compbio.metadata
Interface Argument<T>

Type Parameters:

T - executable type

All Known Implementing Classes:

Option, Parameter

public interface Argument<T>

An unmodifiable view for the options and parameters, with one exception - it allows to set a value

Author:

pvtroshin Date December 2009

See Also:

Parameter, Option

Method Summary

String	getDefaultValue()
String	getDescription()
URL	getFurtherDetails()
String	getName()
List<String>	getPossibleValues()
void	setValue(String defaultValue) Set default values for the parameter or an option

Method Detail

getFurtherDetails

URL getFurtherDetails()

getDefaultValue

String getDefaultValue()

getDescription

String getDescription()

getName

String getName()

getPossibleValues

List<String> getPossibleValues()

Returns:

List of values allowed for an Argument

setValue

void setValue(String defaultValue)
              throws WrongParameterException

Set default values for the parameter or an option

Parameters:

defaultValue - the value to be set

Throws:

WrongParameterException - - when the value to be set is illegal. Wrong value for numeric parameter is the value defined outside it , for string type parameter, wrong value is the one which is not listed in possible values list

See Also:

ValueConstrain