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## org.apache.jmeter.config
Class Argument

    java.lang.Object
      org.apache.jmeter.testelement.AbstractTestElement
          org.apache.jmeter.config.Argument

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Serializable, Cloneable, TestElement

Direct Known Subclasses:
  HTTPArgument

    public class Argument

extends AbstractTestElement
implements Serializable

Class representing an argument. Each argument consists of a name/value pair, as well as (optional) metadata.

See Also:
  Serialized Form

Field Summary
`static String` | `ARG_NAME` Name used to store the argument's name.
`static String` | `METADATA` Name used to store the argument's metadata.
`static String` | `VALUE` Name used to store the argument's value.

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.jmeter.testelement.TestElement
`COMMENTS, ENABLED, GUI_CLASS, NAME, TEST_CLASS`

Constructor Summary
`Argument()` Create a new Argument without a name, value, or metadata.
`Argument(String name, String value)` Create a new Argument with the specified name and value, and no metadata.
`Argument(String name, String value, String metadata)` Create a new Argument with the specified name, value, and metadata.

Method Summary
`String` | `getMetaData()` Gets the Meta Data attribute of the Argument.
`String` | `getName()` Get the name of the Argument.
`String` | `getValue()` Gets the value of the Argument object.
`boolean` | `isSkippable(String parameterName)` Is this parameter skippable, i.e. empty/blank string or it looks like an unrecognised variable.
`void` | `setMetaData(String newMetaData)` Sets the Meta Data attribute of the Argument.
`void` | `setName(String newName)` Set the name of the Argument.
`void` | `setValue(String newValue)` Sets the value of the Argument.
`String` | `toString()`

Methods inherited from class org.apache.jmeter.testelement.AbstractTestElement
`addProperty, addTestElement, canRemove, clear, clearTemporary, clone, emptyTemporary, equals, getComment, getProperty, getPropertyAsBoolean, getPropertyAsBoolean, getPropertyAsDouble, getPropertyAsFloat, getPropertyAsInt, getPropertyAsInt, getPropertyAsLong, getPropertyAsLong, getPropertyAsString, getPropertyAsString, getThreadContext, getThreadName, hashCode, isEnabled, isRunningVersion, isTemporary, logProperties, mergeIn, propertyIterator, recoverRunningVersion, removeProperty, setComment, setProperty, setProperty, setProperty, setProperty, setProperty, setProperty, setProperty, setRunningVersion, setTemporary, setThreadContext, setThreadName, traverse, traverseCollection, traverseMap, traverseProperty`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

Field Detail

### ARG_NAME

    public static final String ARG_NAME

  Name used to store the argument's name.

  See Also:
    Constant Field Values

### VALUE

    public static final String VALUE

  Name used to store the argument's value.

  See Also:
    Constant Field Values

### METADATA

    public static final String METADATA

  Name used to store the argument's metadata.

  See Also:
    Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

### Argument

    public Argument()

  Create a new Argument without a name, value, or metadata.

### Argument

    public Argument(String name,
                    String value)

  Create a new Argument with the specified name and value, and no metadata.

  Parameters:
    `name` - the argument name
    `value` - the argument value

### Argument

    public Argument(String name,
                    String value,
                    String metadata)

  Create a new Argument with the specified name, value, and metadata.

  Parameters:
    `name` - the argument name
    `value` - the argument value
    `metadata` - the argument metadata

Method Detail

### setName

    public void setName(String newName)

  Set the name of the Argument.

  Specified by:
    `setName` in interface `TestElement`
  Overrides:
    `setName` in class `AbstractTestElement`
  Parameters:
    `newName` - the new name

### getName

    public String getName()

  Get the name of the Argument.

  Specified by:
    `getName` in interface `TestElement`
  Overrides:
    `getName` in class `AbstractTestElement`
  Returns:
    the attribute's name

### setValue

    public void setValue(String newValue)

  Sets the value of the Argument.

  Parameters:
    `newValue` - the new value

### getValue

    public String getValue()

  Gets the value of the Argument object.

  Returns:
    the attribute's value

### setMetaData

    public void setMetaData(String newMetaData)

  Sets the Meta Data attribute of the Argument.

  Parameters:
    `newMetaData` - the new metadata

### getMetaData

    public String getMetaData()

  Gets the Meta Data attribute of the Argument.

  Returns:
    the MetaData value

### toString

    public String toString()

  Overrides:
    `toString` in class `Object`

### isSkippable

    public boolean isSkippable(String parameterName)

  Is this parameter skippable, i.e. empty/blank string or it looks like an unrecognised variable.

  Parameters:
    `parameterName` - - parameter name
  Returns:
    true if parameter should be skipped

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