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I'm trying to parse an INI file using C++. Any tips on what is the best way to achieve this? Should I use the Windows API tools for INI file processing (with which I am totally unfamiliar), an open-source solution or attempt to parse it manually?
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How to Open and Edit INI Files. It's not a common practice for people to open or edit INI files, but they can be opened and changed with any text editor. Just double-clicking it will automatically open it in the Notepad application in Windows.
Introduction. iniParser is a simple C library offering ini file parsing services. The library is pretty small (less than 1500 lines of C) and robust, and does not depend on any other external library to compile. It is written in ANSI C and should compile on most platforms without difficulty.
Introduction. An ini file is a file used to store a list of strings whose considered items use the formula Name=Value. There is no strict rule as to what these files are used for or why. The person who, or the company that, creates such a file also decides what the file would be used for. In Microsoft Windows 3.
An INI file is a configuration file for computer software that consists of a text-based content with a structure and syntax comprising key–value pairs for properties, and sections that organize the properties.
If you need a cross-platform solution, try Boost's Program Options library.
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You can use the Windows API functions, such as GetPrivateProfileString() and GetPrivateProfileInt().
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