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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2006, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
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+ *
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+ *
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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);
+
+}