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    Default How to use QSettings to read INI file

    Hi All,

    I am trying to use QSettings to read the INI file but I have try few times but still fail to read it


    The format for INI file is like below:

    [System.Setting]
    auto_check_update=false
    auto_check_mode=weekly

    Thanks

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    Default Re: How to use QSettings to read INI file

    Found out the way

    QString strKey("System.Setting/");
    QSettings * settings = 0;
    settings = new QSettings( m_strWorkingPath, QSettings::IniFormat );
    ret = settings->value( strKey + "auto_check_update", "r").toBool();
    strMode = settings->value( strKey + "auto_check_mode", "r").toString();

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    Default Re: How to use QSettings to read INI file

    Quote Originally Posted by Cantora View Post
    QString strKey("System.Setting/");
    Better use QSettings::beginGroup() and QSettings::endGroup().

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    Default Re: How to use QSettings to read INI file

    Hi, for me
    The format for INI file is like below:

    [players]
    player0name=mike
    player0surname=jane
    player1name=scootie
    ...
    ...

    I am trying to use QSettings to read the INI file..
    I tried this:
    settings = new QSettings("config.ini",QSettings::IniFormat);
    settings->beginGroup("players");
    int size = settings->beginReadArray("player");
    ui->lineEdit_2->setText(QString::number(size)); // this is value-test

    for (int index = 0; index < size; ++index)
    {
    settings->setArrayIndex(index);
    ui->choosePlayerBox->addItem(settings->value("name").toString());
    }

    settings->endArray();
    settings->endGroup();

    But it doesn`t work..
    I tried also:
    [players]
    player/0/name=mike
    player/0/surname=jane
    player/1/name=scootie
    ...
    ...
    But it also doesn`t work..
    Any ideas ?
    Thanks

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    Default Re: How to use QSettings to read INI file

    try this example:
    Qt Code:
    1. QSettings settings("test.ini", QSettings::IniFormat);
    2. settings.beginGroup("players");
    3. const QStringList childKeys = settings.childKeys();
    4. foreach (const QString &childKey, childKeys)
    5. qDebug() << settings.value(childKey);
    6. settings.endGroup();
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    Default Re: How to use QSettings to read INI file

    ok, i have ini file like:
    [user]
    0/name=lukasz
    0/wins=3
    0/loses=3
    1/name=pawel
    1/wins=1
    1/loses=5
    2/name=anna
    2/wins=1
    2/loses=5

    and my code is:
    Qt Code:
    1. settings = new QSettings("config.ini",QSettings::IniFormat);
    2. settings->beginGroup("user");
    3. QStringList player_number = settings->childGroups(); // returns 0, 1, 2 - OK !
    4. const QStringList childKeys = settings->childKeys(); // should return name, wins, ... right ?
    5. foreach(const QString &childKey, childKeys)
    6. {
    7. ui->choosePlayerBox->addItem(settings->value(childKey).toString()); // should add lukasz, 3, 3, pawel...., but it doesn`t work
    8.  
    9. }
    10. settings->endGroup();
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    Any ideas ?

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    Default Re: How to use QSettings to read INI file

    you code will not work, because "0/name" it's a key, not a group.
    I suggest you to review format on your ini-file or use xml instead.
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    Default Re: How to use QSettings to read INI file

    Hi
    my .ini file is

    [System.Setting]
    auto_check_update=false
    auto_check_mode=weekly

    & the code to read is
    QString strKey("System.Setting/");
    QSettings * settings = 0;
    settings = new QSettings( file_path, QSettings::IniFormat );
    QString strMode = settings->value( strKey + "auto_check_mode", "r").toString();

    no problem with the code compiling & running. when i try to print strMode program is unexpectedly finising.. this is happening with QString, Date (Derived data types). but fine with basic data types like int, float, bool...
    using printf to print the values. qDebug is not working in this project. what could be the problem?

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    Default Re: How to use QSettings to read INI file

    Does your derived data type(Date) support QVariant ?
    QSettings use QVariant to work.

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