Tool (OpenJ9 JDK 11)

java.lang.Object
- com.ibm.jvm.dtfjview.tools.Tool

All Implemented Interfaces:

ITool

Direct Known Subclasses:

CharsFromTool, CharsToTool, CmdFileTool, GrepTool, HelpTool, HistoryTool, OutFileTool, TokensTool
```
public abstract class Tool
extends Object
implements ITool
```

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Tool()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`close()`	Closes the tool.
`boolean`	`start(String[] args, PrintStream out)`	Starts the tool.

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

Methods declared in interface com.ibm.jvm.dtfjview.tools.ITool
accept, getArgumentDescription, getCommandName, getHelpDescription, printDetailedHelp, process

- Constructor Detail
  - Tool
```
public Tool()
```
- Method Detail
  - start
```
public boolean start(String[] args,
                     PrintStream out)
              throws CommandException
```
    Starts the tool.
    
    Specified by:
    
    start in interface ITool
    
    Parameters:
    
    args - The arguments required to start the tool.
    
    out - The output channel.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the tool has been started up successfully; false otherwise.
    
    Throws:
    
    CommandException
  - close
```
public void close()
```
    Closes the tool.
    
    Specified by:
    
    close in interface ITool