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Create a command‐line option from the specified `optionInfo`.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<balcl_option.h>`

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----
explicit
Option(
    xref:BloombergLP/balcl/OptionInfo.adoc[OptionInfo] const& optionInfo,
    xref:BloombergLP/bslma/Allocator.adoc[bslma::Allocator]* basicAllocator = 0);
----

== Description

Create a command‐line option containing the value of the specified `optionInfo`. Optionally specify a `basicAllocator` used to supply memory. If `basicAllocator` is 0, the currently installed default allocator is used.

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *optionInfo*
| option descriptor providing the value
| *basicAllocator*
| memory allocator; null uses the default
|===


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