method

complete

v1_9_3_125 - Show latest stable - Class: OptionParser

complete(typ, opt, icase = false, *pat)

private

Completes shortened long style option switch and returns pair of canonical switch and switch descriptor OptionParser::Switch.

`id`	Searching table.
`opt`	Searching key.
`icase`	Search case insensitive if true.
`pat`	Optional pattern for completion.

# File lib/optparse.rb, line 1536
  def complete(typ, opt, icase = false, *pat)
    if pat.empty?
      search(typ, opt) {|sw| return [sw, opt]} # exact match or...
    end
    raise AmbiguousOption, catch(:ambiguous) {
      visit(:complete, typ, opt, icase, *pat) {|o, *sw| return sw}
      raise InvalidOption, opt
    }
  end

complete

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