[CLI-137] Change of behaviour 1.0 -> 1.1

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Blocker
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.1
• Fix Version/s: 1.2
• Component/s: CLI-1.x

Environment

Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn (JDK 1.6.0) + Commons CLI 1.0 and 1.1

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Dr. Russel Winder
• Created: 22/Jul/07 07:25
• Updated: 06/Feb/09 06:59
• Resolved: 13/Jun/08 15:12

Description

The code:

import org.apache.commons.cli.*;

public class Trial {

  private void execute (String[] commandLine) throws ParseException {
    Options options = new Options();
    options.addOption ( OptionBuilder.withLongOpt("flob").hasArg().create('F') );

    CommandLine line = new GnuParser().parse(options, commandLine);

    String[] results = line.getOptionValues('F');

    if ( results != null ) { 
      for ( String s : results ) { 
        System.out.println( "-F " + s );
      } 
    }

    results = line.getOptionValues("flob") ;

    if ( results != null ) { 
      for ( String s : results ) { 
        System.out.println( "--blah " + s ); 
      }
    }

    String[] theRest = line.getArgs() ;
    for ( String s : theRest ) { 
      System.out.print( s + " " ); 
    }
    System.out.println();
  }

  public static void main (String[] args) throws ParseException {
    Trial trial = new Trial() ;
    trial.execute ( new String[] { "-F1" , "-F3" , "-Fbla" , "-F 76" , "--flob" , "54" } ) ;
  }
}

when compiled and executed under 1.0 produces:

trial:
[java] -F 1
[java] -F 3
[java] -F bla
[java] -F 76
[java] -F 54
[java]

However, when compiled and executed under 1.1 produces:

trial:
[java] -F 1
[java] --blah 1
[java] 3 bla 76 54