Class ConsoleInputOption
An object to represent a single option used in the command line. ConsoleOptionParser creates these when you use addOption()
Property Summary
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$_boolean protected
boolIs the option a boolean option. Boolean options do not consume a parameter.
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$_choices protected
arrayAn array of choices for the option.
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$_default protected
mixedDefault value for the option
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$_help protected
stringHelp text for the option.
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$_multiple protected
boolCan the option accept multiple value definition.
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$_name protected
stringName of the option
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$_short protected
stringShort (1 character) alias for the option.
Method Summary
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__construct() public
Make a new Input Option
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acceptsMultiple() public
Check if this option accepts multiple values.
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defaultValue() public
Get the default value for this option
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help() public
Generate the help for this this option.
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isBoolean() public
Check if this option is a boolean option
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name() public
Get the value of the name attribute.
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short() public
Get the value of the short attribute.
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usage() public
Get the usage value for this option
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validChoice() public
Check that a value is a valid choice for this option.
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xml() public
Append the option's xml into the parent.
Method Detail
__construct() ¶ public
__construct(string|array $name, string $short = '', string $help = '', bool $boolean = false, string $default = '', array $choices = [], bool $multiple = false)Make a new Input Option
Parameters
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string|array$name The long name of the option, or an array with all the properties.
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string$short optional The short alias for this option
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string$help optional The help text for this option
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bool$boolean optional Whether this option is a boolean option. Boolean options don't consume extra tokens
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string$default optional The default value for this option.
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array$choices optional Valid choices for this option.
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bool$multiple optional Whether this option can accept multiple value definition.
Throws
Cake\Console\Exception\ConsoleExceptionacceptsMultiple() ¶ public
acceptsMultiple(): boolCheck if this option accepts multiple values.
Returns
boolhelp() ¶ public
help(int $width = 0): stringGenerate the help for this this option.
Parameters
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int$width optional The width to make the name of the option.
Returns
stringvalidChoice() ¶ public
validChoice(string $value): boolCheck that a value is a valid choice for this option.
Parameters
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string$value The choice to validate.
Returns
boolThrows
Cake\Console\Exception\ConsoleExceptionxml() ¶ public
xml(SimpleXMLElement $parent): SimpleXMLElementAppend the option's xml into the parent.
Parameters
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SimpleXMLElement$parent The parent element.
Returns
SimpleXMLElementProperty Detail
$_boolean ¶ protected
Is the option a boolean option. Boolean options do not consume a parameter.
Type
bool