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package javax.tools;
/**
* Interface for recognizing options.
*
* @author Peter von der Ahé
* @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);
}