Module info.picocli

Package picocli

Interface CommandLine.IParameterExceptionHandler

Enclosing class:

CommandLine

public static interface CommandLine.IParameterExceptionHandler

Classes implementing this interface know how to handle ParameterExceptions (usually from invalid user input).

Implementation Requirements:

Implementors that need to print messages to the console should use the output and error PrintWriters, and the color scheme from the CommandLine object obtained from the exception.

Implementation Note:

See CommandLine.getParameterExceptionHandler() for a description of the default handler.

API Note:

This interface supersedes CommandLine.IExceptionHandler2.

Since:

4.0

See Also:

CommandLine.setParameterExceptionHandler(IParameterExceptionHandler)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	handleParseException(CommandLine.ParameterException ex, String[] args)	Handles a ParameterException that occurred while parsing the command line arguments and returns an exit code suitable for returning from CommandLine.execute(String...).

Method Detail

handleParseException

int handleParseException(CommandLine.ParameterException ex,
                         String[] args)
                  throws Exception

Handles a ParameterException that occurred while parsing the command line arguments and returns an exit code suitable for returning from CommandLine.execute(String...).

Parameters:

ex - the ParameterException describing the problem that occurred while parsing the command line arguments, and the CommandLine representing the command or subcommand whose input was invalid

args - the command line arguments that could not be parsed

Returns:

an exit code

Throws:

Exception