net.sourceforge.argparse4j.inf

Interface Subparser

All Superinterfaces:

ArgumentContainer, ArgumentParser

All Known Implementing Classes:

SubparserImpl

public interface Subparser
extends ArgumentParser

This interface defines Subparser used to add sub-command to ArgumentParser.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Subparser	aliases(String... alias) Sets alias names for this Subparser.
Subparser	defaultHelp(boolean defaultHelp) If defaultHelp is true, the default values of arguments are printed in help message.
Subparser	description(String description) Sets the description for the arguments of this container.
Subparser	epilog(String epilog) Sets the text to display after the argument help.
Subparser	help(FeatureControl ctrl) Sets special value to control help message handling.
Subparser	help(String help) Sets the text to display in help message.
Subparser	setDefault(String dest, Object value) Sets parser-level default value of attribute dest.
Subparser	setDefaults(Map<String,Object> attrs) Sets parser-level default values from attrs.
Subparser	version(String version) Sets version string.

Methods inherited from interface net.sourceforge.argparse4j.inf.ArgumentParser

addArgumentGroup, addMutuallyExclusiveGroup, addMutuallyExclusiveGroup, addSubparsers, formatHelp, formatUsage, formatVersion, getConfig, getDefault, handleError, handleError, parseArgs, parseArgs, parseArgs, parseArgs, parseArgsOrFail, parseKnownArgs, parseKnownArgs, parseKnownArgs, parseKnownArgs, parseKnownArgsOrFail, printHelp, printHelp, printUsage, printUsage, printVersion, printVersion, usage

Methods inherited from interface net.sourceforge.argparse4j.inf.ArgumentContainer

addArgument

Method Detail

description

Subparser description(String description)

Description copied from interface: ArgumentContainer

Sets the description for the arguments of this container.

Specified by:

description in interface ArgumentContainer

Specified by:

description in interface ArgumentParser

Parameters:

description - The description of this container.

Returns:

this

epilog

Subparser epilog(String epilog)

Description copied from interface: ArgumentParser

Sets the text to display after the argument help.

Specified by:

epilog in interface ArgumentParser

Parameters:

epilog - The text to display after the argument help.

Returns:

this

version

Subparser version(String version)

Description copied from interface: ArgumentParser

Sets version string. It will be displayed ArgumentParser.printVersion().

If the given usage contains ${prog} string, it will be replaced with the program name given in ArgumentParsers.newArgumentParser(String). This processed text will be printed without text-wrapping.

Specified by:

version in interface ArgumentParser

Parameters:

version - The version string.

Returns:

this

defaultHelp

Subparser defaultHelp(boolean defaultHelp)

Description copied from interface: ArgumentParser

If defaultHelp is true, the default values of arguments are printed in help message.

By default, the default values are not printed in help message.

Specified by:

defaultHelp in interface ArgumentParser

Parameters:

defaultHelp - Switch to display the default value in help message.

Returns:

this

setDefault

Subparser setDefault(String dest,
                     Object value)

Description copied from interface: ArgumentParser

Sets parser-level default value of attribute dest.

The parser-level defaults always override argument-level defaults.

Specified by:

setDefault in interface ArgumentParser

Parameters:

dest - The attribute name.

value - The default value.

Returns:

this

setDefaults

Subparser setDefaults(Map<String,Object> attrs)

Description copied from interface: ArgumentParser

Sets parser-level default values from attrs.

All key-value pair in attrs are registered to parser-level defaults. The parser-level defaults always override argument-level defaults.

Specified by:

setDefaults in interface ArgumentParser

Parameters:

attrs - The parser-level default values to add.

Returns:

this

help

Subparser help(String help)

Sets the text to display in help message.

Parameters:

help - The text to display in help message.

Returns:

this

help

Subparser help(FeatureControl ctrl)

Sets special value to control help message handling.

Currently, only FeatureControl.SUPPRESS is available. If it is given, the help entry for this Subparser is not displayed in the help message.

Parameters:

ctrl - The special value to control help message handling.

Returns:

this

Since:

0.8.0

aliases

Subparser aliases(String... alias)

Sets alias names for this Subparser. The alias names must be unique for each Subparsers instance which this object belongs to.

Parameters:

alias - Alias name for this Subparser.

Returns:

this