diff --git a/src/gr/spinellis/umlgraph/doclet/OptionProvider.java b/src/gr/spinellis/umlgraph/doclet/OptionProvider.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69aba79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gr/spinellis/umlgraph/doclet/OptionProvider.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package gr.spinellis.umlgraph.doclet;
+
+import com.sun.javadoc.ClassDoc;
+
+public interface OptionProvider {
+    public Options getOptionsFor(ClassDoc cd);
+    
+    public Options getOptionsFor(String name);
+    
+    public Options getGlobalOptions();
+}
diff --git a/src/gr/spinellis/umlgraph/doclet/Options.java b/src/gr/spinellis/umlgraph/doclet/Options.java
index e659c04..ac4cd7e 100644
--- a/src/gr/spinellis/umlgraph/doclet/Options.java
+++ b/src/gr/spinellis/umlgraph/doclet/Options.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException;
  * @version $Revision$
  * @author <a href="http://www.spinellis.gr">Diomidis Spinellis</a>
  */
-class Options implements Cloneable {
+class Options implements Cloneable, OptionProvider {
     private Vector<Pattern> hidePatterns;
     PrintWriter w;
     boolean showQualified;
@@ -335,5 +335,24 @@ class Options implements Cloneable {
 	}
 	return false;
     }
+
+    
+    /*
+     * OptionProvider methods
+     */
+    
+    public Options getOptionsFor(ClassDoc cd) {
+	Options localOpt = (Options) this.clone();
+	localOpt.setOptions(cd);
+	return localOpt;
+    }
+
+    public Options getOptionsFor(String name) {
+	return this;
+    }
+
+    public Options getGlobalOptions() {
+	return this;
+    }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gr/spinellis/umlgraph/doclet/View.java b/src/gr/spinellis/umlgraph/doclet/View.java
index 4e871fa..b5be711 100644
--- a/src/gr/spinellis/umlgraph/doclet/View.java
+++ b/src/gr/spinellis/umlgraph/doclet/View.java
@@ -30,82 +30,103 @@ import com.sun.javadoc.ClassDoc;
 import com.sun.javadoc.Tag;
 
 /**
- * Contains the definition of a View. A View is a set of option overrides 
- * that will lead to the creation of a UML class diagram. Multiple views can
- * be defined on the same source tree, effectively allowing to create multiple
+ * Contains the definition of a View. A View is a set of option overrides that
+ * will lead to the creation of a UML class diagram. Multiple views can be
+ * defined on the same source tree, effectively allowing to create multiple
  * class diagram out of it.
  * @author wolf
- *
+ * 
  */
-class View {
+class View implements OptionProvider {
     Map<Pattern, String[][]> optionOverrides = new LinkedHashMap<Pattern, String[][]>();
-    ArrayList<String[]> globalOptions = new ArrayList<String[]>();
     ClassDoc viewDoc;
-    
+    Options baseOptions;
+
     /**
      * Builds a view given the class that contains its definition
      * @param c
      * @throws PatternSyntaxException
      */
-    public View(ClassDoc c) throws PatternSyntaxException {
+    public View(ClassDoc c, Options generalOptions) throws PatternSyntaxException {
 	this.viewDoc = c;
+	this.baseOptions = (Options) generalOptions.clone();
 	Tag[] tags = c.tags();
 	String currPattern = null;
+	// parse options, get the global ones, and build a map of the
+	// pattern matched overrides
 	List<String[]> patternOptions = new ArrayList<String[]>();
+	List<String[]> globalOptions = new ArrayList<String[]>();
 	for (int i = 0; i < tags.length; i++) {
-	    if(tags[i].name().equals("@match")) {
-		if(currPattern != null) {
-		    String[][] options = patternOptions.toArray(new String[patternOptions.size()][]);
+	    if (tags[i].name().equals("@match")) {
+		if (currPattern != null) {
+		    String[][] options = patternOptions
+			    .toArray(new String[patternOptions.size()][]);
 		    optionOverrides.put(Pattern.compile(currPattern), options);
 		}
 		currPattern = tags[i].text();
-	    } else if(tags[i].name().equals("@opt")) {
+		patternOptions.clear();
+	    } else if (tags[i].name().equals("@opt")) {
 		String[] opts = StringUtil.tokenize(tags[i].text());
 		opts[0] = "-" + opts[0];
-		if(currPattern == null) {
+		if (currPattern == null) {
 		    globalOptions.add(opts);
 		} else {
 		    patternOptions.add(opts);
 		}
-	    } 
+	    }
 	}
-	if(currPattern != null) {
+	if (currPattern != null) {
 	    String[][] options = patternOptions.toArray(new String[patternOptions.size()][]);
 	    optionOverrides.put(Pattern.compile(currPattern), options);
 	}
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Applies global view overrides. <br>
-     * If not output tag has been specified, the view name will be used as the output file name.
-     */
-    public void applyOverrides(Options o) {
+	
+	// apply the view global options
 	boolean outputSet = false;
 	for (String[] opts : globalOptions) {
-	    if(opts[0].equals("-output")) 
+	    if (opts[0].equals("-output"))
 		outputSet = true;
-	    o.setOption(opts);
+	    baseOptions.setOption(opts);
 	}
-	if(!outputSet)
-	    o.setOption(new String[] {"-output", viewDoc.name() + ".dot"});
+	if (!outputSet)
+	    baseOptions.setOption(new String[] { "-output", viewDoc.name() + ".dot" });
     }
 
     /**
      * Applies local view overrides
      */
-    public void applyOverrides(Options o, ClassDoc c) {
-	String className = c.toString();
+    private void applyOverrides(Options o, String className) {
 	for (Iterator<Map.Entry<Pattern, String[][]>> iter = optionOverrides.entrySet().iterator(); iter
 		.hasNext();) {
 	    Map.Entry<Pattern, String[][]> mapEntry = iter.next();
 	    Pattern regex = mapEntry.getKey();
 	    Matcher matcher = regex.matcher(className);
 	    if (matcher.matches()) {
-		String[][] overrides = mapEntry.getValue(); // the first element is in fact the pattern
+		String[][] overrides = mapEntry.getValue(); 
 		for (int i = 0; i < overrides.length; i++) {
 		    o.setOption(overrides[i]);
 		}
 	    }
 	}
     }
+
+    // ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
+    // OptionProvider methods
+    // ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
+
+    public Options getOptionsFor(ClassDoc cd) {
+	Options localOpt = (Options) baseOptions.clone();
+	localOpt.setOptions(cd);
+	applyOverrides(localOpt, cd.toString());
+	return localOpt;
+    }
+
+    public Options getOptionsFor(String name) {
+	Options localOpt = (Options) baseOptions.clone();
+	applyOverrides(localOpt, name);
+	return localOpt;
+    }
+
+    public Options getGlobalOptions() {
+	return baseOptions;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/org/umlgraph/doclet/OptionProvider.java b/src/org/umlgraph/doclet/OptionProvider.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69aba79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/org/umlgraph/doclet/OptionProvider.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package gr.spinellis.umlgraph.doclet;
+
+import com.sun.javadoc.ClassDoc;
+
+public interface OptionProvider {
+    public Options getOptionsFor(ClassDoc cd);
+    
+    public Options getOptionsFor(String name);
+    
+    public Options getGlobalOptions();
+}
diff --git a/src/org/umlgraph/doclet/Options.java b/src/org/umlgraph/doclet/Options.java
index e659c04..ac4cd7e 100644
--- a/src/org/umlgraph/doclet/Options.java
+++ b/src/org/umlgraph/doclet/Options.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException;
  * @version $Revision$
  * @author <a href="http://www.spinellis.gr">Diomidis Spinellis</a>
  */
-class Options implements Cloneable {
+class Options implements Cloneable, OptionProvider {
     private Vector<Pattern> hidePatterns;
     PrintWriter w;
     boolean showQualified;
@@ -335,5 +335,24 @@ class Options implements Cloneable {
 	}
 	return false;
     }
+
+    
+    /*
+     * OptionProvider methods
+     */
+    
+    public Options getOptionsFor(ClassDoc cd) {
+	Options localOpt = (Options) this.clone();
+	localOpt.setOptions(cd);
+	return localOpt;
+    }
+
+    public Options getOptionsFor(String name) {
+	return this;
+    }
+
+    public Options getGlobalOptions() {
+	return this;
+    }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/org/umlgraph/doclet/View.java b/src/org/umlgraph/doclet/View.java
index 4e871fa..b5be711 100644
--- a/src/org/umlgraph/doclet/View.java
+++ b/src/org/umlgraph/doclet/View.java
@@ -30,82 +30,103 @@ import com.sun.javadoc.ClassDoc;
 import com.sun.javadoc.Tag;
 
 /**
- * Contains the definition of a View. A View is a set of option overrides 
- * that will lead to the creation of a UML class diagram. Multiple views can
- * be defined on the same source tree, effectively allowing to create multiple
+ * Contains the definition of a View. A View is a set of option overrides that
+ * will lead to the creation of a UML class diagram. Multiple views can be
+ * defined on the same source tree, effectively allowing to create multiple
  * class diagram out of it.
  * @author wolf
- *
+ * 
  */
-class View {
+class View implements OptionProvider {
     Map<Pattern, String[][]> optionOverrides = new LinkedHashMap<Pattern, String[][]>();
-    ArrayList<String[]> globalOptions = new ArrayList<String[]>();
     ClassDoc viewDoc;
-    
+    Options baseOptions;
+
     /**
      * Builds a view given the class that contains its definition
      * @param c
      * @throws PatternSyntaxException
      */
-    public View(ClassDoc c) throws PatternSyntaxException {
+    public View(ClassDoc c, Options generalOptions) throws PatternSyntaxException {
 	this.viewDoc = c;
+	this.baseOptions = (Options) generalOptions.clone();
 	Tag[] tags = c.tags();
 	String currPattern = null;
+	// parse options, get the global ones, and build a map of the
+	// pattern matched overrides
 	List<String[]> patternOptions = new ArrayList<String[]>();
+	List<String[]> globalOptions = new ArrayList<String[]>();
 	for (int i = 0; i < tags.length; i++) {
-	    if(tags[i].name().equals("@match")) {
-		if(currPattern != null) {
-		    String[][] options = patternOptions.toArray(new String[patternOptions.size()][]);
+	    if (tags[i].name().equals("@match")) {
+		if (currPattern != null) {
+		    String[][] options = patternOptions
+			    .toArray(new String[patternOptions.size()][]);
 		    optionOverrides.put(Pattern.compile(currPattern), options);
 		}
 		currPattern = tags[i].text();
-	    } else if(tags[i].name().equals("@opt")) {
+		patternOptions.clear();
+	    } else if (tags[i].name().equals("@opt")) {
 		String[] opts = StringUtil.tokenize(tags[i].text());
 		opts[0] = "-" + opts[0];
-		if(currPattern == null) {
+		if (currPattern == null) {
 		    globalOptions.add(opts);
 		} else {
 		    patternOptions.add(opts);
 		}
-	    } 
+	    }
 	}
-	if(currPattern != null) {
+	if (currPattern != null) {
 	    String[][] options = patternOptions.toArray(new String[patternOptions.size()][]);
 	    optionOverrides.put(Pattern.compile(currPattern), options);
 	}
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Applies global view overrides. <br>
-     * If not output tag has been specified, the view name will be used as the output file name.
-     */
-    public void applyOverrides(Options o) {
+	
+	// apply the view global options
 	boolean outputSet = false;
 	for (String[] opts : globalOptions) {
-	    if(opts[0].equals("-output")) 
+	    if (opts[0].equals("-output"))
 		outputSet = true;
-	    o.setOption(opts);
+	    baseOptions.setOption(opts);
 	}
-	if(!outputSet)
-	    o.setOption(new String[] {"-output", viewDoc.name() + ".dot"});
+	if (!outputSet)
+	    baseOptions.setOption(new String[] { "-output", viewDoc.name() + ".dot" });
     }
 
     /**
      * Applies local view overrides
      */
-    public void applyOverrides(Options o, ClassDoc c) {
-	String className = c.toString();
+    private void applyOverrides(Options o, String className) {
 	for (Iterator<Map.Entry<Pattern, String[][]>> iter = optionOverrides.entrySet().iterator(); iter
 		.hasNext();) {
 	    Map.Entry<Pattern, String[][]> mapEntry = iter.next();
 	    Pattern regex = mapEntry.getKey();
 	    Matcher matcher = regex.matcher(className);
 	    if (matcher.matches()) {
-		String[][] overrides = mapEntry.getValue(); // the first element is in fact the pattern
+		String[][] overrides = mapEntry.getValue(); 
 		for (int i = 0; i < overrides.length; i++) {
 		    o.setOption(overrides[i]);
 		}
 	    }
 	}
     }
+
+    // ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
+    // OptionProvider methods
+    // ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
+
+    public Options getOptionsFor(ClassDoc cd) {
+	Options localOpt = (Options) baseOptions.clone();
+	localOpt.setOptions(cd);
+	applyOverrides(localOpt, cd.toString());
+	return localOpt;
+    }
+
+    public Options getOptionsFor(String name) {
+	Options localOpt = (Options) baseOptions.clone();
+	applyOverrides(localOpt, name);
+	return localOpt;
+    }
+
+    public Options getGlobalOptions() {
+	return baseOptions;
+    }
 }