Class ConsoleInputOption
An object to represent a single option used in the command line. ConsoleOptionParser creates these when you use addOption()
		
		
		
		Package: Cake\Console
See: ConsoleOptionParser::addOption()
Copyright: Copyright (c) Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://cakefoundation.org)
License: MIT License
Location: Cake/Console/ConsoleInputOption.php
	
	See: ConsoleOptionParser::addOption()
Copyright: Copyright (c) Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://cakefoundation.org)
License: MIT License
Location: Cake/Console/ConsoleInputOption.php
Properties summary
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$_booleanprotectedbooleanIs the option a boolean option. Boolean options do not consume a parameter. - 
			
$_choicesprotectedarrayAn array of choices for the option. - 
			
$_defaultprotectedmixedDefault value for the option - 
			
$_helpprotectedstringHelp text for the option. - 
			
$_nameprotectedstringName of the option - 
			
$_shortprotectedstringShort (1 character) alias for the option. 
Method Summary
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__construct() public
Make a new Input Option - 
			
defaultValue() public
Get the default value for this option - 
			
help() public
Generate the help for this this option. - 
			
isBoolean() public
Check if this option is a boolean option - 
			
name() public
Get the value of the name attribute. - 
			
short() public
Get the value of the short attribute. - 
			
usage() public
Get the usage value for this option - 
			
validChoice() public
Check that a value is a valid choice for this option. - 
			
xml() public
Append the option's xml into the parent. 
Method Detail
__construct() public ¶
__construct( string|array $name , string $short = null , string $help = '' , boolean $boolean = false , string $default = '' , array $choices = array() )
Make a new Input Option
Parameters
- string|array $name
 - The long name of the option, or an array with all the properties.
 - string $short optional null
 - The short alias for this option
 - string $help optional ''
 - The help text for this option
 - boolean $boolean optional false
 - Whether this option is a boolean option. Boolean options don't consume extra tokens
 - string $default optional ''
 - The default value for this option.
 - array $choices optional array()
 - Valid choices for this option.
 
Throws
help() public ¶
help( integer $width = 0 )
Generate the help for this this option.
Parameters
- integer $width optional 0
 - The width to make the name of the option.
 
Returns
					string
				
		short() public ¶
short( )
Get the value of the short attribute.
Returns
					string
Value of this->_short.
				
		Value of this->_short.
validChoice() public ¶
validChoice( string $value )
Check that a value is a valid choice for this option.
Parameters
- string $value
 - The choice to validate.
 
Returns
					boolean