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      1 /**
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     18 
     19 package com.beust.jcommander;
     20 
     21 /**
     22  * Allows the specification of default values.
     23  *
     24  * @author cbeust
     25  */
     26 public interface IDefaultProvider {
     27 
     28   /**
     29    * @param optionName The name of the option as specified in the names() attribute
     30    * of the @Parameter option (e.g. "-file").
     31    *
     32    * @return the default value for this option.
     33    */
     34   String getDefaultValueFor(String optionName);
     35 }
     36