/* Copyright 2017 Robert 'Bobby' Zenz Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License. */ package picocli.examples; import picocli.CommandLine; import picocli.CommandLine.Option; import picocli.CommandLine.ParameterException; /** * This example demonstrates the usage with a simple flag class with long names. * *

* * When no arguments are provided, the flag will have its default value: * *

 * Arguments:
 *   
 * 
 * Options:
 *   verbose: false
 * 
* * When the flag is provided in the arguments, the default value of the flag * will be inverted and set. * *
 * Arguments:
 *   "-v"
 * 
 * Options:
 *   verbose: true
 * 
* * We can also refer to the flag by its long name: * *
 * Arguments:
 *   "--verbose"
 * 
 * Options:
 *   verbose: true
 * 
* * @author Robert 'Bobby' Zenz */ public class PopulateFlagsWithLongNamesMain { public static void main(String[] args) { // Create a new Options class, which holds our flag. Options options = new Options(); try { // Populate the created class from the command line arguments. CommandLine.populateCommand(options, args); } catch (ParameterException e) { // The given command line arguments are invalid, for example there // are options specified which do not exist or one of the options // is malformed (missing a value, for example). System.out.println(e.getMessage()); CommandLine.usage(options, System.out); return; } // Print the state. System.out.println("Arguments:"); System.out.print(" "); for (String arg : args) { System.out.print("\"" + arg + "\" "); } System.out.println(); System.out.println(); System.out.println("Options:"); System.out.println(" verbose: " + options.isVerbose()); } /** * This is the main container which will be populated by picocli with values * from the arguments. */ private static class Options { @Option(names = { "-v", "--verbose" }) private boolean verbose = false; public boolean isVerbose() { return verbose; } } }