content: //  Copyright 2006, Clark N. Hobbie
  //
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  //
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  package com.lts.cmdline;
  
  import java.util.Properties;
  
  /**
   * An object that can process program command lines.
   * 
   * @author cnh
   */
  abstract public class CommandLineProcessor
  {
  	/**
  	 * Map the command line represented by the string array into a Properties
  	 * object.
  	 * 
  	 * <P>
  	 * This method defines the basic step in command line processing.  It is 
  	 * left intentially vague to allow for extension and maximal flexibility.
  	 * 
  	 * @param argv The strings that represent the command line.  All of the 
  	 * myEntries in this array must be non-null.
  	 * @return The command line transformed into Properties.
  	 * @throws Exception If a problem occurs during the process.
  	 */
  	abstract public Properties processCommandLine (String[] argv) 
  		throws Exception;
  }
  