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nsICommandLineValidator

IID:5ecaa593-7660-4a3a-957a-92d5770671c7
Inherits From:nsISupports

Validates arguments on the command line of an XUL application.

Each validator is registered in the category "command-line-validator". The entries in this category are read in alphabetical order, and each category value is treated as a service contractid implementing this interface.

By convention, validator with ordinary priority should begin with "m".

Example: Category Entry Value command-line-validator b-browser @mozilla.org/browser/clh;1 command-line-validator m-edit @mozilla.org/composer/clh;1 command-line-validator m-irc @mozilla.org/chatzilla/clh;1

Methods

void validate ( nsICommandLine commandLine )

void validate ( nsICommandLine commandLine )

Process the command-line validators in the proper order, calling "validate()" on each.

Arguments:
commandLine

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