[CLI-109] [cli] supporting options without a short option

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Affects Version/s: 1.0
• Component/s: CLI-2.x

Environment

Operating System: other
Platform: Other

• Bugzilla Id: 36185
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Ittay Dror
• Created: 15/Aug/05 14:35
• Updated: 27/Oct/07 22:58
• Resolved: 27/Oct/07 22:58

Description

Sometimes an application has an option that only has a long form, e.g., look at
the 'find' utility. when trying to create an Option object with a short option
set to null, the validation fails. if creating with "", the validation passes,
but then exceptions look funny (only '-')