Class ConsoleInputArgument
An object to represent a single argument used in the command line. ConsoleOptionParser creates these when you use addArgument()
Property Summary
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$_choices protected
array<string>An array of valid choices for this argument.
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$_help protected
stringHelp string
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$_name protected
stringName of the argument.
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$_required protected
boolIs this option required?
Method Summary
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__construct() public
Make a new Input Argument
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help() public
Generate the help for this argument.
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isEqualTo() public
Checks if this argument is equal to another argument.
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isRequired() public
Check if this argument is a required argument
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name() public
Get the value of the name attribute.
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usage() public
Get the usage value for this argument
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validChoice() public
Check that $value is a valid choice for this argument.
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xml() public
Append this arguments XML representation to the passed in SimpleXml object.
Method Detail
__construct() ¶ public
__construct(array<string, mixed>|string $name, string $help = '', bool $required = false, array<string> $choices = [])Make a new Input Argument
Parameters
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array<string, mixed>|string$name The long name of the option, or an array with all the properties.
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string$help optional The help text for this option
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bool$required optional Whether this argument is required. Missing required args will trigger exceptions
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array<string>$choices optional Valid choices for this option.
help() ¶ public
help(int $width = 0): stringGenerate the help for this argument.
Parameters
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int$width optional The width to make the name of the option.
Returns
stringisEqualTo() ¶ public
isEqualTo(Cake\Console\ConsoleInputArgument $argument): boolChecks if this argument is equal to another argument.
Parameters
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Cake\Console\ConsoleInputArgument$argument ConsoleInputArgument to compare to.
Returns
boolname() ¶ public
name(): stringGet the value of the name attribute.
Returns
stringValue of this->_name.
validChoice() ¶ public
validChoice(string $value): trueCheck that $value is a valid choice for this argument.
Parameters
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string$value The choice to validate.
Returns
trueThrows
Cake\Console\Exception\ConsoleExceptionxml() ¶ public
xml(SimpleXMLElement $parent): SimpleXMLElementAppend this arguments XML representation to the passed in SimpleXml object.
Parameters
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SimpleXMLElement$parent The parent element.
Returns
SimpleXMLElementThe parent with this argument appended.