AbsSetting

abstract def helpDescription: String

abstract def isDefault: Boolean

abstract def name: String

abstract def tryToSet(args: List[String]): Option[ResultOfTryToSet]

After correct Setting has been selected, tryToSet is called with the remainder of the command line.

abstract def unparse: List[String]

abstract def value: T

abstract def withAbbreviation(name: String): AbsSetting.this.type

In mutable Settings, these return the same object with a var set.

abstract def withDeprecationMessage(msg: String): AbsSetting.this.type

abstract def withHelpSyntax(help: String): AbsSetting.this.type

final def !=(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean

final def !=(arg0: Any): Boolean

final def ##(): Int

def <(that: Setting): Boolean

def <=(that: Setting): Boolean

final def ==(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean

final def ==(arg0: Any): Boolean

def >(that: Setting): Boolean

def >=(that: Setting): Boolean

def abbreviations: List[String]

final def asInstanceOf[T0]: T0

def choices: List[String]

def clone(): AnyRef

def compare(that: Setting): Int

def compareTo(that: Setting): Int

def dependencies: List[(Setting, String)]

def deprecationMessage: Option[String]

final def eq(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean

def equals(that: Any): Boolean

Equality tries to sidestep all the drama and define it simply and in one place: two AbsSetting objects are equal if their names and values compare equal.

def errorAndValue[T](msg: String, x: T): T

Issue error and return

def finalize(): Unit

final def getClass(): java.lang.Class[_]

def hashCode(): Int

def helpSyntax: String

def internalOnly(): AbsSetting.this.type

def isAdvanced: Boolean

These categorizations are so the help output shows -X and -P among the standard options and -Y among the advanced options.

def isDeprecated: Boolean

def isForDebug: Boolean

final def isInstanceOf[T0]: Boolean

def isInternalOnly: Boolean

def isPrivate: Boolean

def isStandard: Boolean

final def ne(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean

final def notify(): Unit

final def notifyAll(): Unit

def respondsTo(label: String): Boolean

def shouldStopProcessing: Boolean

def stopProcessing(): AbsSetting.this.type

final def synchronized[T0](arg0: ⇒ T0): T0

def toString(): String

def tryToSetColon(args: List[String]): Option[ResultOfTryToSet]

Commands which can take lists of arguments in form -Xfoo:bar,baz override this method and accept them as a list.

def tryToSetFromPropertyValue(s: String): Unit

Attempt to set from a properties file style property value.

final def wait(): Unit

final def wait(arg0: Long, arg1: Int): Unit

final def wait(arg0: Long): Unit