Re: commandline arguments using Glib::OptionEntry

[Bernd Robertz <bernd robertz cssweb de>]

Hello Paul,

you can use the options as in any other C++ application.
You can derefence it through the "char**" parameter of the main
function.

For expampe:

# progname -n para1,para2,para3,para4

You would check in your application for the "-n" parameter wich would be
found in this exampla in "char[1]" and then you can reach the "paraX"
over "char[2]".

The above example would store the parameter as:

"progname" = argc = 1 = argv[0]
"-n" = argc = 2 = argv[1]
"para1,para2..." = argc = 2 = argv[2]

So argv[2] IS already a char-string.

For example you could cast it to a Glib::ustring and search/replace by
the "," and store them in a vector or something Gtkmm equivalent
(perhaps as an own class or function). After that, you can pass it as a
parameter to your class wich builds the OptionEntry and work with your
vectorized data.

If I have to deal with cli parameter, I often do it like this way
depends on what I need. It works for me.

Cheers

Bernd


Am Donnerstag, den 22.01.2009, 23:58 -0400 schrieb Paul Jorgensen:
> hello all!
>  
> I have looked through the gtkmm documention, etc and I can browse
> through more source and documentation, but I thought I would give this
> mailing list a shot for an answer first!
>  
> How would one add a variable commandline argument such as the
> following in gtkmm?
>  
> -n:one,two,three,...
>  
> ie once the -n is specified, then the user could add up to 1-10 items
> for example that are comma delimited.
>  
> I have added the -n arg  using the OptionEntry etc, but I am not sure
> how to go about getting the parameters on the -n argument passed back/
> parsed. I want the "one,two,three,..." either passed back as a string,
> or tokenized into individual tokens..and I would want to omit the ":"
> from the results..
>  
> If anyone knows this off the top of their head I would really
> appreciate it.
>  
> [pauljorgensen5] gmail com   ( remove the brackets to send me an
> email )
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