Boost C++ Libraries: Ticket #7933: Enable population of a map with options described using "*" wildcard https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/7933 <p> Enable population of a map with options described using "*" wildcard. </p> <blockquote> <p> map&lt;string, int&gt; itemsMap; options_description items("items options"); </p> <blockquote> <p> items.add_options() </p> <blockquote> <p> ("item_*",value&lt;map&lt;string, int&gt;&gt;(&amp;itemsMap)-&gt;multitoken(), "items") </p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p> ; </p> </blockquote> en-us Boost C++ Libraries /htdocs/site/boost.png https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/7933 Trac 1.4.3