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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+package com.oracle.graal.options;
+
+/**
+ * A nested Boolean {@link OptionValue} that can be overridden by a {@link #masterOption master
+ * option}.
+ * <p>
+ * <li>If the option is present on the command line the specified value is used.
+ * <li>Otherwise {@link #getValue()} depends on the {@link #masterOption} and evaluates as follows:
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>If {@link #masterOption} is set, this value equals to {@link #initialValue}.
+ * <li>Otherwise, if {@link #masterOption} is {@code false}, this option is {@code false}.
+ */
+public class NestedBooleanOptionValue extends OptionValue<Boolean> {
+    private final OptionValue<Boolean> masterOption;
+    private final Boolean initialValue;
+
+    public NestedBooleanOptionValue(OptionValue<Boolean> masterOption, Boolean initialValue) {
+        super(null);
+        this.masterOption = masterOption;
+        this.initialValue = initialValue;
+    }
+
+    public OptionValue<Boolean> getMasterOption() {
+        return masterOption;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Boolean getValue() {
+        Boolean v = super.getValue();
+        if (v == null) {
+            return initialValue && masterOption.getValue();
+        }
+        return v;
+    }
+
+}