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Class invalid_syntax

boost::program_options::invalid_syntax

Synopsis

// In header: <boost/program_options/errors.hpp>


class invalid_syntax : public boost::program_options::error_with_option_name {
public:

  enum kind_t { long_not_allowed = = 30, long_adjacent_not_allowed, 
                short_adjacent_not_allowed, empty_adjacent_parameter, 
                missing_parameter, extra_parameter, unrecognized_line };
  // construct/copy/destruct
  invalid_syntax(kind_t, const std::string & = "", const std::string & = "", 
                 int = 0);
  ~invalid_syntax();

  // public member functions
  kind_t kind() const;
  virtual std::string tokens() const;

  // protected member functions
  std::string get_template(kind_t);
};

Description

Class thrown when there's syntax error either for command line or config file options. See derived children for concrete classes.

`invalid_syntax` public construct/copy/destruct

invalid_syntax(kind_t kind, const std::string & option_name = "", 
               const std::string & original_token = "", int option_style = 0);

```
~invalid_syntax();
```

`invalid_syntax` public member functions

```
kind_t kind() const;
```
```
virtual std::string tokens() const;
```
Convenience functions for backwards compatibility

`invalid_syntax` protected member functions

```
std::string get_template(kind_t kind);
```
Used to convert kind_t to a related error text