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93 Class Option<T></H2>
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99 <DT><DT><B>Type Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>T</CODE> - type of executable</DL>
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101 <DT><B>All Implemented Interfaces:</B> <DD><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Argument.html" title="interface in compbio.metadata">Argument</A><T></DD>
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104 <DT><B>Direct Known Subclasses:</B> <DD><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Parameter.html" title="class in compbio.metadata">Parameter</A></DD>
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108 <DT><PRE>public class <B>Option<T></B><DT>extends <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A><DT>implements <A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Argument.html" title="interface in compbio.metadata">Argument</A><T></DL>
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112 Command line option/flag or multiple exclusive options with no value. Example
113 -protein, -dna, -auto
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118 <DT><B>Version:</B></DT>
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119 <DD>1.0 October 2009</DD>
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137 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Option.html#defaultValue">defaultValue</A></B></CODE>
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145 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Option.html#description">description</A></B></CODE>
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152 <CODE>protected <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/net/URL.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.net">URL</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
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153 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Option.html#furtherDetails">furtherDetails</A></B></CODE>
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160 <CODE>protected boolean</CODE></FONT></TD>
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161 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Option.html#isRequired">isRequired</A></B></CODE>
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169 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Option.html#name">name</A></B></CODE>
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184 <TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor">
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185 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Option.html#Option(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)">Option</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> name,
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203 <CODE> <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Set.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">Set</A><<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>></CODE></FONT></TD>
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204 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Option.html#addOptionNames(java.lang.String...)">addOptionNames</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>... value)</CODE>
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207 Adds an option to the optionName list</TD>
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211 <CODE> boolean</CODE></FONT></TD>
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212 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Option.html#equals(java.lang.Object)">equals</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A> obj)</CODE>
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219 <CODE> <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
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220 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Option.html#getDefaultValue()">getDefaultValue</A></B>()</CODE>
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223 A default value of the option.</TD>
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227 <CODE> <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
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228 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Option.html#getDescription()">getDescription</A></B>()</CODE>
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231 A long description of the Option</TD>
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235 <CODE> <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/net/URL.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.net">URL</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
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236 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Option.html#getFurtherDetails()">getFurtherDetails</A></B>()</CODE>
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239 The URL where further details about the option can be found</TD>
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243 <CODE> <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
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244 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Option.html#getName()">getName</A></B>()</CODE>
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247 Human readable name of the option</TD>
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251 <CODE> <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/List.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">List</A><<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>></CODE></FONT></TD>
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252 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Option.html#getOptionNames()">getOptionNames</A></B>()</CODE>
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259 <CODE> <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/List.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">List</A><<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>></CODE></FONT></TD>
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260 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Option.html#getPossibleValues()">getPossibleValues</A></B>()</CODE>
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263 List of possible optionNames</TD>
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267 <CODE> int</CODE></FONT></TD>
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268 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Option.html#hashCode()">hashCode</A></B>()</CODE>
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275 <CODE> boolean</CODE></FONT></TD>
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276 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Option.html#isRequired()">isRequired</A></B>()</CODE>
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279 Flag that indicated that this option must be specified in the command
280 line for an executable to run</TD>
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284 <CODE> void</CODE></FONT></TD>
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285 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Option.html#setDefaultValue(java.lang.String)">setDefaultValue</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> defaultVal)</CODE>
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288 Sets one of the values defined in optionList as default.</TD>
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292 <CODE> void</CODE></FONT></TD>
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293 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Option.html#setDescription(java.lang.String)">setDescription</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> description)</CODE>
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300 <CODE> void</CODE></FONT></TD>
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301 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Option.html#setFurtherDetails(java.net.URL)">setFurtherDetails</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/net/URL.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.net">URL</A> furtherDetails)</CODE>
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308 <CODE> void</CODE></FONT></TD>
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309 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Option.html#setName(java.lang.String)">setName</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> name)</CODE>
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317 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Option.html#setOptionNames(java.util.Set)">setOptionNames</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Set.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">Set</A><<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>> optionNames)</CODE>
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325 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Option.html#setRequired(boolean)">setRequired</A></B>(boolean isRequired)</CODE>
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333 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Option.html#setValue(java.lang.String)">setValue</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> dValue)</CODE>
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336 Set default values for the parameter or an option</TD>
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341 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Option.html#toCommand(java.lang.String)">toCommand</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> nameValueSeparator)</CODE>
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344 Convert the option to the command string.</TD>
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349 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Option.html#toString()">toString</A></B>()</CODE>
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387 <A NAME="name"><!-- --></A><H3>
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400 protected boolean <B>isRequired</B></PRE>
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407 <A NAME="furtherDetails"><!-- --></A><H3>
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408 furtherDetails</H3>
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436 <A NAME="Option(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)"><!-- --></A><H3>
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439 public <B>Option</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> name,
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454 <A NAME="getName()"><!-- --></A><H3>
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457 public <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> <B>getName</B>()</PRE>
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459 <DD>Human readable name of the option
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462 <DT><B>Specified by:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Argument.html#getName()">getName</A></CODE> in interface <CODE><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Argument.html" title="interface in compbio.metadata">Argument</A><<A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Option.html" title="type parameter in Option">T</A>></CODE></DL>
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470 <A NAME="setName(java.lang.String)"><!-- --></A><H3>
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473 public void <B>setName</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> name)</PRE>
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484 <A NAME="getDescription()"><!-- --></A><H3>
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485 getDescription</H3>
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487 public <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> <B>getDescription</B>()</PRE>
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489 <DD>A long description of the Option
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492 <DT><B>Specified by:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Argument.html#getDescription()">getDescription</A></CODE> in interface <CODE><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Argument.html" title="interface in compbio.metadata">Argument</A><<A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Option.html" title="type parameter in Option">T</A>></CODE></DL>
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500 <A NAME="setDescription(java.lang.String)"><!-- --></A><H3>
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501 setDescription</H3>
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503 public void <B>setDescription</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> description)</PRE>
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514 <A NAME="getFurtherDetails()"><!-- --></A><H3>
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515 getFurtherDetails</H3>
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517 public <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/net/URL.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.net">URL</A> <B>getFurtherDetails</B>()</PRE>
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519 <DD>The URL where further details about the option can be found
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522 <DT><B>Specified by:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Argument.html#getFurtherDetails()">getFurtherDetails</A></CODE> in interface <CODE><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Argument.html" title="interface in compbio.metadata">Argument</A><<A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Option.html" title="type parameter in Option">T</A>></CODE></DL>
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530 <A NAME="setFurtherDetails(java.net.URL)"><!-- --></A><H3>
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531 setFurtherDetails</H3>
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533 public void <B>setFurtherDetails</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/net/URL.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.net">URL</A> furtherDetails)</PRE>
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544 <A NAME="getDefaultValue()"><!-- --></A><H3>
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545 getDefaultValue</H3>
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547 public <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> <B>getDefaultValue</B>()</PRE>
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549 <DD>A default value of the option. Defaults to command line argument name
553 <DT><B>Specified by:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Argument.html#getDefaultValue()">getDefaultValue</A></CODE> in interface <CODE><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Argument.html" title="interface in compbio.metadata">Argument</A><<A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Option.html" title="type parameter in Option">T</A>></CODE></DL>
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561 <A NAME="setDefaultValue(java.lang.String)"><!-- --></A><H3>
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562 setDefaultValue</H3>
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564 public void <B>setDefaultValue</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> defaultVal)
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565 throws <A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/WrongParameterException.html" title="class in compbio.metadata">WrongParameterException</A></PRE>
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567 <DD>Sets one of the values defined in optionList as default. Attempting set
568 the value not listed there will result in WrongParameter exception
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574 <DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>defaultVal</CODE> -
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576 <DD><CODE><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/WrongParameterException.html" title="class in compbio.metadata">WrongParameterException</A></CODE> - is thrown if the defaultValue is not found in optionList</DL>
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581 <A NAME="isRequired()"><!-- --></A><H3>
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584 public boolean <B>isRequired</B>()</PRE>
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586 <DD>Flag that indicated that this option must be specified in the command
587 line for an executable to run
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594 <DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>true is the option is required, false otherwise</DL>
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599 <A NAME="setRequired(boolean)"><!-- --></A><H3>
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602 public void <B>setRequired</B>(boolean isRequired)</PRE>
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613 <A NAME="getOptionNames()"><!-- --></A><H3>
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614 getOptionNames</H3>
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616 public <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/List.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">List</A><<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>> <B>getOptionNames</B>()</PRE>
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623 <DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>List of option names</DL>
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628 <A NAME="setOptionNames(java.util.Set)"><!-- --></A><H3>
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629 setOptionNames</H3>
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631 public void <B>setOptionNames</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Set.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">Set</A><<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>> optionNames)</PRE>
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642 <A NAME="addOptionNames(java.lang.String...)"><!-- --></A><H3>
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643 addOptionNames</H3>
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645 public <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Set.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">Set</A><<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>> <B>addOptionNames</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>... value)</PRE>
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647 <DD>Adds an option to the optionName list
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653 <DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>value</CODE> -
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654 <DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>modified optionName list</DL>
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659 <A NAME="toString()"><!-- --></A><H3>
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662 public <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> <B>toString</B>()</PRE>
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665 <DT><B>Overrides:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true#toString()" title="class or interface in java.lang">toString</A></CODE> in class <CODE><A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A></CODE></DL>
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673 <A NAME="toCommand(java.lang.String)"><!-- --></A><H3>
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676 public <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> <B>toCommand</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> nameValueSeparator)</PRE>
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678 <DD>Convert the option to the command string.
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685 <DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>If only one optionName is defined, than it is returned, if many
686 option names are defined, then the defaultValue is returned.
687 Option must have a default value if there are many optionNames to
693 <A NAME="equals(java.lang.Object)"><!-- --></A><H3>
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696 public boolean <B>equals</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A> obj)</PRE>
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699 <DT><B>Overrides:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true#equals(java.lang.Object)" title="class or interface in java.lang">equals</A></CODE> in class <CODE><A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A></CODE></DL>
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707 <A NAME="hashCode()"><!-- --></A><H3>
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710 public int <B>hashCode</B>()</PRE>
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713 <DT><B>Overrides:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true#hashCode()" title="class or interface in java.lang">hashCode</A></CODE> in class <CODE><A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A></CODE></DL>
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721 <A NAME="getPossibleValues()"><!-- --></A><H3>
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722 getPossibleValues</H3>
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724 public <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/List.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">List</A><<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>> <B>getPossibleValues</B>()</PRE>
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726 <DD>List of possible optionNames
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729 <DT><B>Specified by:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Argument.html#getPossibleValues()">getPossibleValues</A></CODE> in interface <CODE><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Argument.html" title="interface in compbio.metadata">Argument</A><<A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Option.html" title="type parameter in Option">T</A>></CODE></DL>
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733 <DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>List of values allowed for an Argument</DL>
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738 <A NAME="setValue(java.lang.String)"><!-- --></A><H3>
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741 public void <B>setValue</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> dValue)
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742 throws <A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/WrongParameterException.html" title="class in compbio.metadata">WrongParameterException</A></PRE>
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744 <DD><B>Description copied from interface: <CODE><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Argument.html#setValue(java.lang.String)">Argument</A></CODE></B></DD>
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745 <DD>Set default values for the parameter or an option
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748 <DT><B>Specified by:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Argument.html#setValue(java.lang.String)">setValue</A></CODE> in interface <CODE><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Argument.html" title="interface in compbio.metadata">Argument</A><<A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/Option.html" title="type parameter in Option">T</A>></CODE></DL>
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751 <DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>dValue</CODE> - the value to be set
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753 <DD><CODE><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/WrongParameterException.html" title="class in compbio.metadata">WrongParameterException</A></CODE> - - when the value to be set is illegal. Wrong value for
754 numeric parameter is the value defined outside it , for
755 string type parameter, wrong value is the one which is not
756 listed in possible values list<DT><B>See Also:</B><DD><A HREF="../../compbio/metadata/ValueConstrain.html" title="class in compbio.metadata"><CODE>ValueConstrain</CODE></A></DL>
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