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  package jdkx.tools;
  
  /**
   * Interface for recognizing options.
   *
   * @author Peter von der Ah&eacute;
   * @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);
  
  }
  