Re: [Boost-users] [program_options] Named values

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2008/2/19, Vladimir Prus :

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Igor Mikushkin wrote:

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For example I want command "myutil --help restrict this" to throw an exception because of "restrict" and "this" but it doesn't do it.

Why? 'restrict' appears to the value of the option --help, and this is an argument. What's wrong?

"--help" option doesn't has any arguments in my tool. Of course program_options processes all the arguments right and my tool works fine. But it just ignores separate words in the command line that does not started with "-" or "--". My tool does not have any commands or parameters like input files, etc. I ask if I can restrict commands like "myutil 1 2 3 4 5 the rabbit went out"

No. Anything that is not an option is assumed to be a parameter.

OK. Thanks for the answer. Igor