Throw in ParseResult::as when option isn't present

Fixes #124.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ options. The project adheres to semantic versioning.
 * Fix version numbering in CMakeLists.txt
 * Remove unused declaration of the undefined `ParseResult::get_option`.
 * Throw on invalid option syntax when beginning with a `-`.
+* Throw in `as` when option wasn't present.
 
 ## 2.1.1
 

include/cxxopts.hpp

@@ -1048,6 +1048,10 @@ namespace cxxopts
     const T&
     as() const
     {
+      if (m_value == nullptr) {
+        throw std::domain_error("No value");
+      }
+
 #ifdef CXXOPTS_NO_RTTI
       return static_cast<const values::standard_value<T>&>(*m_value).get();
 #else

test/options.cpp

@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ TEST_CASE("Basic options", "[options]")
     ("a,av", "a short option with a value", cxxopts::value<std::string>())
     ("6,six", "a short number option")
     ("p, space", "an option with space between short and long")
+    ("nothing", "won't exist", cxxopts::value<std::string>())
     ;
 
   Argv argv({
@@ -92,6 +93,8 @@ TEST_CASE("Basic options", "[options]")
   CHECK(arguments[1].key() == "short");
   CHECK(arguments[2].key() == "value");
   CHECK(arguments[3].key() == "av");
+  
+  CHECK_THROWS_AS(result["nothing"].as<std::string>(), std::domain_error);
 }
 
 TEST_CASE("Short options", "[options]")