public void addSwitch(String option,String description){
  optionList.add(option);
  optionDescriptionMap.put(option,description);
  if (option.length() > maxWidth) {
    maxWidth=option.length();
  }
}

public void addSwitch ( String option , String description ) { optionList . add ( option ) ; optionDescriptionMap . put ( option , description ) ; if ( option . length ( ) > maxWidth ) { maxWidth = option . length ( ) ; } }
add a command line switch . this method is for adding options that do not require an argument .
