pub struct EnumValueParser<E>(_) 
where
    E: 'static + ValueEnum + Clone + Send + Sync
;
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Parse an ValueEnum value.

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Example


#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
enum ColorChoice {
    Always,
    Auto,
    Never,
}

impl clap::ValueEnum for ColorChoice {
    fn value_variants<'a>() -> &'a [Self] {
        &[Self::Always, Self::Auto, Self::Never]
    }

    fn to_possible_value<'a>(&self) -> Option<clap::PossibleValue<'a>> {
        match self {
            Self::Always => Some(clap::PossibleValue::new("always")),
            Self::Auto => Some(clap::PossibleValue::new("auto")),
            Self::Never => Some(clap::PossibleValue::new("never")),
        }
    }
}

// Usage
let mut cmd = clap::Command::new("raw")
    .arg(
        clap::Arg::new("color")
            .value_parser(clap::builder::EnumValueParser::<ColorChoice>::new())
            .required(true)
    );

let m = cmd.try_get_matches_from_mut(["cmd", "always"]).unwrap();
let port: ColorChoice = *m.get_one("color")
    .expect("required");
assert_eq!(port, ColorChoice::Always);

// Semantics
let value_parser = clap::builder::EnumValueParser::<ColorChoice>::new();
// or
let value_parser = clap::value_parser!(ColorChoice);
assert!(value_parser.parse_ref(&cmd, arg, OsStr::new("random")).is_err());
assert!(value_parser.parse_ref(&cmd, arg, OsStr::new("")).is_err());
assert_eq!(value_parser.parse_ref(&cmd, arg, OsStr::new("always")).unwrap(), ColorChoice::Always);
assert_eq!(value_parser.parse_ref(&cmd, arg, OsStr::new("auto")).unwrap(), ColorChoice::Auto);
assert_eq!(value_parser.parse_ref(&cmd, arg, OsStr::new("never")).unwrap(), ColorChoice::Never);

Implementations

Parse an ValueEnum

Trait Implementations

Returns a copy of the value. Read more

Performs copy-assignment from source. Read more

Formats the value using the given formatter. Read more

Returns the “default value” for a type. Read more

Argument’s value type

Parse the argument value Read more

Reflect on enumerated value properties Read more

Parse the argument value Read more

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That is, this conversion is whatever the implementation of From<T> for U chooses to do.

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Apply f to &self where f takes a single parameter of type Param and Self implements trait Deref<Target = Param>. Read more

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Performs the conversion.

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Performs the conversion.