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#[non_exhaustive]
pub enum ArgAction {
    Set,
    Append,
    StoreValue,
    IncOccurrence,
    SetTrue,
    SetFalse,
    Count,
    Help,
    Version,
}
Expand description

Behavior of arguments when they are encountered while parsing

Examples

let cmd = Command::new("mycmd")
    .arg(
        Arg::new("special-help")
            .short('?')
            .action(clap::ArgAction::Help)
    );

// Existing help still exists
let err = cmd.clone().try_get_matches_from(["mycmd", "-h"]).unwrap_err();
assert_eq!(err.kind(), clap::error::ErrorKind::DisplayHelp);

// New help available
let err = cmd.try_get_matches_from(["mycmd", "-?"]).unwrap_err();
assert_eq!(err.kind(), clap::error::ErrorKind::DisplayHelp);

Variants (Non-exhaustive)

This enum is marked as non-exhaustive
Non-exhaustive enums could have additional variants added in future. Therefore, when matching against variants of non-exhaustive enums, an extra wildcard arm must be added to account for any future variants.

Set

When encountered, store the associated value(s) in ArgMatches

Examples

let cmd = Command::new("mycmd")
    .arg(
        Arg::new("flag")
            .long("flag")
            .action(clap::ArgAction::Set)
    );

let matches = cmd.try_get_matches_from(["mycmd", "--flag", "value"]).unwrap();
assert!(matches.contains_id("flag"));
assert_eq!(matches.occurrences_of("flag"), 0);
assert_eq!(
    matches.get_many::<String>("flag").unwrap_or_default().map(|v| v.as_str()).collect::<Vec<_>>(),
    vec!["value"]
);

Append

When encountered, store the associated value(s) in ArgMatches

Examples

let cmd = Command::new("mycmd")
    .arg(
        Arg::new("flag")
            .long("flag")
            .action(clap::ArgAction::Append)
    );

let matches = cmd.try_get_matches_from(["mycmd", "--flag", "value1", "--flag", "value2"]).unwrap();
assert!(matches.contains_id("flag"));
assert_eq!(matches.occurrences_of("flag"), 0);
assert_eq!(
    matches.get_many::<String>("flag").unwrap_or_default().map(|v| v.as_str()).collect::<Vec<_>>(),
    vec!["value1", "value2"]
);

StoreValue

Deprecated, replaced with ArgAction::Set or ArgAction::Append

IncOccurrence

Deprecated, replaced with ArgAction::SetTrue or ArgAction::Count

SetTrue

When encountered, act as if "true" was encountered on the command-line

If no default_value is set, it will be false.

No value is allowed. To optionally accept a value, see Arg::default_missing_value

Examples

let cmd = Command::new("mycmd")
    .arg(
        Arg::new("flag")
            .long("flag")
            .action(clap::ArgAction::SetTrue)
    );

let matches = cmd.clone().try_get_matches_from(["mycmd", "--flag", "--flag"]).unwrap();
assert!(matches.contains_id("flag"));
assert_eq!(matches.occurrences_of("flag"), 0);
assert_eq!(
    matches.get_one::<bool>("flag").copied(),
    Some(true)
);

let matches = cmd.try_get_matches_from(["mycmd"]).unwrap();
assert!(matches.contains_id("flag"));
assert_eq!(matches.occurrences_of("flag"), 0);
assert_eq!(
    matches.get_one::<bool>("flag").copied(),
    Some(false)
);

SetFalse

When encountered, act as if "false" was encountered on the command-line

If no default_value is set, it will be true.

No value is allowed. To optionally accept a value, see Arg::default_missing_value

Examples

let cmd = Command::new("mycmd")
    .arg(
        Arg::new("flag")
            .long("flag")
            .action(clap::ArgAction::SetFalse)
    );

let matches = cmd.clone().try_get_matches_from(["mycmd", "--flag", "--flag"]).unwrap();
assert!(matches.contains_id("flag"));
assert_eq!(matches.occurrences_of("flag"), 0);
assert_eq!(
    matches.get_one::<bool>("flag").copied(),
    Some(false)
);

let matches = cmd.try_get_matches_from(["mycmd"]).unwrap();
assert!(matches.contains_id("flag"));
assert_eq!(matches.occurrences_of("flag"), 0);
assert_eq!(
    matches.get_one::<bool>("flag").copied(),
    Some(true)
);

Count

When encountered, increment a u8 counter

If no default_value is set, it will be 0.

No value is allowed. To optionally accept a value, see Arg::default_missing_value

Examples

let cmd = Command::new("mycmd")
    .arg(
        Arg::new("flag")
            .long("flag")
            .action(clap::ArgAction::Count)
    );

let matches = cmd.clone().try_get_matches_from(["mycmd", "--flag", "--flag"]).unwrap();
assert!(matches.contains_id("flag"));
assert_eq!(matches.occurrences_of("flag"), 0);
assert_eq!(
    matches.get_one::<u8>("flag").copied(),
    Some(2)
);

let matches = cmd.try_get_matches_from(["mycmd"]).unwrap();
assert!(matches.contains_id("flag"));
assert_eq!(matches.occurrences_of("flag"), 0);
assert_eq!(
    matches.get_one::<u8>("flag").copied(),
    Some(0)
);

Help

When encountered, display Command::print_help

Depending on the flag, Command::print_long_help may be shown

Examples

let cmd = Command::new("mycmd")
    .arg(
        Arg::new("special-help")
            .short('?')
            .action(clap::ArgAction::Help)
    );

// Existing help still exists
let err = cmd.clone().try_get_matches_from(["mycmd", "-h"]).unwrap_err();
assert_eq!(err.kind(), clap::error::ErrorKind::DisplayHelp);

// New help available
let err = cmd.try_get_matches_from(["mycmd", "-?"]).unwrap_err();
assert_eq!(err.kind(), clap::error::ErrorKind::DisplayHelp);

Version

When encountered, display Command::version

Depending on the flag, Command::long_version may be shown

Examples

let cmd = Command::new("mycmd")
    .version("1.0.0")
    .arg(
        Arg::new("special-version")
            .long("special-version")
            .action(clap::ArgAction::Version)
    );

// Existing help still exists
let err = cmd.clone().try_get_matches_from(["mycmd", "--version"]).unwrap_err();
assert_eq!(err.kind(), clap::error::ErrorKind::DisplayVersion);

// New help available
let err = cmd.try_get_matches_from(["mycmd", "--special-version"]).unwrap_err();
assert_eq!(err.kind(), clap::error::ErrorKind::DisplayVersion);

Implementations

Returns whether this action accepts values on the command-line

default_values and [env][super::Arg::env] may still be processed.

Trait Implementations

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Performs copy-assignment from source. Read more

Formats the value using the given formatter. Read more

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