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| − | |<expC3>||Default value to return if key does not exist | + | |<expC3>||Default value to return if key does not exist. If this optional parameter is not included, an empty string is returned for a non-existent key. |
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| − | |<expC4>||Name of the ini file | + | |<expC4>||Name of the ini file. If this optional parameter it not included, the filename defaults to the recital system configuration file, recital.conf |
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| − | |<expL>||.T. to expand macros, .F. to return macros without expanding | + | |<expL>||.T. to expand macros, .F. to return macros without expanding. If this optional parameter is not included, macro expansion defaults to .T. |
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Revision as of 13:45, 3 November 2009
Purpose
Function to return the value from a key in a specified section of an 'ini' file
Syntax
INI_GET(<expC1>, <expC2>[, <expC3>[, <expC4>[, <expL>]]])
See Also
INI_GETSECTION(), INI_SET(), INI_SETSECTION()
Description
The INI_GET() function returns the value from an individual key in a specified section of an 'ini' file. The value is returned as a character string.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| <expC1> | Name of the section |
| <expC2> | Name of the key |
| <expC3> | Default value to return if key does not exist. If this optional parameter is not included, an empty string is returned for a non-existent key. |
| <expC4> | Name of the ini file. If this optional parameter it not included, the filename defaults to the recital system configuration file, recital.conf |
| <expL> | .T. to expand macros, .F. to return macros without expanding. If this optional parameter is not included, macro expansion defaults to .T. |
Example
# test.ini # comment lines are preceeded by a '#' ; or a ';' # # "Sections" are enclosed in [ and ] [global] ; key/value pairs are contained in the sections and are written like this key1 = value key2 = value2 ; You can include macros in the key/value pairs. key3 = This is $(key2) and $(key1) # end of test.ini
key1value = ini_get('global','key1','unset','test.ini,.T.)
Products
Recital, Recital Server
