public Arguments(string[] Args)
{
parameters = new StringDictionary();
Regex splitter = new Regex(@"^-{1,2}|^/|=", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase | RegexOptions.Compiled);
Regex Remover = new Regex(@"^['""]?(.*?)['""]?$", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase | RegexOptions.Compiled);
string parameter = null;
string[] parts;
// Valid parameters forms:
// {-,/,--}param{ ,=}((",')value(",'))
// Examples: -param1 value1 --param2 /param3="Test-:-work" /param4=happy -param5 '--=nice=--'
foreach (string Txt in Args)
{
// Look for new parameters (-,/ or --) and a possible enclosed value (=,:)
parts = splitter.Split(Txt, 3);
switch (parts.Length)
{
// Found a value (for the last parameter found (space separator))
case 1:
if (parameter != null)
{
if (!parameters.ContainsKey(parameter))
{
parts[0] = Remover.Replace(parts[0], "$1");
parameters.Add(parameter, parts[0]);
}
parameter = null;
}
// else Error: no parameter waiting for a value (skipped)
break;
// Found just a parameter
case 2:
// The last parameter is still waiting. With no value, set it to true.
if (parameter != null)
{
if (!parameters.ContainsKey(parameter)) parameters.Add(parameter, "");
}
parameter = parts[1];
break;
// Parameter with enclosed value
case 3:
// The last parameter is still waiting. With no value, set it to true.
if (parameter != null)
{
if (!parameters.ContainsKey(parameter)) parameters.Add(parameter, "");
}
parameter = parts[1];
// Remove possible enclosing characters (",')
if (!parameters.ContainsKey(parameter))
{
parts[2] = Remover.Replace(parts[2], "$1");
parameters.Add(parameter, parts[2]);
}
parameter = null;
break;
}
}
// In case a parameter is still waiting
if (parameter != null)
{
if (!parameters.ContainsKey(parameter)) parameters.Add(parameter, "");
}
}