Argument Class

Definition

Namespace:

System.CommandLine

Assembly:

System.CommandLine.dll

A symbol defining a value that can be passed on the command line to a command or option.

public ref class Argument : System::CommandLine::Symbol, System::CommandLine::Binding::IValueDescriptor

public class Argument : System.CommandLine.Symbol, System.CommandLine.Binding.IValueDescriptor

type Argument = class
    inherit Symbol
    interface IValueDescriptor

Public Class Argument
Inherits Symbol
Implements IValueDescriptor

Inheritance

Object

Symbol

Argument

Derived

System.CommandLine.Argument<T>

Implements

IValueDescriptor

Constructors

Argument()	Initializes a new instance of the Argument class.
Argument(String, String)	Initializes a new instance of the Argument class.

Properties

Arity	Gets or sets the arity of the argument.
Completions	Gets the list of completion sources for the argument.
Description	Gets or sets the description of the symbol. (Inherited from Symbol)
HasDefaultValue	Specifies if a default value is defined for the argument.
HelpName	The name used in help output to describe the argument.
IsHidden	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the symbol is hidden. (Inherited from Symbol)
Name	Gets or sets the name of the symbol. (Inherited from Symbol)
Parents	Gets the parent symbols. (Inherited from Symbol)
ValueType	Gets or sets the Type that the argument token(s) will be converted to.

Methods

AddValidator(ValidateSymbolResult<ArgumentResult>)	Adds a custom ValidateSymbolResult<T> to the argument. Validators can be used to provide custom errors based on user input.
Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object)
GetCompletions()	Gets completions for the symbol. (Inherited from Symbol)
GetCompletions(CompletionContext)	Gets the suggested values for command line completion.
GetDefaultValue()	Gets the default value for the argument.
GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object)
GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
SetDefaultValue(Object)	Sets the default value for the argument.
SetDefaultValueFactory(Func<ArgumentResult,Object>)	Sets a delegate to invoke when the default value for the argument is required.
SetDefaultValueFactory(Func<Object>)	Sets a delegate to invoke when the default value for the argument is required.
ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object.

Explicit Interface Implementations

IValueDescriptor.ValueName

Gets the name of the value.

Extension Methods

Parse(Argument, String)	Parses a command line string value using an argument.
Parse(Argument, String[])	Parses a command line string value using an argument.