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Create a command‐line‐option value object having the specified `type`.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<balcl_optionvalue.h>`

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----
OptionValue(
    xref:BloombergLP/balcl/OptionType/Enum.adoc[OptionType::Enum] type,
    xref:BloombergLP/bslma/Allocator.adoc[bslma::Allocator]* basicAllocator = 0);
----

== Description

If `OptionType::e_VOID != type`, the object has the default value of that type. 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
| *type*
| option type for the value
| *basicAllocator*
| memory allocator; null uses the default
|===


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