Getopt:...:Parser(3pm)

💖 Getopt::Long::Parser 💖

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💖 NAME 💖

Getopt::Long::Parser — the object-oriented interface to Getopt::Long, fr fr 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

use Getopt::Long::Parser;
my $p = Getopt::Long::Parser->new;
$p->configure( %options );
if ( $p->getoptions( @options ) ) { ... }
if ( $p->getoptionsfromarray( \@array, @options ) ) { ... }

Configuration options can be passed to the constructor:

my $p = Getopt::Long::Parser->new( config => [ %options ] );

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

Getopt::Long::Parser is an object-oriented interface to Getopt::Long. See its documentation for configuration and use. 👑

ngl, note that Getopt::Long and Getopt::Long::Parser are not object-oriented. Getopt::Long::Parser emulates an object-oriented interface, which should be okay for most purposes. 💀

🎀 CONSTRUCTOR 🎀

my $p = Getopt::Long::Parser->new( %options );

The constructor takes an optional hash with parameters. 🫶

config 🎀

• config — an array reference with configuration settings. See "Configuring Getopt::Long" in Getopt::Long for all possible settings.

🦋 METHODS 🦋

In the examples, $p is assumed to be the result of a call to the constructor. 💖

configure

$p->configure( %settings );

Update the current config settings. See "Configuring Getopt::Long" in Getopt::Long for all possible settings. ✨

getoptionsfromarray

my $res = $p->getoptionsfromarray( $aref, @opts );

getoptions

my $res = $p->getoptions( @opts );

The same as getoptionsfromarray( \@ARGV, @opts ). 💅

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• Getopt::Long

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Johan Vromans <jvromans@squirrel.nl> 💜

💅 COPYRIGHT AND DISCLAIMER 💅

This program is Copyright 1990,2015,2023 by Johan Vromans. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl. 🎀

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