this.optionString = optionString;
String[] argv;
try {
argv = optionString.split("[_\\p{Blank}]");
} catch (PatternSyntaxException e) {
throw new DataFormatException("Could not split the penn writer option '"+optionString+"'. ", e);
}
for (int i=0; i < argv.length-1; i++) {
if(argv[i].charAt(0) != '-') {
throw new DataFormatException("The argument flag should start with the following character '-', not with "+argv[i].charAt(0));
}
if(++i>=argv.length) {
throw new DataFormatException("The last argument does not have any value. ");
}
switch(argv[i-1].charAt(1)) {
case 's':
try {
START_ID_OF_NONTERMINALS = Integer.parseInt(argv[i]);
} catch (NumberFormatException e){
throw new MaltChainedException("The TigerXML Reader option -s must be an integer value. ");
}
break;
default:
throw new DataFormatException("Unknown svm parameter: '"+argv[i-1]+"' with value '"+argv[i]+"'. ");
}
}
}