```
public class Options
extends Object
```
Collects all global JFlex options.
Can be set from command line parser, ant task, gui, etc.

Version:

JFlex 1.8.1

Author:

Gerwin Klein

See Also:

OptionUtils

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static File`	`directory`	output directory
`static boolean`	`dot`	If true, jflex will write graphviz .dot files for generated automata
`static boolean`	`dump`	If true, you will be flooded with information (e.g.
`static Charset`	`encoding`	The encoding to use for input and output files.
`static boolean`	`jlex`	strict JLex compatibility
`static boolean`	`legacy_dot`	If true, dot (.) metachar matches [^\n] instead of [^\r\n  ]\|"\r\n"
`static boolean`	`no_backup`	don't write backup files if this is true
`static boolean`	`no_minimize`	don't run minimization algorithm if this is true
`static boolean`	`progress`	If true, progress dots will be printed
`static boolean`	`time`	If true, jflex will print time statistics about the generation process
`static boolean`	`unused_warning`	Whether to warn about unused macros.
`static boolean`	`verbose`	If false, only error/warning output will be generated

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static File`	`getDir()`
`static File`	`getRootDirectory()`	Returns the root directory that contains source code.
`static void`	`resetRootDirectory()`
`static void`	`setRootDirectory(File rootDir)`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - directory
```
public static File directory
```
    output directory
  - jlex
```
public static boolean jlex
```
    strict JLex compatibility
  - no_minimize
```
public static boolean no_minimize
```
    don't run minimization algorithm if this is true
  - no_backup
```
public static boolean no_backup
```
    don't write backup files if this is true
  - verbose
```
public static boolean verbose
```
    If false, only error/warning output will be generated
  - unused_warning
```
public static boolean unused_warning
```
    Whether to warn about unused macros.
  - progress
```
public static boolean progress
```
    If true, progress dots will be printed
  - time
```
public static boolean time
```
    If true, jflex will print time statistics about the generation process
  - dot
```
public static boolean dot
```
    If true, jflex will write graphviz .dot files for generated automata
  - dump
```
public static boolean dump
```
    If true, you will be flooded with information (e.g. dfa tables).
  - legacy_dot
```
public static boolean legacy_dot
```
    If true, dot (.) metachar matches [^\n] instead of [^\r\n  ]|"\r\n"
  - encoding
```
public static Charset encoding
```
    The encoding to use for input and output files.
- Method Detail
  - getDir
```
public static File getDir()
```
  - getRootDirectory
```
public static File getRootDirectory()
```
    Returns the root directory that contains source code. This is the java working (from system property user.dir) by default.
  - setRootDirectory
```
public static void setRootDirectory(File rootDir)
```
  - resetRootDirectory
```
public static void resetRootDirectory()
```

Class Options

Field Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

directory

jlex

no_minimize

no_backup

verbose

unused_warning

progress

time

dot

dump

legacy_dot

encoding

Method Detail

getDir

getRootDirectory

setRootDirectory

resetRootDirectory