NonOptionArgumentSpec (JOpt Simple 5.0.3 API)

java.lang.Object
- joptsimple.AbstractOptionSpec<V>
- - joptsimple.NonOptionArgumentSpec<V>

Type Parameters:

V - represents the type of the non-option arguments

All Implemented Interfaces:

OptionDescriptor, OptionSpec<V>
```
public class NonOptionArgumentSpec<V>
extends AbstractOptionSpec<V>
```
Specification of a command line's non-option arguments.

Instances are returned from OptionParser methods to allow the formation of parser directives as sentences in a "fluent interface" language. For example:
```
   
   OptionParser parser = new OptionParser();
   parser.nonOptions( "files to be processed" ).ofType( File.class );
   
 
```
If no methods are invoked on an instance of this class, then that instance's option will treat the non-option arguments as Strings.
Author:

Paul Holser

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`boolean`	`acceptsArguments()` Does this option accept arguments?
`String`	`argumentDescription()` Gives a short description of the option's argument.
`String`	`argumentTypeIndicator()` Gives an indication of the expected type of the option's argument.
`protected V`	`convert(String argument)`
`List<?>`	`defaultValues()` What values will the option take if none are specified on the command line?
`NonOptionArgumentSpec<V>`	`describedAs(String description)` Specifies a description for the non-option arguments that this spec represents.
`boolean`	`isRequired()` Is this option required on a command line?
`<T> NonOptionArgumentSpec<T>`	`ofType(Class<T> argumentType)` Specifies a type to which the non-option arguments are to be converted.
`boolean`	`representsNonOptions()` Tells whether this object represents the non-option arguments of a command line.
`boolean`	`requiresArgument()` Does this option require an argument?
`<T> NonOptionArgumentSpec<T>`	`withValuesConvertedBy(ValueConverter<T> aConverter)` Specifies a converter to use to translate non-option arguments into Java objects.

Methods inherited from class joptsimple.AbstractOptionSpec
argumentTypeIndicatorFrom, convertWith, description, equals, forHelp, hashCode, isForHelp, options, toString, value, values

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - ofType
```
public <T> NonOptionArgumentSpec<T> ofType(Class<T> argumentType)
```
    Specifies a type to which the non-option arguments are to be converted.
    
    JOpt Simple accepts types that have either:
    1. a public static method called valueOf which accepts a single argument of type String and whose return type is the same as the class on which the method is declared. The java.lang primitive wrapper classes have such methods.
    2. a public constructor which accepts a single argument of type String.
    This class converts arguments using those methods in that order; that is, valueOf would be invoked before a one-String-arg constructor would.
    
    Invoking this method will trump any previous calls to this method or to withValuesConvertedBy(ValueConverter).
    Type Parameters:
    
    T - represents the runtime class of the desired option argument type
    
    Parameters:
    
    argumentType - desired type of arguments to this spec's option
    
    Returns:
    
    self, so that the caller can add clauses to the fluent interface sentence
    
    Throws:
    
    NullPointerException - if the type is null
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the type does not have the standard conversion methods
  - withValuesConvertedBy
```
public final <T> NonOptionArgumentSpec<T> withValuesConvertedBy(ValueConverter<T> aConverter)
```
    Specifies a converter to use to translate non-option arguments into Java objects. This is useful when converting to types that do not have the requisite factory method or constructor for ofType(Class).
    
    Invoking this method will trump any previous calls to this method or to ofType(Class).
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    T - represents the runtime class of the desired non-option argument type
    
    Parameters:
    
    aConverter - the converter to use
    
    Returns:
    
    self, so that the caller can add clauses to the fluent interface sentence
    
    Throws:
    
    NullPointerException - if the converter is null
  - describedAs
```
public NonOptionArgumentSpec<V> describedAs(String description)
```
    Specifies a description for the non-option arguments that this spec represents. This description is used when generating help information about the parser.
    
    Parameters:
    
    description - describes the nature of the argument of this spec's option
    
    Returns:
    
    self, so that the caller can add clauses to the fluent interface sentence
  - convert
```
protected final V convert(String argument)
```
    Specified by:
    
    convert in class AbstractOptionSpec<V>
  - defaultValues
```
public List<?> defaultValues()
```
    Description copied from interface: OptionDescriptor
    
    What values will the option take if none are specified on the command line?
    
    Returns:
    
    any default values for the option
  - isRequired
```
public boolean isRequired()
```
    Description copied from interface: OptionDescriptor
    
    Is this option required on a command line?
    
    Returns:
    
    whether the option is required
  - acceptsArguments
```
public boolean acceptsArguments()
```
    Description copied from interface: OptionDescriptor
    
    Does this option accept arguments?
    
    Returns:
    
    whether the option accepts arguments
  - requiresArgument
```
public boolean requiresArgument()
```
    Description copied from interface: OptionDescriptor
    
    Does this option require an argument?
    
    Returns:
    
    whether the option requires an argument
  - argumentDescription
```
public String argumentDescription()
```
    Description copied from interface: OptionDescriptor
    
    Gives a short description of the option's argument.
    
    Returns:
    
    a description for the option's argument
  - argumentTypeIndicator
```
public String argumentTypeIndicator()
```
    Description copied from interface: OptionDescriptor
    
    Gives an indication of the expected type of the option's argument.
    
    Returns:
    
    a description for the option's argument type
  - representsNonOptions
```
public boolean representsNonOptions()
```
    Description copied from interface: OptionDescriptor
    
    Tells whether this object represents the non-option arguments of a command line.
    
    Specified by:
    
    representsNonOptions in interface OptionDescriptor
    
    Overrides:
    
    representsNonOptions in class AbstractOptionSpec<V>
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this represents non-option arguments

Class NonOptionArgumentSpec<V>

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class joptsimple.AbstractOptionSpec

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Method Detail

ofType

withValuesConvertedBy

describedAs

convert

defaultValues

isRequired

acceptsArguments

requiresArgument

argumentDescription

argumentTypeIndicator

representsNonOptions