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## Class options_description

boost::program_options::options_description

## Synopsis

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

    class options_description {
    public:
      // construct/copy/destruct
      options_description(unsigned = m_default_line_length);
      options_description(const std::string &, unsigned = m_default_line_length);

      // public member functions
      void add(shared_ptr< option_description >) ;
      options_description & add(const options_description &) ;
      options_description_easy_init add_options() ;
      const option_description & find(const std::string &, bool) const;
      const option_description * find_nothrow(const std::string &, bool) const;
      const std::vector< shared_ptr< option_description > > & options() const;
      void print(std::ostream &) const;
      static const unsigned m_default_line_length;
    };

## Description

A set of option descriptions. This provides convenient interface for adding new option (the add_options) method, and facilities to search for options by name.

See here for option adding interface discussion.

option_description

### `options_description` public construct/copy/destruct

1.     options_description(unsigned line_length = m_default_line_length);

   Creates the instance.

2.     options_description(const std::string & caption,
                           unsigned line_length = m_default_line_length);

   Creates the instance. The 'caption' parameter gives the name of this 'options_description' instance. Primarily useful for output.

### `options_description` public member functions

1.     void add(shared_ptr< option_description > desc) ;

   Adds new variable description. Throws duplicate_variable_error if either short or long name matches that of already present one.

2.     options_description & add(const options_description & desc) ;

   Adds a group of option description. This has the same effect as adding all option_descriptions in 'desc' individually, except that output operator will show a separate group. Returns *this.

3.     options_description_easy_init add_options() ;

   Returns an object of implementation-defined type suitable for adding options to options_description. The returned object will have overloaded operator() with parameter type matching 'option_description' constructors. Calling the operator will create new option_description instance and add it.

4.     const option_description & find(const std::string & name, bool approx) const;

5.     const option_description *
       find_nothrow(const std::string & name, bool approx) const;

6.     const std::vector< shared_ptr< option_description > > & options() const;

7.     void print(std::ostream & os) const;

   Output 'desc' to the specified stream, calling 'f' to output each option_description element.