io.args
Class ArgumentComparer

java.lang.Object
  io.args.ArgumentComparer

public class ArgumentComparer

extends java.lang.Object

Purpose: The ArgumentComparer class

Description:

The ArgumentComparer makes sure that -- all required arguments are supplied; -- optional arguments that have not been supplied are initialized to their default values; -- no unknown arguments are supplied.

Author:

vincent

Constructor Summary

ArgumentComparer()

Method Summary

static java.util.HashMap

compare(java.util.HashMap definedArguments, java.util.HashMap availableArguments) assert that all non-optional defined have been supplied and that no non-defined arguments have been supplied.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ArgumentComparer

public ArgumentComparer()

Method Detail

compare

public static java.util.HashMap compare(java.util.HashMap definedArguments,
                                        java.util.HashMap availableArguments)
                                 throws java.io.IOException

assert that all non-optional defined have been supplied and that no non-defined arguments have been supplied.

Parameters:

definedArguments -

availableArguments -

Returns:

the availableArguments plus those with default values

Throws:

java.io.IOException