#include<vector>
#include<cstdio>
#include<string>
using namespace std;

vector<string> make_cpp_argv(int argc, char ** argv){
	vector<string> retval;
	retval.reserve(argc);
	for(int i = 0; i < argc; i++)
		retval.push_back(argv[i]);
	return retval;
}

int main(int argc, char ** argv){
	auto args = make_cpp_argv(argc, argv);
	string b_val = "wasp";

	int i = 0; // So we know the next string for -b
	for(auto arg : args){
		if(arg == "-a")
			printf("-a was specified\n");
		if(arg.substr(0, 2) == "-b")
			if(arg[2])
				b_val = arg.substr(2);
			else
				b_val = args[i+1];
		i++;
	}
	printf("b_val = %s\n", b_val.c_str());
	
	return 0;
}