getopt
(PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
getopt — Gets options from the command line argument list
Description
getopt(string $short_options, array $long_options = [], int &$rest_index = null): array|false
Parses options passed to the script.
Parameters
-
short_options
-
Each character in this string will be used as option characters and matched against options passed to the script starting with a single hyphen (
-
). For example, an option string"x"
recognizes an option-x
. Only a-z, A-Z and 0-9 are allowed. -
long_options
-
An array of options. Each element in this array will be used as option strings and matched against options passed to the script starting with two hyphens (
--
). For example, an longopts element"opt"
recognizes an option--opt
. -
rest_index
-
If the
rest_index
parameter is present, then the index where argument parsing stopped will be written to this variable.
The short_options
parameter may contain the following elements:
- Individual characters (do not accept values)
- Characters followed by a colon (parameter requires value)
- Characters followed by two colons (optional value)
Note: Optional values do not accept
" "
(space) as a separator.
The long_options
array values may contain:
- String (parameter does not accept any value)
- String followed by a colon (parameter requires value)
- String followed by two colons (optional value)
Note:
The format for the
short_options
andlong_options
is almost the same, the only difference is thatlong_options
takes an array of options (where each element is the option) whereasshort_options
takes a string (where each character is the option).
Return Values
This function will return an array of option / argument pairs, or false
on failure.
Note:
The parsing of options will end at the first non-option found, anything that follows is discarded.
Changelog
Version | Description |
---|---|
7.1.0 | Added the rest_index parameter. |
Examples
Example #1 getopt() example: The basics
<?php // Script example.php $options = getopt("f:hp:"); var_dump($options); ?>
shell> php example.php -fvalue -h
The above example will output:
array(2) { ["f"]=> string(5) "value" ["h"]=> bool(false) }
Example #2 getopt() example: Introducing long options
<?php // Script example.php $shortopts = ""; $shortopts .= "f:"; // Required value $shortopts .= "v::"; // Optional value $shortopts .= "abc"; // These options do not accept values $longopts = array( "required:", // Required value "optional::", // Optional value "option", // No value "opt", // No value ); $options = getopt($shortopts, $longopts); var_dump($options); ?>
shell> php example.php -f "value for f" -v -a --required value --optional="optional value" --option
The above example will output:
array(6) { ["f"]=> string(11) "value for f" ["v"]=> bool(false) ["a"]=> bool(false) ["required"]=> string(5) "value" ["optional"]=> string(14) "optional value" ["option"]=> bool(false) }
Example #3 getopt() example: Passing multiple options as one
<?php // Script example.php $options = getopt("abc"); var_dump($options); ?>
shell> php example.php -aaac
The above example will output:
array(2) { ["a"]=> array(3) { [0]=> bool(false) [1]=> bool(false) [2]=> bool(false) } ["c"]=> bool(false) }
Example #4 getopt() example: Using rest_index
<?php // Script example.php $rest_index = null; $opts = getopt('a:b:', [], $rest_index); $pos_args = array_slice($argv, $rest_index); var_dump($pos_args);
shell> php example.php -a 1 -b 2 -- test
The above example will output:
array(1) { [0]=> string(4) "test" }
See Also
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