/*
* @(#)OptionChecker.java 1.3 06/04/08
*
* Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
* SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
*/
package javax.tools;
/**
* Interface for recognizing options.
*
* @author Peter von der Ahé
* @since 1.6
*/
public interface OptionChecker {
/**
* Determines if the given option is supported and if so, the
* number of arguments the option takes.
*
* @param option an option
* @return the number of arguments the given option takes or -1 if
* the option is not supported
*/
int isSupportedOption(String option);
}