getOptionValue

Function

getOptionValue

Retrieves the value of an option given either the short or long name.

getOptionValue(value, parser, optionIdentifier[, argNo])

Include Headers

seqan/arg_parse.h

Parameters

value	The variable where the resulting value should be stored. Remarks: The type of value must be compatible the option type.
parser	The ArgumentParser object. Types: ArgumentParser
optionIdentifier	A std::string that is either the short or long name of the option.
argNo	If the option is list, the argNo-th list element is returned.

Remarks

The value passed to the method (value) was only updated if the method returns true.

Return Values

true if the requested option is set and has the requested type, false otherwise.

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