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Re: Little .ini reading request [message #24284 is a reply to message #24273]

Fri, 08 January 2010 18:13

mirek
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Registered: November 2005

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mrjt wrote on Fri, 08 January 2010 07:49

The current Ini file reading util function is very handy, but it is unable to cope with sections that some people put in .Ini files. These are usually deliminated by [SECTION_NAME], but people have nasty habit of just making it up as they go along Smile

I have a requirement to read such a file and wondered whether the following minor change could be committed for me so that I don't have to duplicate code:

Util.cpp:

VectorMap<String, String> LoadIniFile(const char *filename) {
	FileIn in(filename);
	if(!in) return VectorMap<String, String>();
	return LoadIniStream(in);
}

VectorMap<String, String> LoadIniStream(Stream &in) {
	VectorMap<String, String> key;
	int c;
	if((c = in.Get()) < 0) return key;
	for(;;) {
		String k, v;
		for(;;) {
			if(IsAlNum(c) || c == '_')
				k.Cat(c);
			else
				break;
			if((c = in.Get()) < 0) return key;
		}
		for(;;) {
			if(c != '=' && c != ' ') break;
			if((c = in.Get()) < 0) return key;
		}
		for(;;) {
			if(c < ' ') break;
			v.Cat(c);
			if((c = in.Get()) < 0) break;
		}
		if(!k.IsEmpty())
			key.Add(k, v);
		if(k == "LINK") {
			in.Close();
			if(!in.Open(v) || (c = in.Get()) < 0) return key;
		}
		else
			for(;;) {
				if(IsAlNum(c) || c == '_') break;
				if((c = in.Get()) < 0) return key;
			}
	}
}

Util.h:

VectorMap<String, String> LoadIniFile(const char *filename);
VectorMap<String, String> LoadIniStream(Stream &in);

This means that I can just read .Ini file to correct section myself and then call LoadIniStream.

Cheers!

Why not.

BTW, what about adding some "real" support. Maybe we can detect sections and create keys like "SECTION.KEY"?

Mirek

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