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The Lean Mean C++ Option Parser
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A parsed option from the command line together with its argument if it has one.
The Parser chains all parsed options with the same Descriptor::index together to form a linked list. This allows you to easily implement all of the common ways of handling repeated options and enable/disable pairs.
Definition at line 442 of file optionparser.h.
Public Member Functions | |
| int | type () const |
| Returns Descriptor::type of this Option's Descriptor, or 0 if this Option is invalid (unused). More... | |
| int | index () const |
| Returns Descriptor::index of this Option's Descriptor, or -1 if this Option is invalid (unused). More... | |
| int | count () const |
| Returns the number of times this Option (or others with the same Descriptor::index) occurs in the argument vector. More... | |
| bool | isFirst () const |
| Returns true iff this is the first element of the linked list. More... | |
| bool | isLast () const |
| Returns true iff this is the last element of the linked list. More... | |
| Option * | first () |
| Returns a pointer to the first element of the linked list. More... | |
| const Option * | first () const |
| Option * | last () |
| Returns a pointer to the last element of the linked list. More... | |
| const Option * | last () const |
| Option * | prev () |
| Returns a pointer to the previous element of the linked list or NULL if called on first(). More... | |
| Option * | prevwrap () |
| Returns a pointer to the previous element of the linked list with wrap-around from first() to last(). More... | |
| const Option * | prevwrap () const |
| Option * | next () |
| Returns a pointer to the next element of the linked list or NULL if called on last(). More... | |
| const Option * | next () const |
| Option * | nextwrap () |
| Returns a pointer to the next element of the linked list with wrap-around from last() to first(). More... | |
| void | append (Option *new_last) |
Makes new_last the new last() by chaining it into the list after last(). More... | |
| operator const Option * () const | |
| Casts from Option to const Option* but only if this Option is valid. More... | |
| operator Option * () | |
| Casts from Option to Option* but only if this Option is valid. More... | |
| Option () | |
| Creates a new Option that is a one-element linked list and has NULL desc, name, arg and namelen. More... | |
| Option (const Descriptor *desc_, const char *name_, const char *arg_) | |
| Creates a new Option that is a one-element linked list and has the given values for desc, name and arg. More... | |
| void | operator= (const Option &orig) |
Makes *this a copy of orig except for the linked list pointers. More... | |
| Option (const Option &orig) | |
Makes *this a copy of orig except for the linked list pointers. More... | |
Public Attributes | |
| const Descriptor * | desc |
| Pointer to this Option's Descriptor. More... | |
| const char * | name |
| The name of the option as used on the command line. More... | |
| const char * | arg |
| Pointer to this Option's argument (if any). More... | |
| int | namelen |
| The length of the option name. More... | |
| Option | ( | ) |
| Option | ( | const Descriptor * | desc_, |
| const char * | name_, | ||
| const char * | arg_ | ||
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Creates a new Option that is a one-element linked list and has the given values for desc, name and arg.
If name_ points at a character other than '-' it will be assumed to refer to a short option and namelen will be set to 1. Otherwise the length will extend to the first '=' character or the string's 0-terminator.
Definition at line 802 of file optionparser.h.
Makes *this a copy of orig except for the linked list pointers.
After this operation *this will be a one-element linked list.
Definition at line 822 of file optionparser.h.
| void append | ( | Option * | new_last | ) |
Makes new_last the new last() by chaining it into the list after last().
It doesn't matter which element you call append() on. The new element will always be appended to last().
new_last must not yet be part of a list, or that list will become corrupted, because this method does not unchain new_last from an existing list. Definition at line 731 of file optionparser.h.
| int count | ( | ) | const |
Returns the number of times this Option (or others with the same Descriptor::index) occurs in the argument vector.
This corresponds to the number of elements in the linked list this Option is part of. It doesn't matter on which element you call count(). The return value is always the same.
Use this to implement cumulative options, such as -v, -vv, -vvv for different verbosity levels.
Returns 0 when called for an unused/invalid option.
Definition at line 559 of file optionparser.h.
| Option* first | ( | ) |
Returns a pointer to the first element of the linked list.
Use this when you want the first occurrence of an option on the command line to take precedence. Note that this is not the way most programs handle options. You should probably be using last() instead.
Definition at line 608 of file optionparser.h.
| const Option* first | ( | ) | const |
const version of Option::first().
Definition at line 619 of file optionparser.h.
| int index | ( | ) | const |
Returns Descriptor::index of this Option's Descriptor, or -1 if this Option is invalid (unused).
Definition at line 542 of file optionparser.h.
| bool isFirst | ( | ) | const |
Returns true iff this is the first element of the linked list.
The first element in the linked list is the first option on the command line that has the respective Descriptor::index value.
Returns true for an unused/invalid option.
Definition at line 579 of file optionparser.h.
| bool isLast | ( | ) | const |
Returns true iff this is the last element of the linked list.
The last element in the linked list is the last option on the command line that has the respective Descriptor::index value.
Returns true for an unused/invalid option.
Definition at line 592 of file optionparser.h.
| Option* last | ( | ) |
Returns a pointer to the last element of the linked list.
Use this when you want the last occurrence of an option on the command line to take precedence. This is the most common way of handling conflicting options.
–enable-foo and –disable-foo), you can assign them the same Descriptor::index to get them into the same list. Distinguish them by Descriptor::type and all you have to do is check last()->type() to get the state listed last on the command line. Definition at line 640 of file optionparser.h.
| const Option* last | ( | ) | const |
const version of Option::last().
Definition at line 648 of file optionparser.h.
| Option* next | ( | ) |
Returns a pointer to the next element of the linked list or NULL if called on last().
If called on last() this method returns NULL. Otherwise it will return the option with the same Descriptor::index that follows this option on the command line.
Definition at line 695 of file optionparser.h.
| const Option* next | ( | ) | const |
const version of Option::next().
Definition at line 703 of file optionparser.h.
| Option* nextwrap | ( | ) |
Returns a pointer to the next element of the linked list with wrap-around from last() to first().
If called on last() this method returns first(). Otherwise it will return the option with the same Descriptor::index that follows this option on the command line.
Definition at line 716 of file optionparser.h.
| operator const Option * | ( | ) | const |
Casts from Option to const Option* but only if this Option is valid.
If this Option is valid (i.e. desc!=NULL), returns this. Otherwise returns NULL. This allows testing an Option directly in an if-clause to see if it is used:
It also allows you to write loops like this:
Definition at line 757 of file optionparser.h.
| operator Option * | ( | ) |
Casts from Option to Option* but only if this Option is valid.
If this Option is valid (i.e. desc!=NULL), returns this. Otherwise returns NULL. This allows testing an Option directly in an if-clause to see if it is used:
It also allows you to write loops like this:
Definition at line 778 of file optionparser.h.
| void operator= | ( | const Option & | orig | ) |
Makes *this a copy of orig except for the linked list pointers.
After this operation *this will be a one-element linked list.
Definition at line 812 of file optionparser.h.
| Option* prev | ( | ) |
Returns a pointer to the previous element of the linked list or NULL if called on first().
If called on first() this method returns NULL. Otherwise it will return the option with the same Descriptor::index that precedes this option on the command line.
Definition at line 661 of file optionparser.h.
| Option* prevwrap | ( | ) |
Returns a pointer to the previous element of the linked list with wrap-around from first() to last().
If called on first() this method returns last(). Otherwise it will return the option with the same Descriptor::index that precedes this option on the command line.
Definition at line 674 of file optionparser.h.
| const Option* prevwrap | ( | ) | const |
const version of Option::prevwrap().
Definition at line 682 of file optionparser.h.
| int type | ( | ) | const |
Returns Descriptor::type of this Option's Descriptor, or 0 if this Option is invalid (unused).
Because this method (and last(), too) can be used even on unused Options with desc==0, you can (provided you arrange your types properly) switch on type() without testing validity first.
Definition at line 533 of file optionparser.h.
| const char* arg |
Pointer to this Option's argument (if any).
NULL if this option has no argument. Do not confuse this with the empty string which is a valid argument.
Definition at line 489 of file optionparser.h.
| const Descriptor* desc |
Pointer to this Option's Descriptor.
Remember that the first dummy descriptor (see Descriptor::longopt) is used for unknown options.
desc==NULL signals that this Option is unused. This is the default state of elements in the result array. You don't need to test desc explicitly. You can simply write something like this: operator const Option*() . Definition at line 465 of file optionparser.h.
| const char* name |
The name of the option as used on the command line.
The main purpose of this string is to be presented to the user in messages.
In the case of a long option, this is the actual argv pointer, i.e. the first character is a '-'. In the case of a short option this points to the option character within the argv string.
Note that in the case of a short option group or an attached option argument, this string will contain additional characters following the actual name. Use namelen to filter out the actual option name only.
Definition at line 481 of file optionparser.h.
| int namelen |
The length of the option name.
Because name points into the actual argv string, the option name may be followed by more characters (e.g. other short options in the same short option group). This value is the number of bytes (not characters!) that are part of the actual name.
For a short option, this length is always 1. For a long option this length is always at least 2 if single minus long options are permitted and at least 3 if they are disabled.
-xf-z), this length is incorrect, because this case will be misinterpreted as a long option and the name will therefore extend to the string's 0-terminator or a following '=" character if there is one. This is irrelevant for most uses of name and namelen. If you really need to distinguish the case of a long and a short option, compare name to the argv pointers. A long option's name is always identical to one of them, whereas a short option's is never. Definition at line 510 of file optionparser.h.
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