http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-cli/: Apache Commons CLI provides a simple API for presenting, processing and validating a command line interface. (The Apache Software Foundation)
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package org.apache.commons.cli;


The class BasicParser provides a very simple implementation of the flatten method. 
Version:$Id: BasicParser.java 1443102 2013-02-06 18:12:16Z tn $
Deprecated:since 1.3, use the DefaultParser instead
/**
 * The class BasicParser provides a very simple implementation of
 * the {@link Parser#flatten(Options,String[],boolean) flatten} method.
 *
 * @version $Id: BasicParser.java 1443102 2013-02-06 18:12:16Z tn $
 * @deprecated since 1.3, use the {@link DefaultParser} instead
 */
@Deprecated
public class BasicParser extends Parser
{
    
A simple implementation of Parser's abstract flatten method.


Note: options and stopAtNonOption
are not used in this flatten method.


Params:
  • options – The command line Options
  • arguments – The command line arguments to be parsed
  • stopAtNonOption – Specifies whether to stop flattening
when an non option is found.
Returns:The arguments String array.
/**
     * <p>A simple implementation of {@link Parser}'s abstract
     * {@link Parser#flatten(Options, String[], boolean) flatten} method.</p>
     *
     * <p><b>Note:</b> <code>options</code> and <code>stopAtNonOption</code>
     * are not used in this <code>flatten</code> method.</p>
     *
     * @param options The command line {@link Options}
     * @param arguments The command line arguments to be parsed
     * @param stopAtNonOption Specifies whether to stop flattening
     * when an non option is found.
     * @return The <code>arguments</code> String array.
     */
    @Override
    protected String[] flatten(@SuppressWarnings("unused") Options options,
            String[] arguments,
            @SuppressWarnings("unused") boolean stopAtNonOption)
    {
        // just echo the arguments
        return arguments;
    }
}