ValueMatcher (Airline - Prompts 3.2.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.github.rvesse.airline.prompts.matchers.ValueMatcher<TOption>

Type Parameters:

TOption - Option type

All Implemented Interfaces:

PromptOptionMatcher<TOption>
```
public class ValueMatcher<TOption>
extends Object
implements PromptOptionMatcher<TOption>
```
An option matcher that matches based on actual value rather than strings
This allows for matching options where there are multiple ways of writing down a value. For example if you have an option that is specified as a numeric value there could be multiple ways to specify the number e.g. 1.0, 1, 1.0e0 etc.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

ValueMatcher(Class<TOption> optionType)
Creates a new value matcher

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`TOption`	`match(Prompt<TOption> prompt, String response)`	Matches the response to an option provided by the prompt

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - ValueMatcher
```
public ValueMatcher(Class<TOption> optionType)
```
    Creates a new value matcher
    
    Parameters:
    
    optionType - Option class
- Method Detail
  - match
```
public TOption match(Prompt<TOption> prompt,
                     String response)
              throws PromptException
```
    Description copied from interface: PromptOptionMatcher
    
    Matches the response to an option provided by the prompt
    
    Specified by:
    
    match in interface PromptOptionMatcher<TOption>
    
    Parameters:
    
    prompt - Prompt
    
    response - Response value that has been read from the prompt
    
    Returns:
    
    Matched option
    
    Throws:
    
    PromptException - Thrown if the response value does not match any option, or if the matcher is not compatible with the prompt