---
name: "Getopt::Long::Parser"
section: "3perl"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl"
version: "5.44.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Getopt::Long::Parser/3perl"
---

# Getopt::Long::Parser(3perl)

Getopt::Long object-oriented interface

## NAME

Getopt::Long::Parser - Getopt::Long object-oriented interface

## SYNOPSIS

```
    use Getopt::Long::Parser;
    my $p = Getopt::Long::Parser->new;
    $p->configure( %options );
    if ( $p->getoptions( @options ) ) { ... }
    if ( $p->getoptionsfromarray( \@array, @options ) ) { ... }
```

Configuration options can be passed to the constructor:

```
    my $p = Getopt::Long::Parser->new( config => [ %options ] );
```

## DESCRIPTION

`"Getopt::Long::Parser"` is an object-oriented interface to Getopt::Long. See its documentation for configuration and use.

Note that `"Getopt::Long"` and `"Getopt::Long::Parser"` are not object-oriented. `"Getopt::Long::Parser"` emulates an object-oriented interface, which should be okay for most purposes.

## CONSTRUCTOR

```
    my $p = Getopt::Long::Parser->new( %options );
```

The constructor takes an optional hash with parameters.

- config

  An array reference with configuration settings. See "Configuring Getopt::Long" in Getopt::Long for all possible settings.

## METHODS

In the examples, `$p` is assumed to be the result of a call to the constructor.

### configure

```
    $p->configure( %settings );
```

Update the current config settings. See "Configuring Getopt::Long" in Getopt::Long for all possible settings.

### getoptionsfromarray

```
    my $res = $p->getoptionsfromarray( $aref, @opts );
```

### getoptions

```
    my $res = $p->getoptions( @opts );
```

The same as `"getoptionsfromarray( \@ARGV, @opts )"`.

## SEE ALSO

Getopt::Long

## AUTHOR

Johan Vromans \<jvromans@squirrel.nl\>

## COPYRIGHT AND DISCLAIMER

This program is Copyright 1990,2015,2023 by Johan Vromans. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl.