Best way to parse command line arguments in C#? [closed]

Answer 1

A very simple easy to use ad hoc class for command line parsing, that supports default arguments.

class CommandLineArgs
{
    public static CommandLineArgs I
    {
        get
        {
            return m_instance;
        }
    }

    public  string argAsString( string argName )
    {
        if (m_args.ContainsKey(argName)) {
            return m_args[argName];
        }
        else return "";
    }

    public long argAsLong(string argName)
    {
        if (m_args.ContainsKey(argName))
        {
            return Convert.ToInt64(m_args[argName]);
        }
        else return 0;
    }

    public double argAsDouble(string argName)
    {
        if (m_args.ContainsKey(argName))
        {
            return Convert.ToDouble(m_args[argName]);
        }
        else return 0;
    }

    public void parseArgs(string[] args, string defaultArgs )
    {
        m_args = new Dictionary();
        parseDefaults(defaultArgs );

        foreach (string arg in args)
        {
            string[] words = arg.Split('=');
            m_args[words[0]] = words[1];
        }
    }

    private void parseDefaults(string defaultArgs )
    {
        if ( defaultArgs == "" ) return;
        string[] args = defaultArgs.Split(';');

        foreach (string arg in args)
        {
            string[] words = arg.Split('=');
            m_args[words[0]] = words[1];
        }
    }

    private Dictionary m_args = null;
    static readonly CommandLineArgs m_instance = new CommandLineArgs();
}

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        CommandLineArgs.I.parseArgs(args, "myStringArg=defaultVal;someLong=12");
        Console.WriteLine("Arg myStringArg  : '{0}' ", CommandLineArgs.I.argAsString("myStringArg"));
        Console.WriteLine("Arg someLong     : '{0}' ", CommandLineArgs.I.argAsLong("someLong"));
    }
}