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<h1>addOption method</h1>
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<span class="returntype">void</span>
<span class="name ">addOption</span>
(<wbr><span class="parameter" id="addOption-param-name"><span class="type-annotation">String</span> <span class="parameter-name">name</span>, {</span> <span class="parameter" id="addOption-param-abbr"><span class="type-annotation">String</span> <span class="parameter-name">abbr</span>, </span> <span class="parameter" id="addOption-param-help"><span class="type-annotation">String</span> <span class="parameter-name">help</span>, </span> <span class="parameter" id="addOption-param-valueHelp"><span class="type-annotation">String</span> <span class="parameter-name">valueHelp</span>, </span> <span class="parameter" id="addOption-param-allowed"><span class="type-annotation">Iterable<span class="signature">&lt;<wbr><span class="type-parameter">String</span>&gt;</span></span> <span class="parameter-name">allowed</span>, </span> <span class="parameter" id="addOption-param-allowedHelp"><span class="type-annotation">Map<span class="signature">&lt;<wbr><span class="type-parameter">String</span>, <span class="type-parameter">String</span>&gt;</span></span> <span class="parameter-name">allowedHelp</span>, </span> <span class="parameter" id="addOption-param-defaultsTo"><span class="type-annotation">String</span> <span class="parameter-name">defaultsTo</span>, </span> <span class="parameter" id="addOption-param-callback"><span class="type-annotation">Function</span> <span class="parameter-name">callback</span>, </span> <span class="parameter" id="addOption-param-allowMultiple"><span>@<a href="ex/Deprecated-class.html">Deprecated</a>(&quot;Use addMultiOption() instead.&quot;)</span> <span class="type-annotation">bool</span> <span class="parameter-name">allowMultiple</span>: <span class="default-value">false</span>, </span> <span class="parameter" id="addOption-param-splitCommas"><span>@<a href="ex/Deprecated-class.html">Deprecated</a>(&quot;Use addMultiOption() instead.&quot;)</span> <span class="type-annotation">bool</span> <span class="parameter-name">splitCommas</span>, </span> <span class="parameter" id="addOption-param-hide"><span class="type-annotation">bool</span> <span class="parameter-name">hide</span>: <span class="default-value">false</span></span> })
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<p>Defines an option that takes a value.</p>
<p>This adds an <a href="package-args_args/Option-class.html">Option</a> with the given properties to <a href="package-args_args/ArgParser/options.html">options</a>.</p>
<p>The <code>abbr</code> argument is a single-character string that can be used as a
shorthand for this option. For example, <code>abbr: "a"</code> will allow the user to
pass <code>-a value</code> or <code>-avalue</code>.</p>
<p>The <code>help</code> argument is used by <a href="package-args_args/ArgParser/usage.html">usage</a> to describe this option.</p>
<p>The <code>valueHelp</code> argument is used by <a href="package-args_args/ArgParser/usage.html">usage</a> as a name for the value this
option takes. For example, <code>valueHelp: "FOO"</code> will include
<code>--option=&lt;FOO&gt;</code> rather than just <code>--option</code> in the usage string.</p>
<p>The <code>allowed</code> argument is a list of valid values for this option. If
it's non-<code>null</code> and the user passes a value that's not included in the
list, <a href="package-args_args/ArgParser/parse.html">parse</a> will throw a <code>FormatException</code>. The allowed values will also
be included in <a href="package-args_args/ArgParser/usage.html">usage</a>.</p>
<p>The <code>allowedHelp</code> argument is a map from values in <code>allowed</code> to
documentation for those values that will be included in <a href="package-args_args/ArgParser/usage.html">usage</a>.</p>
<p>The <code>defaultsTo</code> argument indicates the value this option will have if the
user doesn't explicitly pass it in (or <code>null</code> by default).</p>
<p>The <code>callback</code> argument is invoked with the option's value when the option
is parsed. Note that this makes argument parsing order-dependent in ways
that are often surprising, and its use is discouraged in favor of reading
values from the <code>ArgResult</code>.</p>
<p>The <code>allowMultiple</code> and <code>splitCommas</code> options are deprecated; the
<a href="package-args_args/ArgParser/addMultiOption.html">addMultiOption</a> method should be used instead.</p>
<p>If <code>hide</code> is <code>true</code>, this option won't be included in <a href="package-args_args/ArgParser/usage.html">usage</a>.</p>
<p>Throws an <code>ArgumentError</code> if:</p><ul><li>There is already an option with name <code>name</code>.</li><li>There is already an option using abbreviation <code>abbr</code>.</li><li><code>splitCommas</code> is passed but <code>allowMultiple</code> is <code>false</code>.</li></ul>
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