inifile - Parsing of Windows INI files
package require Tcl 8.2
package require inifile ?0.2.3?
::ini::open file ?access?
::ini::close ini
::ini::commit ini
::ini::revert ini
::ini::filename ini
::ini::sections ini
::ini::keys ini section
::ini::get ini section
::ini::exists ini section ?key?
::ini::value ini section key
?default?
::ini::set ini section key
value
::ini::delete ini section ?key?
::ini::comment ini section ?key?
?text?
::ini::commentchar ?char?
This package provides an interface for easy manipulation of
Windows INI files.
- ::ini::open file ?access?
- Opens an INI file and returns a handle that is used by other commands.
access is the same as the first form (non POSIX) of the open
command, with the exception that mode a is not supported. The
default mode is r+.
- ::ini::close ini
- Close the specified handle. If any changes were made and not written by
commit they are lost.
- ::ini::commit ini
- Writes the file and all changes to disk. The sections are written in
arbitrary order. The keys in a section are written in alphabetical order.
If the ini was opened in read only mode an error will be thrown.
- ::ini::revert ini
- Rolls all changes made to the inifile object back to the last committed
state.
- ::ini::filename ini
- Returns the name of the file the ini object is associated
with.
- ::ini::sections ini
- Returns a list of all the names of the existing sections in the file
handle specified.
- ::ini::keys ini section
- Returns a list of all they key names in the section and file
specified.
- ::ini::get ini section
- Returns a list of key value pairs that exist in the section and file
specified.
- ::ini::exists ini section ?key?
- Returns a boolean value indicating the existance of the specified section
as a whole or the specified key within that section.
- ::ini::value ini section key
?default?
- Returns the value of the named key and section. If specified, the default
value will be returned if the key does not exist. If the key does not
exist and no default is specified an error will be thrown.
- ::ini::set ini section key value
- Sets the value of the key in the specified section. If the section does
not exist then a new one is created.
- ::ini::delete ini section ?key?
- Removes the key or the entire section and all its keys. A section is not
automatically deleted when it has no remaining keys.
- ::ini::comment ini section ?key?
?text?
- Reads and modifies comments for sections and keys. To write a section
comment use an empty string for the key. To remove all comments use
an empty string for text. text may consist of a list of
lines or one single line. Any embedded newlines in text are
properly handled. Comments may be written to nonexistant sections or keys
and will not return an error. Reading a comment from a nonexistant section
or key will return an empty string.
- ::ini::commentchar ?char?
- Reads and sets the comment character. Lines that begin with this character
are treated as comments. When comments are written out each line is
preceded by this character. The default is ;.
This document, and the package it describes, will undoubtedly
contain bugs and other problems. Please report such in the category
inifile of the Tcllib SF Trackers
[http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=12883]. Please also report any
ideas for enhancements you may have for either package and/or
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