# Glib::OptionEntry Class Reference

An OptionEntry defines a single option. More...

`#include <glibmm/optionentry.h>`

List of all members.

## Public Types
enum | Flags { FLAG_HIDDEN = 1 << 0, FLAG_IN_MAIN = 1 << 1, FLAG_REVERSE = 1 << 2, FLAG_NO_ARG = 1 << 3, FLAG_FILENAME = 1 << 4, FLAG_OPTIONAL_ARG = 1 << 5, FLAG_NOALIAS = 1 << 6 }
## Public Member Functions
| OptionEntry ()
| OptionEntry (const OptionEntry& src)
virtual | ~OptionEntry ()
OptionEntry& | operator= (const OptionEntry& src)
Glib::ustring | get_long_name () const
void | set_long_name (const Glib::ustring&value)
gchar | get_short_name () const
void | set_short_name (const gchar&value)
int | get_flags () const
void | set_flags (const int&value)
Glib::ustring | get_description () const
void | set_description (const Glib::ustring&value)
Glib::ustring | get_arg_description () const
void | set_arg_description (const Glib::ustring&value)
GOptionEntry* | gobj ()
const GOptionEntry* | gobj () const
## Public Attributes
enum Glib::OptionEntry::Flags | GOptionFlags
## Protected Attributes
GOptionEntry* | gobject_

## Detailed Description

An OptionEntry defines a single option.

To have an effect, it must be added to an OptionGroup with OptionGroup::add_entry().

The long name of an option can be used to specify it in a commandline as --long_name. Every option must have a long name. To resolve conflicts if multiple option groups contain the same long name, it is also possible to specify the option as --groupname-long_name.

If an option has a short name, it can be specified as -short_name in a commandline.

The description for the option is shown in the --help output.

The arg_descripton is the placeholder to use for the extra argument parsed by the option in --help output.

## Member Enumeration Documentation

enum Glib::OptionEntry::Flags

Enumerator:

  FLAG_HIDDEN |
  FLAG_IN_MAIN |
  FLAG_REVERSE |
  FLAG_NO_ARG |
  FLAG_FILENAME |
  FLAG_OPTIONAL_ARG |
  FLAG_NOALIAS |

## Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Glib::OptionEntry::OptionEntry | ( |  | ) |

Glib::OptionEntry::OptionEntry | ( | const OptionEntry& | src | ) |

virtual Glib::OptionEntry::~OptionEntry | ( |  | ) | `[virtual]`

## Member Function Documentation

Glib::ustring Glib::OptionEntry::get_arg_description | ( |  | ) | const

Glib::ustring Glib::OptionEntry::get_description | ( |  | ) | const

int Glib::OptionEntry::get_flags | ( |  | ) | const

Glib::ustring Glib::OptionEntry::get_long_name | ( |  | ) | const

gchar Glib::OptionEntry::get_short_name | ( |  | ) | const

const GOptionEntry* Glib::OptionEntry::gobj | ( |  | ) | const`[inline]`

GOptionEntry* Glib::OptionEntry::gobj | ( |  | ) | `[inline]`

OptionEntry& Glib::OptionEntry::operator= | ( | const OptionEntry& | src | ) |

void Glib::OptionEntry::set_arg_description | ( | const Glib::ustring& | value | ) |

void Glib::OptionEntry::set_description | ( | const Glib::ustring& | value | ) |

void Glib::OptionEntry::set_flags | ( | const int & | value | ) |

void Glib::OptionEntry::set_long_name | ( | const Glib::ustring& | value | ) |

void Glib::OptionEntry::set_short_name | ( | const gchar & | value | ) |

## Member Data Documentation

GOptionEntry* Glib::OptionEntry::gobject_`[protected]`

enum Glib::OptionEntry::Flags Glib::OptionEntry::GOptionFlags