/*
*
* SchemaCrawler
* http://sourceforge.net/projects/schemacrawler
* Copyright (c) 2000-2012, Sualeh Fatehi.
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
* of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
* either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* This library 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 Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this
* library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
* Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
*
*/
package sf.util.clparser;
/**
* Representation of a command-line option.
*
* @author Sualeh Fatehi
* @param <T>
* Option type
*/
public interface Option<T>
{
public abstract T getDefaultValue();
/**
* Gets the long form of the switch for the option.
*
* @return Long form of the switch
*/
String getLongForm();
/**
* Gets the short form of the switch for the option.
*
* @return Short form of the switch
*/
String getShortForm();
/**
* Whether the option has the long form of the switch.
*
* @return Whether the option has the long form of the switch
*/
boolean hasLongForm();
/**
* Whether the option has the short form of the switch.
*
* @return Whether the option has the short form of the switch
*/
boolean hasShortForm();
}