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package org.vmutil.options;

import org.vmmagic.pragma.Uninterruptible;

/**
 * An option that has a simple string value.
 */
public class StringOption extends Option {
  // values
  protected String defaultValue;
  protected String value;

  /**
   * Create a new string option.
   *
   * @param set The option set this option belongs to.
   * @param name The space separated name for the option.
   * @param desc The purpose of the option
   * @param defaultValue The default value of the option.
   */
  protected StringOption(OptionSet set, String name, String desc, String defaultValue) {
    super(set, STRING_OPTION, name, desc);
    this.value = this.defaultValue = defaultValue;
  }

  /**
   * Read the current value of the option.
   *
   * @return The option value.
   */
  @Uninterruptible
  public String getValue() {
    return this.value;
  }

  /**
   * Read the default value of the option
   *
   * @return The default value.
   */
  @Uninterruptible
  public String getDefaultValue() {
    return this.defaultValue;
  }

  /**
   * Update the value of the option, echoing the change if the echoOptions
   * option is set. This method also calls the validate method to allow
   * subclasses to perform any required validation.
   *
   * @param value The new value for the option.
   */
  public void setValue(String value) {
    this.value = value;
    validate();
    set.logChange(this);
  }

  /**
   * Modify the default value of the option.
   *
   * @param value The new default value for the option.
   */
  public void setDefaultValue(String value) {
    this.value = this.defaultValue = value;
  }
}