com.thaiopensource.validate
Interface Option

All Known Implementing Classes:
FlagOption, StringOption

public interface Option


Method Summary
 java.lang.Object combine(java.lang.Object[] values)
          Combines multiple values of an option into a single value.
 PropertyId getPropertyId()
           
 java.lang.Object valueOf(java.lang.String arg)
           
 

Method Detail

getPropertyId

public PropertyId getPropertyId()

valueOf

public java.lang.Object valueOf(java.lang.String arg)
                         throws OptionArgumentException
Throws:
OptionArgumentException

combine

public java.lang.Object combine(java.lang.Object[] values)
Combines multiple values of an option into a single value. A property whose value is logically a sequence may be represented by multiple options each representing a single member of the sequence.

Parameters:
values - an array of values to be combined
Returns:
an Object representing the combination, or null if they cannot be combined