added example on how to use InputArgument::IS_ARRAY, added overview o…

…f all three argument variants
symfony · weaverryan · Jun 4, 2013 · Jun 3, 2013 · Jun 3, 2013 · Jun 3, 2013
commit 93ed2e1ab9d79b2e6d84bfe014ce26b50f7aec41
diff --git a/components/console/introduction.rst b/components/console/introduction.rst
@@ -229,6 +229,44 @@ The command can now be used in either of the following ways:
    $ app/console demo:greet Fabien
    $ app/console demo:greet Fabien Potencier

+It is also possible to let an argument take a list of values (imagine you want
+to greet all your friends). For this it must be specified at the end of the
+argument list::
+
+    $this
+        // ...
+        ->addArgument(
+            'names',
+            InputArgument::IS_ARRAY,
+            'Who do you want to greet (separate multiple names with a space)?'
+        );
+
+You can now access the ``names`` argument as an array::
+
+    if ($names = $input->getArgument('names')) {
+        $text .= ''.implode(', ', $names);
+    }
+
+There are 3 argument variants you can use:
+
+===========================  =================================================================================================
+Option                       Value
+===========================  =================================================================================================
+InputArgument::REQUIRED      The argument is required
+InputArgument::OPTIONAL      The argument is optional and therefore can be omitted
+InputArgument::IS_ARRAY      Allows to specify an indefinite number of arguments, must be used at the end of the argument list
+===========================  =================================================================================================
+
+You can combine IS_ARRAY with REQUIRED and OPTIONAL like this::
+
+    $this
+        // ...
+        ->addArgument(
+            'names',
+            InputArgument::IS_ARRAY | InputArgument::REQUIRED,
+            'Who do you want to greet (separate multiple names with a space)?'
+        );
+
 Using Command Options
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