Re: [Genparse-users] Optional arguments

[Mike B. <mi...@bo...>]

Michael Geng wrote:
> Hi Mike,
> 
> I think one of the most obvious missing features of Genparse is that
> it doesn't yet support optional arguments. getopt_long supports
> optional arguments however.
> 
> I want to implement it by allowing an optional * both after the
> short and the long option. 
> 
> Examples:
> 
> o* / oparam*	string	"Both short and long option have an optional argument."
> p* / pparam	string	"Short option has an optional argument,"
>                         "long option requires an argument."
> q / qparam*	string	"Short option reqires an argument,"
>                         "long option has an optional argument."
> 
> Michael
> 

Does this mean that these arguments could be both flag as well as 
parameterized?

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