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package jdk.internal.joptsimple;
import java.util.List;
/**
* Describes options that an option parser recognizes, in ways that might be useful to {@linkplain HelpFormatter
* help screens}.
*
* @author <a href="mailto:pholser@alumni.rice.edu">Paul Holser</a>
*/
public interface OptionDescriptor {
/**
* A set of options that are mutually synonymous.
*
* @return synonymous options
*/
List<String> options();
/**
* Description of this option's purpose.
*
* @return a description for the option
*/
String description();
/**
* What values will the option take if none are specified on the command line?
*
* @return any default values for the option
*/
List<?> defaultValues();
/**
* Is this option {@linkplain ArgumentAcceptingOptionSpec#required() required} on a command line?
*
* @return whether the option is required
*/
boolean isRequired();
/**
* Does this option {@linkplain ArgumentAcceptingOptionSpec accept arguments}?
*
* @return whether the option accepts arguments
*/
boolean acceptsArguments();
/**
* Does this option {@linkplain OptionSpecBuilder#withRequiredArg() require an argument}?
*
* @return whether the option requires an argument
*/
boolean requiresArgument();
/**
* Gives a short {@linkplain ArgumentAcceptingOptionSpec#describedAs(String) description} of the option's argument.
*
* @return a description for the option's argument
*/
String argumentDescription();
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