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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. zzengineer/getoptc ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) zzengineer/getoptc ================== C style getopt for php 0.5(10y ago)118MITPHPPHP >=5.3.0 Since Sep 18Pushed 10y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/zzengineer/getoptc)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/zzengineer/getoptc)[ RSS](/packages/zzengineer-getoptc/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (4)DependenciesVersions (3)Used By (0) getoptc ======= [](#getoptc) C style getopt for php [![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/e38bad8ebc8ed5e038e784092d373d5826c6c206a977a491e36f10b22404df06/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f7a7a656e67696e6565722f6765746f7074632f762f737461626c65)](https://packagist.org/packages/zzengineer/getoptc) [![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/9c798dae63f18038d15b8292614c0234c948a7084899a24c42013d50fdc9d989/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f7a7a656e67696e6565722f6765746f7074632f646f776e6c6f616473)](https://packagist.org/packages/zzengineer/getoptc) [![Latest Unstable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/466717104ca3f10b8620c469294b47bd629a6ace57a2c3b8c7860fa4af37adbe/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f7a7a656e67696e6565722f6765746f7074632f762f756e737461626c65)](https://packagist.org/packages/zzengineer/getoptc) [![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/a1a9df5bcf5167f40385c4a3ca5e1af195a014888b750b8f4e5553fa73cd8c27/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f7a7a656e67696e6565722f6765746f7074632f6c6963656e7365)](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [](#---) ### NAME [](#name) getoptc -- get option character from command line argument list ### SYNOPSIS [](#synopsis) `function getoptc($args, $optstring, &$optind, &$optarg, $opterr = true)` ### DESCRIPTION [](#description) The **getoptc()** function parses a given command line argument list and returns the next known option character. An option character is *known* if it has been specified in the string of accepted option characters, `$optstring`. The option string may contain the following elements: individual characters, and characters followed by a colon to indiacte an option argument is to follow. If an individual character is followed by two colons, then the option argument is optional; `$optarg` is set to the rest of the current word. It does not matter to **getoptc()** if a following argument has leading whitespace. On return from **getoptc()**, `$optarg` is set to an argument if it is anticipated or `NULL` instead. `$optind` contains the index to the next list argument for a subsequent call to ***getoptc()***. The variable `$optind` is initialized to 1. The `$optind` variable may be set to another value before a set of calls to **getoptc()** in order to skip over more or less list entries. The variable `$opterr` is intialized to true, and can be disabled to surpress error messages. *see RETURN VALUES* ### RETURN VALUES [](#return-values) The **getoptc()** function returns the next kown option character in `$optstring`. If **getopt()** encounters a character not found in `$optstring` or if it detects a missing option argument, it returns `?` (question mark). If `$optstring` has a leading `:` then a missing optin argument causes `:` to be returned instead of `?`. In either case, the variable `$optarg` is set to the character that caused the error. The **getoptc()** function returns `false` when the argument list is exhausted. `$optind` will contain the index of the first non-option argument. Every subsequent call to **getoptc()** will return `false` and leave `$optind` and `$optarg` untouched. ### EXAMPLES [](#examples) ``` while (($c = getoptc($argv,'ab:c::', $optind, $optarg)) !== false) switch ($c) { case 'a': $flag_a=true; break; case 'b': $arg_b=$optarg; break; case 'c': $flag_c=true; $arg_c=$optarg; break; case '?': case ':': default : usage(); exit(1); } for ($i = $optind; $i < count($argv); $i++) print "programm argument ". $argv[$i]. PHP_EOL; ``` ### DIAGNOSTICS [](#diagnostics) If the **getoptc()** function encounters a character not found in the string `$optstring` or detects a missing option argument it writes an error messages to `STDERR`. Setting `$opterr` to `false` will disable these error messages. Option arguments are allowed to begin with `-`; this is reasonable but reduces the amount of error checking possible. ### MISC [](#misc) ### Health Score 23 — LowBetter than 27% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity8 Limited adoption so far Community7 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity49 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. 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