php-doc-en/reference/info/functions/getopt.xml
Jean-Sebastien Hedde 691a13900a Clarify the language about optional values in getopt() documentation.
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<refentry xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xml:id="function.getopt">
<refnamediv>
<refname>getopt</refname>
<refpurpose>Gets options from the command line argument list</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1 role="description">
&reftitle.description;
<methodsynopsis>
<type>array</type><methodname>getopt</methodname>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>options</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>array</type><parameter>longopts</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
Parses options passed to the script.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="parameters">
&reftitle.parameters;
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>options</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<simpara>
Each character in this string will be used as option characters and
matched against options passed to the script starting with a single
hyphen (<literal>-</literal>).
</simpara>
<simpara>
For example, an option string <literal>"x"</literal> recognizes an
option <literal>-x</literal>.
</simpara>
<simpara>
Only a-z, A-Z and 0-9 are allowed.
</simpara>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>longopts</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<simpara>
An array of options. Each element in this array will be used as option
strings and matched against options passed to the script starting with
two hyphens (<literal>--</literal>).
</simpara>
<simpara>
For example, an longopts element <literal>"opt"</literal> recognizes an
option <literal>--opt</literal>.
</simpara>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
<para>
The <parameter>options</parameter> parameter may contain the following
elements:
<simplelist>
<member>Individual characters (do not accept values)</member>
<member>Characters followed by a colon (parameter requires value)</member>
<member>Characters followed by two colons (optional value)</member>
</simplelist>
Option values are the first argument after the string. If a value is required,
it does not matter whether the value has leading white space or not. See note.
<note>
<simpara>
Optional values do not accept <literal>" "</literal> (space) as a separator.
</simpara>
</note>
</para>
<note>
<para>
The format for the <parameter>options</parameter> and
<parameter>longopts</parameter> is almost the same, the only difference is
that <parameter>longopts</parameter> takes an array of options (where each
element is the option) whereas <parameter>options</parameter> takes a
string (where each character is the option).
</para>
</note>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="returnvalues">
&reftitle.returnvalues;
<para>
This function will return an array of option / argument pairs or &false; on
failure.
</para>
<note>
<para>
The parsing of options will end at the first non-option found, anything
that follows is discarded.
</para>
</note>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="changelog">
&reftitle.changelog;
<para>
<informaltable>
<tgroup cols="2">
<thead>
<row>
<entry>&Version;</entry>
<entry>&Description;</entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
<entry>5.3.0</entry>
<entry>
Added support for "=" as argument/value separator.
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>5.3.0</entry>
<entry>
Added support for optional values (specified with "::").
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>5.3.0</entry>
<entry>
Parameter <parameter>longopts</parameter> is available on all systems.
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>5.3.0</entry>
<entry>
This function is no longer system dependent, and now works on Windows, too.
</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</informaltable>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="examples">
&reftitle.examples;
<para>
<example xml:id="getopt.examples-1">
<title><function>getopt</function> example: The basics</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
// Script example.php
$options = getopt("f:hp:");
var_dump($options);
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
<programlisting role="shell">
<![CDATA[
shell> php example.php -fvalue -h
]]>
</programlisting>
&example.outputs;
<screen>
<![CDATA[
array(2) {
["f"]=>
string(5) "value"
["h"]=>
bool(false)
}
]]>
</screen>
</example>
</para>
<para>
<example xml:id="getopt.examples-2">
<title><function>getopt</function> example: Introducing long options</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
// Script example.php
$shortopts = "";
$shortopts .= "f:"; // Required value
$shortopts .= "v::"; // Optional value
$shortopts .= "abc"; // These options do not accept values
$longopts = array(
"required:", // Required value
"optional::", // Optional value
"option", // No value
"opt", // No value
);
$options = getopt($shortopts, $longopts);
var_dump($options);
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
<programlisting role="shell">
<![CDATA[
shell> php example.php -f "value for f" -v -a --required value --optional="optional value" --option
]]>
</programlisting>
&example.outputs;
<screen>
<![CDATA[
array(6) {
["f"]=>
string(11) "value for f"
["v"]=>
bool(false)
["a"]=>
bool(false)
["required"]=>
string(5) "value"
["optional"]=>
string(14) "optional value"
["option"]=>
bool(false)
}
]]>
</screen>
</example>
</para>
<para>
<example xml:id="getopt.examples-3">
<title><function>getopt</function> example: Passing multiple options as one</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
// Script example.php
$options = getopt("abc");
var_dump($options);
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
<programlisting role="shell">
<![CDATA[
shell> php example.php -aaac
]]>
</programlisting>
&example.outputs;
<screen>
<![CDATA[
array(2) {
["a"]=>
array(3) {
[0]=>
bool(false)
[1]=>
bool(false)
[2]=>
bool(false)
}
["c"]=>
bool(false)
}
]]>
</screen>
</example>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="seealso">
&reftitle.seealso;
<para>
<simplelist>
<member><link linkend="reserved.variables.argv"><varname>$argv</varname></link></member>
</simplelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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