Apache Commons CLI - Option properties

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Option object is used to represent the Option passed to command line program. Following are various properties that a Option object posseses.

Sr.No. Name (Type) & Description
1

opt (String)

Identification string of the Option.
2

longOpt (String)

Alias and more descriptive identification string.
3

description (String)

Description of the function of the option.
4

required (boolean)

Flag to check whether the option must appear on the command line.
5

arg (boolean)

Flag to check whether the option takes an argument.
6

args (boolean)

Flag to check whether the option takes more than one argument.
7

optionalArg (boolean)

Flag to check whether the option's argument is optional.
8

argName (String)

Name of the argument value for the usage statement.
9

valueSeparator (char)

The character value used to split the argument string.
10

type (Object)

Argument type.
11

value (String)

Option value.
12

values (String[])

Values of the option.
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