Class OptionParser::PlacedArgument
In: optparse.rb
Parent: self

Switch that takes an argument, which does not begin with ’-’.

Methods

parse  

Public Instance methods

parse(arg, argv, &error)

Returns nil if argument is not present or begins with ’-’.

[Source]

# File optparse.rb, line 483
      def parse(arg, argv, &error)
        if !(val = arg) and (argv.empty? or /\A-/ =~ (val = argv[0]))
          return nil, block, nil
        end
        opt = (val = parse_arg(val, &error))[1]
        val = conv_arg(*val)
        if opt and !arg
          argv.shift
        else
          val[0] = nil
        end
        val
      end

[Validate]

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