PackageStringParser (JSAP: the Java Simple Argument Parser)

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

```
public class PackageStringParser
extends StringParser
```
A StringParser for parsing Packages. The parse() method delegates the actual parsing to Package.getPackage(String), and returns the resulting Package object. If Package.getPackage() returns null, a ParseException is thrown.

Author:

Marty Lamb

See Also:

StringParser, Package

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

PackageStringParser()
Deprecated.
Use getParser() or, even better, JSAP.PACKAGE_PARSER.

Method Summary

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

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
  - PackageStringParser
```
public PackageStringParser()
```
    Deprecated.
    Use getParser() or, even better, JSAP.PACKAGE_PARSER.
    
    Creates a new PackageStringParser
- Method Detail
  - getParser
```
public static PackageStringParser getParser()
```
    Returns a PackageStringParser.
    Convenient access to the only instance returned by this method is available through JSAP.PACKAGE_PARSER.
    
    Returns:
    
    a PackageStringParser.
  - parse
```
public Object parse(String arg)
             throws ParseException
```
    Parses the specified argument into a Package object. This method delegates the parsing to Package.getPackage(String), and returns the resulting Package object. If Package.getPackage() returns null, a ParseException is thrown.
    
    Specified by:
    
    parse in class StringParser
    
    Parameters:
    
    arg - the argument to parse
    
    Returns:
    
    a Package object representing the specified package.
    
    Throws:
    
    ParseException - if Package.getPackage(arg) returns null.
    
    See Also:
    
    Package, StringParser.parse(String)