Read .ini files

Hi...

Is there with Qt something to read easily text file with Windows .ini style ?!?

Like this:

Code:

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[GROUP 1]
 
           key1 = value1
           key2 = value2
 
[GROUP 2]
 
           key1 = value1
                  ....

---

Thanks

Hi,

You can use QSettings :
QSettings::QSettings ( const QString & fileName, Format format, QObject * parent = 0 )

Fred.

Please not that QSettings only properly reads INI files that were also created with QSettings. You might be lucky to read other INI files too, but it is not guaranteed.

Ok...but If I want to parse with Qt an existing INI file like this:

Code:

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[TOP_LEFT]
        [ELEMENT1]
                comment = Name
                tag = Cliente_Name
                sequence = 1
                Modality = all
        [ELEMENT2]
                comment = Birth_Date
                tag = Client_Birth_Date
                sequence = 2
                Modality = all
[TOP_CENTER]
        [ELEMENT 1]
                comment = example
                tag = example
                sequence = 1
                Modality = all
        [ELEMENT 2]
                comment = example2
                tag = example2 
                sequence = 2
                Modality = all
[TOP]
        value = prove

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I've try with QSettings and childGroups() but it doesn't works...

Which is the better way to do this?

Thanks

As far as I know this is not a proper "ini" file. For the above mentioned file I'd use regexps.

Sorry...but with RegExp how can you pass the text file?!

If you have to use this format of ini file, why not change it to XML file?

Quote:

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Originally Posted by paolom

Sorry...but with RegExp how can you pass the text file?!

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You parse it line by line and decide what to do with the result afterwards. For instance if you know the line is like "\[([A-Za-z0-9_]+)\]" then you know it is a (sub)group so you can create a group node in your final structure. If the line is like "([A-Za-z0-9_]+) = (.*)" then you know it is an item and you can create an item node in your final structure.