LongStringParser (JSAP: the Java Simple Argument Parser)

java.lang.Object
- com.martiansoftware.jsap.StringParser
- - com.martiansoftware.jsap.stringparsers.LongStringParser

```
public class LongStringParser
extends StringParser
```
A StringParser for parsing Longs. The parse() method delegates the actual parsing to Long.decode(String).

Author:

Marty Lamb

See Also:

StringParser, Long

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

LongStringParser()
Deprecated.
Use getParser() or, even better, JSAP.LONG_PARSER.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static LongStringParser`	`getParser()`	Returns a `LongStringParser`.
`Object`	`parse(String arg)`	Parses the specified argument into a Long.

Methods inherited from class com.martiansoftware.jsap.StringParser
setUp, tearDown

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

- Constructor Detail
  - LongStringParser
```
public LongStringParser()
```
    Deprecated.
    Use getParser() or, even better, JSAP.LONG_PARSER.
    
    Creates a new LongStringParser.
- Method Detail
  - getParser
```
public static LongStringParser getParser()
```
    Returns a LongStringParser.
    Convenient access to the only instance returned by this method is available through JSAP.LONG_PARSER.
    
    Returns:
    
    a LongStringParser.
  - parse
```
public Object parse(String arg)
             throws ParseException
```
    Parses the specified argument into a Long. This method delegates the parsing to Long.decode(arg). If Long.decode() throws a NumberFormatException, it is encapsulated into a ParseException and re-thrown.
    
    Specified by:
    
    parse in class StringParser
    
    Parameters:
    
    arg - the argument to parse
    
    Returns:
    
    a Long object with the value contained in the specified argument.
    
    Throws:
    
    ParseException - if Long.decode(arg) throws a NumberFormatException.
    
    See Also:
    
    Long, StringParser.parse(String)