parse-argv2.cpp

Example of command line parsing.

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 * Description:
 * Example of  command line parsing.
 *
 * Author:
 * Fabien Spindler
 *
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#include <iomanip>
#include <sstream>
#include <stdio.h>

#include <visp3/core/vpDebug.h>
#include <visp3/io/vpParseArgv.h>

int main(int argc, const char **argv)
{
  try {
    using ::std::cout;
    using ::std::endl;

    bool bool_val = false;
    int int_val = 3;
    long long_val = 33333333;
    float float_val = 3.14f;
    double double_val = 3.1415;
    char *string_val = NULL;

    vpParseArgv::vpArgvInfo argTable[] = {
        {"-bool", vpParseArgv::ARGV_CONSTANT_BOOL, 0, (char *)&bool_val, "Bool enabled."},
        {"-integer", vpParseArgv::ARGV_INT, (char *)NULL, (char *)&int_val, "An integer value."},
        {"-long", vpParseArgv::ARGV_LONG, (char *)NULL, (char *)&long_val, "A long value."},
        {"-float", vpParseArgv::ARGV_FLOAT, (char *)NULL, (char *)&float_val, "A float value."},
        {"-double", vpParseArgv::ARGV_DOUBLE, (char *)NULL, (char *)&double_val, "A double value."},
        {"-string", vpParseArgv::ARGV_STRING, (char *)NULL, (char *)&string_val, "A chain value."},
        {"-h", vpParseArgv::ARGV_HELP, (char *)NULL, (char *)NULL, "Print the help."},
        {(char *)NULL, vpParseArgv::ARGV_END, (char *)NULL, (char *)NULL, (char *)NULL}};

    // Read the command line options
    if (vpParseArgv::parse(&argc, argv, argTable, vpParseArgv::ARGV_NO_DEFAULTS)) {
      return (-1);
    }

    cout << "Your parameters: " << endl;
    cout << "  Bool    value: " << bool_val << endl;
    cout << "  Integer value: " << int_val << endl;
    cout << "  Long    value: " << long_val << endl;
    cout << "  Float   value: " << float_val << endl;
    cout << "  Double  value: " << double_val << endl;
    if (string_val != NULL)
      cout << "  String  value: " << string_val << endl;
    else
      cout << "  String  value: \"\"" << endl << endl;

    cout << "Call  " << argv[0] << " -h to see how to change these parameters." << endl;

    return 0;
  } catch (const vpException &e) {
    std::cout << "Catch a ViSP exception: " << e.getStringMessage() << std::endl;
    return 1;
  }
}