CommandLineParser

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicParser, DefaultParser, GnuParser, Parser, PosixParser
```
public interface CommandLineParser
```
A class that implements the CommandLineParser interface can parse a String array according to the Options specified and return a CommandLine.

Version:

$Id: CommandLineParser.java 1443102 2013-02-06 18:12:16Z tn $

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`CommandLine`	`parse(Options options, java.lang.String[] arguments)`	Parse the arguments according to the specified options.
`CommandLine`	`parse(Options options, java.lang.String[] arguments, boolean stopAtNonOption)`	Parse the arguments according to the specified options.

- Method Detail
  - parse
```
CommandLine parse(Options options,
                  java.lang.String[] arguments)
           throws ParseException
```
    Parse the arguments according to the specified options.
    
    Parameters:
    
    options - the specified Options
    
    arguments - the command line arguments
    
    Returns:
    
    the list of atomic option and value tokens
    
    Throws:
    
    ParseException - if there are any problems encountered while parsing the command line tokens.
  - parse
```
CommandLine parse(Options options,
                  java.lang.String[] arguments,
                  boolean stopAtNonOption)
           throws ParseException
```
    Parse the arguments according to the specified options.
    
    Parameters:
    
    options - the specified Options
    
    arguments - the command line arguments
    
    stopAtNonOption - if true an unrecognized argument stops the parsing and the remaining arguments are added to the CommandLines args list. If false an unrecognized argument triggers a ParseException.
    
    Returns:
    
    the list of atomic option and value tokens
    
    Throws:
    
    ParseException - if there are any problems encountered while parsing the command line tokens.