Class OptionAttribute

Represents one or many command line option that is identified by flag proceeded by '-' or '--'. Options are not positional. Compare to ArgumentAttribute.

Inheritance
System.Object
System.Attribute
OptionAttributeBase
OptionAttribute
Inherited Members
Namespace: McMaster.Extensions.CommandLineUtils
Assembly: McMaster.Extensions.CommandLineUtils.dll
Syntax
[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Property, AllowMultiple = false)]
public sealed class OptionAttribute : OptionAttributeBase

Constructors

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OptionAttribute()

Initializes a new OptionAttribute.

Declaration
public OptionAttribute()
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OptionAttribute(CommandOptionType)

Initializes a new OptionAttribute.

Declaration
public OptionAttribute(CommandOptionType optionType)
Parameters
Type Name Description
CommandOptionType optionType

The optionType
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OptionAttribute(String)

Initializes a new OptionAttribute.

Declaration
public OptionAttribute(string template)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String template

The string template. McMaster.Extensions.CommandLineUtils.CommandOption.Template.
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OptionAttribute(String, CommandOptionType)

Initializes a new OptionAttribute.

Declaration
public OptionAttribute(string template, CommandOptionType optionType)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String template

The template
CommandOptionType optionType

The option type
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OptionAttribute(String, String, CommandOptionType)

Initializes a new OptionAttribute.

Declaration
public OptionAttribute(string template, string description, CommandOptionType optionType)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String template

The template
System.String description

The option description
CommandOptionType optionType

The option type

Properties

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OptionType

Defines the type of the option. When not set, this will be inferred from the CLR type of the property.

Declaration
public CommandOptionType? OptionType { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Nullable<CommandOptionType>
See Also