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Return `true` if the option with `name` was entered on the command line.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<balcl_commandline.h>`

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bool
isSpecified(std::string_view const& name) const;
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== Description

Note that, in order to receive a valid result, the command line must be successfully parsed.

== Return Value

`true` if the named option was entered on the command line, and `false` otherwise

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *name*
| option name to query
|===


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