When using boost::program_options, how does one set the name of the argument?

Question

When using boost::program_options, how do I set the name of an argument for boost::program_options::value<>()?

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Answer 1

In the current version of boost (1.53) you don't need anymore to make your own class as Tim Sylvester proposed. It's possible to use : boost::program_options::typed_value. On which value_name can be configured.

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using boost::program_options::typed_value;
using boost::program_options::options_description;

int main(int argc, char **argv) {
    options_description desc("Usage");

    int someValue;
    auto someOption = new typed_value(&someValue);
    someOption->value_name("NUM");
    desc.add_options()
        ("some-option,s", someOption, "The option\n");

    std::cout << desc << std::endl;
    return 0;
}

Will display a configured argument name :

Usage:
-s [ --some-option ] NUM The option