## org.springframework.core.env
Class SimpleCommandLinePropertySource

    java.lang.Object
      org.springframework.core.env.PropertySource<T>
          org.springframework.core.env.CommandLinePropertySource<org.springframework.core.env.CommandLineArgs>
              org.springframework.core.env.SimpleCommandLinePropertySource

    public class SimpleCommandLinePropertySource

extends CommandLinePropertySource<org.springframework.core.env.CommandLineArgs>

`CommandLinePropertySource` implementation backed by a simple String array.

### Purpose

This `CommandLinePropertySource` implementation aims to provide the simplest possible approach to parsing command line arguments. As with all `CommandLinePropertySource` implementations, command line arguments are broken into two distinct groups: option arguments and non-option arguments, as described below (some sections copied from Javadoc for `SimpleCommandLineArgsParser`):

### Working with option arguments

Option arguments must adhere to the exact syntax:

    --optName[=optValue]

That is, options must be prefixed with "`--`", and may or may not specify a value. If a value is specified, the name and value must be separated without spaces by an equals sign ("=").

#### Valid examples of option arguments

     --foo
     --foo=bar
     --foo="bar then baz"
     --foo=bar,baz,biz

#### Invalid examples of option arguments

     -foo
     --foo bar
     --foo = bar
     --foo=bar --foo=baz --foo=biz

### Working with non-option arguments

Any and all arguments specified at the command line without the "`--`" option prefix will be considered as "non-option arguments" and made available through the `getNonOptionArgs()` method.

## Typical usage

     public static void main(String[] args) {
         PropertySource<?> ps = new SimpleCommandLinePropertySource(args);
         // ...
     }

See `CommandLinePropertySource` for complete general usage examples.

### Beyond the basics

When more fully-featured command line parsing is necessary, consider using the provided `JOptCommandLinePropertySource`, or implement your own `CommandLinePropertySource` against the command line parsing library of your choice!

Since:
  3.1
Author:
  Chris Beams
See Also:
  `CommandLinePropertySource`, `JOptCommandLinePropertySource`

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class org.springframework.core.env.PropertySource
`PropertySource.StubPropertySource`

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.springframework.core.env.CommandLinePropertySource
`COMMAND_LINE_PROPERTY_SOURCE_NAME, DEFAULT_NON_OPTION_ARGS_PROPERTY_NAME`

Fields inherited from class org.springframework.core.env.PropertySource
`logger, name, source`

Constructor Summary
`SimpleCommandLinePropertySource(String... args)` Create a new `SimpleCommandLinePropertySource` having the default name and backed by the given `String[]` of command line arguments.
`SimpleCommandLinePropertySource(String name, String[] args)` Create a new `SimpleCommandLinePropertySource` having the given name and backed by the given `String[]` of command line arguments.

Method Summary
`protected boolean` `containsOption(String name)` Return whether the set of option arguments parsed from the command line contains an option with the given name.
`protected List<String>` `getNonOptionArgs()` Return the collection of non-option arguments parsed from the command line.
`protected List<String>` `getOptionValues(String name)` Return the collection of values associated with the command line option having the given name.

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.core.env.CommandLinePropertySource
`containsProperty, getProperty, setNonOptionArgsPropertyName`

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.core.env.PropertySource
`equals, getName, getSource, hashCode, named, toString`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### SimpleCommandLinePropertySource

    public SimpleCommandLinePropertySource(String... args)

  Create a new `SimpleCommandLinePropertySource` having the default name and backed by the given `String[]` of command line arguments.

  See Also:
    `CommandLinePropertySource.COMMAND_LINE_PROPERTY_SOURCE_NAME`, `CommandLinePropertySource.CommandLinePropertySource(Object)`

### SimpleCommandLinePropertySource

    public SimpleCommandLinePropertySource(String name,
                                           String[] args)

  Create a new `SimpleCommandLinePropertySource` having the given name and backed by the given `String[]` of command line arguments.

Method Detail

### containsOption

    protected boolean containsOption(String name)

  Description copied from class: `CommandLinePropertySource`
  Return whether the set of option arguments parsed from the command line contains an option with the given name.

  Specified by:
    `containsOption` in class `CommandLinePropertySource<org.springframework.core.env.CommandLineArgs>`

### getOptionValues

    protected List<String> getOptionValues(String name)

  Description copied from class: `CommandLinePropertySource`
  Return the collection of values associated with the command line option having the given name.
  - if the option is present and has no argument (e.g.: "--foo"), return an empty collection (`[]`)
  - if the option is present and has a single value (e.g. "--foo=bar"), return a collection having one element (`["bar"]`)
  - if the option is present and the underlying command line parsing library supports multiple arguments (e.g. "--foo=bar --foo=baz"), return a collection having elements for each value (`["bar", "baz"]`)
  - if the option is not present, return `null`

  Specified by:
    `getOptionValues` in class `CommandLinePropertySource<org.springframework.core.env.CommandLineArgs>`

### getNonOptionArgs

    protected List<String> getNonOptionArgs()

  Description copied from class: `CommandLinePropertySource`
  Return the collection of non-option arguments parsed from the command line. Never `null`.

  Specified by:
    `getNonOptionArgs` in class `CommandLinePropertySource<org.springframework.core.env.CommandLineArgs>`