrentValue, setMinUserMode, setOutputDefaultValue

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ClassOption

protected ClassOption(OptionManager owner,
                      String commandline,
                      String property,
                      Object defValue)

Initializes the option. Will always output the default value.

Parameters:

owner - the owner of this option

commandline - the commandline string to identify the option

property - the name of bean property

defValue - the default value, if null then the owner's current state is used

Method Detail

compareValues

protected boolean compareValues(Object value,
                                Object defValue)

Skips the test, as it would be too expensive.

Specified by:

compareValues in class AbstractArgumentOption

Parameters:

value - the value to compare against the default value

defValue - the default value to compare against

Returns:

always false

valueOf

public Object valueOf(String s)
               throws Exception

Turns the string into the appropriate object.

Specified by:

valueOf in class AbstractArgumentOption

Parameters:

s - the string to parse

Returns:

the generated object

Throws:

Exception - if parsing of string fails

toString

public String toString(Object obj)

Returns a string representation of the specified object.

Specified by:

toString in class AbstractArgumentOption

Parameters:

obj - the object to turn into a string

Returns:

the string representation

setNestedValues

protected void setNestedValues(ArrayList values)

Sets the values obtained from the nested structure.

Parameters:

values - the values to set

addArgumentInfo

protected void addArgumentInfo(StringBuilder buffer)

Adds additional information about the argument, e.g., the class.

Parameters:

buffer - the buffer to add the information to

toString

public String toString()

Returns the commandline option and the property as string.

Overrides:

toString in class AbstractArgumentOption

Returns:

the commandline option and property

cleanUp

public void cleanUp()

Cleans up data structures, frees up memory.

Specified by:

cleanUp in interface CleanUpHandler

Overrides:

cleanUp in class AbstractArgumentOption