[[using-shell-options-default]]
= Default Value

ifndef::snippets[:snippets: ../../../../src/test/java/org/springframework/shell/docs]

Having a default value for an option is somewhat related to
xref:options/optional.adoc[Optional Value], as there are cases where you
may want to know if the user defined an option and change behavior
based on a default value:

[tabs]
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Programmatic::
+
[source,java,indent=0,role="primary"]
----
include::{snippets}/OptionSnippets.java[tag=option-default-programmatic]
----

Annotation::
+
[source,java,indent=0,role="secondary"]
----
include::{snippets}/OptionSnippets.java[tag=option-default-annotation]
----

Legacy Annotation::
+
[source,java,indent=0,role="secondary"]
----
include::{snippets}/OptionSnippets.java[tag=option-default-legacyannotation]
----
======
