package gnu.dtools.ritopt;
/**
* OptionModifiable.java
*
* Version:
* $Id: OptionModifiable.java 322 2004-05-20 20:45:47Z mortenalver $
*/
/**
* Implementors of this interface are capable of being registered and
* processed. When an option is specified, its modify method is invoked.
*
* <hr>
*
* <pre>
* Copyright (C) Damian Ryan Eads, 2001. All Rights Reserved.
*
* ritopt is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
* ritopt is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with ritopt; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
* </pre>
*
* @author Damian Eads
*/
public interface OptionModifiable {
/**
* Modify an option based on a string representation.
*
* @param value String representation of the object.
* @exception OptionModificationException Thrown if an error occurs
* during modification of an option.
*/
void modify( String value ) throws OptionModificationException;
} /** OptionModifiable **/