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<h1 class="settitle" align="center">libconfig</h1>
<hr noshade size=6 color="black">
<div align=right>A Library For Processing Structured Configuration Files<br>
Version 1.7.2<br>
5 Jan 2018</div>
<br><br><br><br>
<font size=+1>Mark A. Lindner</font>
<hr size=3 noshade color="black">
<br><br>
<a name="SEC_Contents"></a>
<h2 class="contents-heading">Table of Contents</h2>
<div class="contents">
<ul class="no-bullet">
<li><a name="toc-Introduction-1" href="#Introduction">1 Introduction</a>
<ul class="no-bullet">
<li><a name="toc-Why-Another-Configuration-File-Library_003f-1" href="#Why-Another-Configuration-File-Library_003f">1.1 Why Another Configuration File Library?</a></li>
<li><a name="toc-Using-the-Library-from-a-C-Program-1" href="#Using-the-Library-from-a-C-Program">1.2 Using the Library from a C Program</a></li>
<li><a name="toc-Using-the-Library-from-a-C_002b_002b-Program-1" href="#Using-the-Library-from-a-C_002b_002b-Program">1.3 Using the Library from a C++ Program</a></li>
<li><a name="toc-Multithreading-Issues-1" href="#Multithreading-Issues">1.4 Multithreading Issues</a></li>
<li><a name="toc-Internationalization-Issues-1" href="#Internationalization-Issues">1.5 Internationalization Issues</a></li>
<li><a name="toc-Compiling-Using-pkg_002dconfig-1" href="#Compiling-Using-pkg_002dconfig">1.6 Compiling Using pkg-config</a></li>
<li><a name="toc-Version-Test-Macros-1" href="#Version-Test-Macros">1.7 Version Test Macros</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a name="toc-Configuration-Files-1" href="#Configuration-Files">2 Configuration Files</a>
<ul class="no-bullet">
<li><a name="toc-Settings-1" href="#Settings">2.1 Settings</a></li>
<li><a name="toc-Groups-1" href="#Groups">2.2 Groups</a></li>
<li><a name="toc-Arrays-1" href="#Arrays">2.3 Arrays</a></li>
<li><a name="toc-Lists-1" href="#Lists">2.4 Lists</a></li>
<li><a name="toc-Integer-Values-1" href="#Integer-Values">2.5 Integer Values</a></li>
<li><a name="toc-64_002dbit-Integer-Values-1" href="#g_t64_002dbit-Integer-Values">2.6 64-bit Integer Values</a></li>
<li><a name="toc-Floating-Point-Values-1" href="#Floating-Point-Values">2.7 Floating Point Values</a></li>
<li><a name="toc-Boolean-Values-1" href="#Boolean-Values">2.8 Boolean Values</a></li>
<li><a name="toc-String-Values-1" href="#String-Values">2.9 String Values</a></li>
<li><a name="toc-Comments-1" href="#Comments">2.10 Comments</a></li>
<li><a name="toc-Include-Directives-1" href="#Include-Directives">2.11 Include Directives</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a name="toc-The-C-API-1" href="#The-C-API">3 The C API</a></li>
<li><a name="toc-The-C_002b_002b-API-1" href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">4 The C++ API</a></li>
<li><a name="toc-Example-Programs-1" href="#Example-Programs">5 Example Programs</a></li>
<li><a name="toc-Other-Bindings-and-Implementations-1" href="#Other-Bindings-and-Implementations">6 Other Bindings and Implementations</a>
<ul class="no-bullet">
<li><a name="toc-Bourne-Shell-1" href="#Bourne-Shell">6.1 Bourne Shell</a></li>
<li><a name="toc-D-1" href="#D">6.2 D</a></li>
<li><a name="toc-Haskell-1" href="#Haskell">6.3 Haskell</a></li>
<li><a name="toc-Java-1" href="#Java">6.4 Java</a></li>
<li><a name="toc-Lisp-1" href="#Lisp">6.5 Lisp</a></li>
<li><a name="toc-Perl-1" href="#Perl">6.6 Perl</a></li>
<li><a name="toc-Python-1" href="#Python">6.7 Python</a></li>
<li><a name="toc-Ruby-1" href="#Ruby">6.8 Ruby</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a name="toc-License-1" href="#License">Appendix A License</a></li>
<li><a name="toc-Configuration-File-Grammar-1" href="#Configuration-File-Grammar">Appendix B Configuration File Grammar</a></li>
<li><a name="toc-Function-Index-1" href="#Function-Index">Function Index</a></li>
<li><a name="toc-Type-Index-1" href="#Type-Index">Type Index</a></li>
<li><a name="toc-Concept-Index-1" href="#Concept-Index">Concept Index</a></li>
</ul>
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<a name="libconfig"></a>
<h1 class="top">libconfig</h1>
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Introduction" accesskey="1">Introduction</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Configuration-Files" accesskey="2">Configuration Files</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#The-C-API" accesskey="3">The C API</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API" accesskey="4">The C++ API</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Example-Programs" accesskey="5">Example Programs</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Other-Bindings-and-Implementations" accesskey="6">Other Bindings and Implementations</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#License" accesskey="7">License</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Configuration-File-Grammar" accesskey="8">Configuration File Grammar</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Function-Index" accesskey="9">Function Index</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Type-Index">Type Index</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Concept-Index">Concept Index</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
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<a name="Introduction"></a>
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Next: <a href="#Configuration-Files" accesskey="n" rel="next">Configuration Files</a>, Previous: <a href="#Top" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Top</a>, Up: <a href="#Top" accesskey="u" rel="up">Top</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Function-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Why-Another-Configuration-File-Library_003f" accesskey="1">Why Another Configuration File Library?</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Using-the-Library-from-a-C-Program" accesskey="2">Using the Library from a C Program</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Using-the-Library-from-a-C_002b_002b-Program" accesskey="3">Using the Library from a C++ Program</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Multithreading-Issues" accesskey="4">Multithreading Issues</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Internationalization-Issues" accesskey="5">Internationalization Issues</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Compiling-Using-pkg_002dconfig" accesskey="6">Compiling Using pkg-config</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Version-Test-Macros" accesskey="7">Version Test Macros</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
</table>
<a name="Introduction-1"></a>
<h2 class="chapter">1 Introduction</h2>
<p><i>Libconfig</i> is a library for reading, manipulating, and writing
structured configuration files. The library features a fully
reentrant parser and includes bindings for both the C and C++
programming languages.
</p>
<p>The library runs on modern POSIX-compilant systems, such as Linux,
Solaris, and Mac OS X (Darwin), as well as on Microsoft Windows
2000/XP and later (with either Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 or later,
or the GNU toolchain via the MinGW environment).
</p>
<hr>
<a name="Why-Another-Configuration-File-Library_003f"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#Using-the-Library-from-a-C-Program" accesskey="n" rel="next">Using the Library from a C Program</a>, Up: <a href="#Introduction" accesskey="u" rel="up">Introduction</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Function-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="Why-Another-Configuration-File-Library_003f-1"></a>
<h3 class="section">1.1 Why Another Configuration File Library?</h3>
<p>There are several open-source configuration file libraries available
as of this writing. This library was written because each of those
libraries falls short in one or more ways. The main features of
<i>libconfig</i> that set it apart from the other libraries are:
</p>
<ul>
<li> A fully reentrant parser. Independent configurations can be parsed in concurrent threads at the same time.
</li><li> Both C <i>and</i> C++ bindings, as well as hooks to allow for the creation of wrappers in other languages.
</li><li> A simple, structured configuration file format that is more
readable and compact than XML and more flexible than the obsolete but
prevalent Windows &ldquo;INI&rdquo; file format.
</li><li> A low-footprint implementation (just 37K for the C library and 76K for
the C++ library) that is suitable for memory-constrained systems.
</li><li> Proper documentation.
</li></ul>
<hr>
<a name="Using-the-Library-from-a-C-Program"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#Using-the-Library-from-a-C_002b_002b-Program" accesskey="n" rel="next">Using the Library from a C++ Program</a>, Previous: <a href="#Why-Another-Configuration-File-Library_003f" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Why Another Configuration File Library?</a>, Up: <a href="#Introduction" accesskey="u" rel="up">Introduction</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Function-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="Using-the-Library-from-a-C-Program-1"></a>
<h3 class="section">1.2 Using the Library from a C Program</h3>
<p>To use the library from C code, include the following preprocessor
directive in your source files:
</p>
<br>
<div class="smallexample">
<pre class="smallexample">#include &lt;libconfig.h&gt;
</pre></div>
<br>
<p>To link with the library, specify &lsquo;<samp>-lconfig</samp>&rsquo; as an argument to the
linker.
</p>
<hr>
<a name="Using-the-Library-from-a-C_002b_002b-Program"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#Multithreading-Issues" accesskey="n" rel="next">Multithreading Issues</a>, Previous: <a href="#Using-the-Library-from-a-C-Program" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Using the Library from a C Program</a>, Up: <a href="#Introduction" accesskey="u" rel="up">Introduction</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Function-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="Using-the-Library-from-a-C_002b_002b-Program-1"></a>
<h3 class="section">1.3 Using the Library from a C++ Program</h3>
<p>To use the library from C++, include the following preprocessor
directive in your source files:
</p>
<br>
<div class="smallexample">
<pre class="smallexample">#include &lt;libconfig.h++&gt;
</pre></div>
<br>
<p>Or, alternatively:
</p>
<br>
<div class="smallexample">
<pre class="smallexample">#include &lt;libconfig.hh&gt;
</pre></div>
<br>
<p>The C++ API classes are defined in the namespace &lsquo;<samp>libconfig</samp>&rsquo;, hence the
following statement may optionally be used:
</p>
<br>
<div class="smallexample">
<pre class="smallexample">using namespace libconfig;
</pre></div>
<br>
<p>To link with the library, specify &lsquo;<samp>-lconfig++</samp>&rsquo; as an argument to
the linker.
</p>
<hr>
<a name="Multithreading-Issues"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#Internationalization-Issues" accesskey="n" rel="next">Internationalization Issues</a>, Previous: <a href="#Using-the-Library-from-a-C_002b_002b-Program" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Using the Library from a C++ Program</a>, Up: <a href="#Introduction" accesskey="u" rel="up">Introduction</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Function-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="Multithreading-Issues-1"></a>
<h3 class="section">1.4 Multithreading Issues</h3>
<p><i>Libconfig</i> is fully <em>reentrant</em>; the functions in the library
do not make use of global variables and do not maintain state between
successive calls. Therefore two independent configurations may be safely
manipulated concurrently by two distinct threads.
</p>
<p><i>Libconfig</i> is not <em>thread-safe</em>. The library is not aware of
the presence of threads and knows nothing about the host system&rsquo;s
threading model. Therefore, if an instance of a configuration is to be
accessed from multiple threads, it must be suitably protected by
synchronization mechanisms like read-write locks or mutexes; the
standard rules for safe multithreaded access to shared data must be
observed.
</p>
<p><i>Libconfig</i> is not <em>async-safe</em>. Calls should not be made into
the library from signal handlers, because some of the C library
routines that it uses may not be async-safe.
</p>
<p><i>Libconfig</i> is not guaranteed to be <em>cancel-safe</em>. Since it is
not aware of the host system&rsquo;s threading model, the library does not
contain any thread cancellation points. In most cases this will not be
an issue for multithreaded programs. However, be aware that some of
the routines in the library (namely those that read/write
configurations from/to files or streams) perform I/O using C library
routines which may potentially block; whether or not these C library
routines are cancel-safe depends on the host system.
</p>
<hr>
<a name="Internationalization-Issues"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#Compiling-Using-pkg_002dconfig" accesskey="n" rel="next">Compiling Using pkg-config</a>, Previous: <a href="#Multithreading-Issues" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Multithreading Issues</a>, Up: <a href="#Introduction" accesskey="u" rel="up">Introduction</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Function-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="Internationalization-Issues-1"></a>
<h3 class="section">1.5 Internationalization Issues</h3>
<a name="index-Unicode"></a>
<a name="index-UTF_002d8"></a>
<p><i>Libconfig</i> does not natively support Unicode configuration files,
but string values may contain Unicode text encoded in UTF-8; such
strings will be treated as ordinary 8-bit ASCII text by the
library. It is the responsibility of the calling program to perform
the necessary conversions to/from wide (<tt>wchar_t</tt>) strings using the
wide string conversion functions such as <tt>mbsrtowcs()</tt> and
<tt>wcsrtombs()</tt> or the <tt>iconv()</tt> function of the <i>libiconv</i>
library.
</p>
<a name="index-locale"></a>
<p>The textual representation of a floating point value varies by
locale. However, the <i>libconfig</i> grammar specifies that
floating point values are represented using a period (&lsquo;.&rsquo;) as the
radix symbol; this is consistent with the grammar of most programming
languages. When a configuration is read in or written out,
<i>libconfig</i> temporarily changes the <tt>LC_NUMERIC</tt> category of the
locale of the calling thread to the &ldquo;C&rdquo; locale to ensure consistent
handling of floating point values regardless of the locale(s) in use
by the calling program.
</p>
<p>Note that the MinGW environment does not (as of this writing) provide
functions for changing the locale of the calling thread. Therefore,
when using <i>libconfig</i> in that environment, the calling program is
responsible for changing the <tt>LC_NUMERIC</tt> category of the locale to
the &quot;C&quot; locale before reading or writing a configuration.
</p>
<hr>
<a name="Compiling-Using-pkg_002dconfig"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#Version-Test-Macros" accesskey="n" rel="next">Version Test Macros</a>, Previous: <a href="#Internationalization-Issues" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Internationalization Issues</a>, Up: <a href="#Introduction" accesskey="u" rel="up">Introduction</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Function-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="Compiling-Using-pkg_002dconfig-1"></a>
<h3 class="section">1.6 Compiling Using pkg-config</h3>
<a name="index-pkg_002dconfig"></a>
<p>On UNIX systems you can use the <i>pkg-config</i> utility (version 0.20
or later) to automatically select the appropriate compiler and linker
switches for <i>libconfig</i>. Ensure that the environment variable
<code>PKG_CONFIG_PATH</code> contains the absolute path to the
<samp>lib/pkgconfig</samp> subdirectory of the <i>libconfig</i> installation. Then,
you can compile and link C programs with <i>libconfig</i> as follows:
</p>
<div class="smallexample">
<pre class="smallexample">gcc `pkg-config --cflags libconfig` myprogram.c -o myprogram \
`pkg-config --libs libconfig`
</pre></div>
<br>
<p>And similarly, for C++ programs:
</p>
<div class="smallexample">
<pre class="smallexample">g++ `pkg-config --cflags libconfig++` myprogram.cpp -o myprogram \
`pkg-config --libs libconfig++`
</pre></div>
<br>
<p>Note the backticks in the above examples.
</p>
<p>When using <b>autoconf</b>, the <code>PKG_CHECK_MODULES</code> m4 macro may be used to check for the presence of a given version of <i>libconfig</i>, and set the appropriate Makefile variables automatically. For example:
</p>
<div class="smallexample">
<pre class="smallexample">PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBCONFIGXX], [libconfig++ &gt;= 1.4],,
AC_MSG_ERROR([libconfig++ 1.4 or newer not found.])
)
</pre></div>
<p>In the above example, if <i>libconfig++</i> version 1.4 or newer is found,
the Makefile variables <code>LIBCONFIGXX_LIBS</code> and <code>LIBCONFIGXX_CFLAGS</code> will be
set to the appropriate compiler and linker flags for compiling with
<i>libconfig</i>, and if it is not found, the configure script will abort
with an error to that effect.
</p>
<hr>
<a name="Version-Test-Macros"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Previous: <a href="#Compiling-Using-pkg_002dconfig" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Compiling Using pkg-config</a>, Up: <a href="#Introduction" accesskey="u" rel="up">Introduction</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Function-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="Version-Test-Macros-1"></a>
<h3 class="section">1.7 Version Test Macros</h3>
<p>The <samp>libconfig.h</samp> header declares the following macros:
</p>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-LIBCONFIG_005fVER_005fMAJOR"></a>Macro: <strong>LIBCONFIG_VER_MAJOR</strong></dt>
<dt><a name="index-LIBCONFIG_005fVER_005fMINOR"></a>Macro: <strong>LIBCONFIG_VER_MINOR</strong></dt>
<dt><a name="index-LIBCONFIG_005fVER_005fREVISION"></a>Macro: <strong>LIBCONFIG_VER_REVISION</strong></dt>
<dd>
<p>These macros represent the major version, minor version, and revision
of the <i>libconfig</i> library. For example, in <i>libconfig</i> 1.4 these
are defined as &lsquo;<samp>1</samp>&rsquo;, &lsquo;<samp>4</samp>&rsquo;, and &lsquo;<samp>0</samp>&rsquo;, respectively. These
macros can be used in preprocessor directives to determine which
<i>libconfig</i> features and/or APIs are present. For example:
</p>
<div class="smallexample">
<pre class="smallexample">#if (((LIBCONFIG_VER_MAJOR == 1) &amp;&amp; (LIBCONFIG_VER_MINOR &gt;= 4)) \
|| (LIBCONFIG_VER_MAJOR &gt; 1))
/* use features present in libconfig 1.4 and later */
#endif
</pre></div>
<p>These macros were introduced in <i>libconfig</i> 1.4.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<p>Similarly, the <samp>libconfig.h++</samp> header declares the following macros:
</p>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-LIBCONFIGXX_005fVER_005fMAJOR"></a>Macro: <strong>LIBCONFIGXX_VER_MAJOR</strong></dt>
<dt><a name="index-LIBCONFIGXX_005fVER_005fMINOR"></a>Macro: <strong>LIBCONFIGXX_VER_MINOR</strong></dt>
<dt><a name="index-LIBCONFIGXX_005fVER_005fREVISION"></a>Macro: <strong>LIBCONFIGXX_VER_REVISION</strong></dt>
<dd>
<p>These macros represent the major version, minor version, and revision
of the <i>libconfig++</i> library.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<hr>
<a name="Configuration-Files"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#The-C-API" accesskey="n" rel="next">The C API</a>, Previous: <a href="#Introduction" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Introduction</a>, Up: <a href="#Top" accesskey="u" rel="up">Top</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Function-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<table class="menu" border="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Settings" accesskey="1">Settings</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Groups" accesskey="2">Groups</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Arrays" accesskey="3">Arrays</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Lists" accesskey="4">Lists</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Integer-Values" accesskey="5">Integer Values</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#g_t64_002dbit-Integer-Values" accesskey="6">64-bit Integer Values</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Floating-Point-Values" accesskey="7">Floating Point Values</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Boolean-Values" accesskey="8">Boolean Values</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#String-Values" accesskey="9">String Values</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Comments">Comments</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Include-Directives">Include Directives</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
</table>
<a name="Configuration-Files-1"></a>
<h2 class="chapter">2 Configuration Files</h2>
<p><i>Libconfig</i> supports structured, hierarchical configurations. These
configurations can be read from and written to files and manipulated
in memory.
</p>
<a name="index-setting"></a>
<a name="index-value"></a>
<a name="index-scalar-value"></a>
<a name="index-array"></a>
<a name="index-group"></a>
<a name="index-list"></a>
<a name="index-configuration"></a>
<p>A <em>configuration</em> consists of a group of <em>settings</em>, which
associate names with values. A <em>value</em> can be one of the
following:
</p>
<ul>
<li> A <em>scalar value</em>: integer, 64-bit integer, floating-point number, boolean,
or string
</li><li> An <em>array</em>, which is a sequence of scalar values, all of which must have the same type
</li><li> A <em>group</em>, which is a collection of settings
</li><li> A <em>list</em>, which is a sequence of values of any type, including other lists
</li></ul>
<p>Consider the following configuration file for a hypothetical GUI
application, which illustrates all of the elements of the configuration
file grammar.
</p>
<br>
<table class="cartouche" border="1"><tr><td>
<div class="smallexample">
<pre class="smallexample"># Example application configuration file
version = &quot;1.0&quot;;
application:
{
window:
{
title = &quot;My Application&quot;;
size = { w = 640; h = 480; };
pos = { x = 350; y = 250; };
};
list = ( ( &quot;abc&quot;, 123, true ), 1.234, ( /* an empty list */ ) );
books = ( { title = &quot;Treasure Island&quot;;
author = &quot;Robert Louis Stevenson&quot;;
price = 29.95;
qty = 5; },
{ title = &quot;Snow Crash&quot;;
author = &quot;Neal Stephenson&quot;;
price = 9.99;
qty = 8; } );
misc:
{
pi = 3.141592654;
bigint = 9223372036854775807L;
columns = [ &quot;Last Name&quot;, &quot;First Name&quot;, &quot;MI&quot; ];
bitmask = 0x1FC3; // hex
umask = 0027; // octal. Range limited to that of &quot;int&quot;
};
};
</pre></div>
</td></tr></table>
<br>
<a name="index-path"></a>
<p>Settings can be uniquely identified within the configuration by a
<em>path</em>. The path is a dot-separated sequence of names, beginning
at a top-level group and ending at the setting itself. Each name in
the path is the name of a setting; if the setting has no name because
it is an element in a list or array, an integer index in square
brackets can be used as the name.
</p>
<p>For example, in our hypothetical configuration file, the path to the
<code>x</code> setting is <code>application.window.pos.x</code>; the path to the
<code>version</code> setting is simply <code>version</code>; and the path to the
<code>title</code> setting of the second book in the <code>books</code> list is
<code>application.books.[1].title</code>.
</p>
<p>The datatype of a value is determined from the format of the value
itself. If the value is enclosed in double quotes, it is treated as a
string. If it looks like an integer or floating point number, it is
treated as such. If it is one of the values <code>TRUE</code>, <code>true</code>,
<code>FALSE</code>, or <code>false</code> (or any other mixed-case version of
those tokens, e.g., <code>True</code> or <code>FaLsE</code>), it is treated as a
boolean. If it consists of a comma-separated list of values enclosed
in square brackets, it is treated as an array. And if it consists of a
comma-separated list of values enclosed in parentheses, it is treated
as a list. Any value which does not meet any of these criteria is
considered invalid and results in a parse error.
</p>
<p>All names are case-sensitive. They may consist only of alphanumeric
characters, dashes (&lsquo;<samp>-</samp>&rsquo;), underscores (&lsquo;<samp>_</samp>&rsquo;), and asterisks
(&lsquo;<samp>*</samp>&rsquo;), and must begin with a letter or asterisk. No other
characters are allowed.
</p>
<p>In C and C++, integer, 64-bit integer, floating point, and string
values are mapped to the native types <code>int</code>, <code>long long</code>,
<code>double</code>, and <code>const char *</code>, respectively. The boolean type
is mapped to <code>int</code> in C and <code>bool</code> in C++.
</p>
<p>The following sections describe the elements of the configuration file
grammar in additional detail.
</p>
<hr>
<a name="Settings"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#Groups" accesskey="n" rel="next">Groups</a>, Up: <a href="#Configuration-Files" accesskey="u" rel="up">Configuration Files</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Function-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="Settings-1"></a>
<h3 class="section">2.1 Settings</h3>
<p>A setting has the form:
</p>
<p><i>name</i> <b>=</b> <i>value</i> <b>;</b>
</p>
<p>or:
</p>
<p><i>name</i> <b>:</b> <i>value</i> <b>;</b>
</p>
<p>The trailing semicolon is optional. Whitespace is not significant.
</p>
<p>The value may be a scalar value, an array, a group, or a list.
</p>
<hr>
<a name="Groups"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#Arrays" accesskey="n" rel="next">Arrays</a>, Previous: <a href="#Settings" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Settings</a>, Up: <a href="#Configuration-Files" accesskey="u" rel="up">Configuration Files</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Function-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="Groups-1"></a>
<h3 class="section">2.2 Groups</h3>
<p>A group has the form:
</p>
<p><b>{</b>
<i>settings ...</i>
<b>}</b>
</p>
<p>Groups can contain any number of settings, but each setting must have
a unique name within the group.
</p>
<hr>
<a name="Arrays"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#Lists" accesskey="n" rel="next">Lists</a>, Previous: <a href="#Groups" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Groups</a>, Up: <a href="#Configuration-Files" accesskey="u" rel="up">Configuration Files</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Function-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="Arrays-1"></a>
<h3 class="section">2.3 Arrays</h3>
<p>An array has the form:
</p>
<p><b>[</b> <i>value</i><b>,</b> <i>value ...</i> <b>]</b>
</p>
<p>An array may have zero or more elements, but the elements must all be
scalar values of the same type.
</p>
<p>The last element in an array may be followed by a comma, which will be ignored.
</p>
<hr>
<a name="Lists"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#Integer-Values" accesskey="n" rel="next">Integer Values</a>, Previous: <a href="#Arrays" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Arrays</a>, Up: <a href="#Configuration-Files" accesskey="u" rel="up">Configuration Files</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Function-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="Lists-1"></a>
<h3 class="section">2.4 Lists</h3>
<p>A list has the form:
</p>
<p><b>(</b> <i>value</i><b>,</b> <i>value ...</i> <b>)</b>
</p>
<p>A list may have zero or more elements, each of which can be a scalar
value, an array, a group, or another list.
</p>
<p>The last element in a list may be followed by a comma, which will be ignored.
</p>
<hr>
<a name="Integer-Values"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#g_t64_002dbit-Integer-Values" accesskey="n" rel="next">64-bit Integer Values</a>, Previous: <a href="#Lists" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Lists</a>, Up: <a href="#Configuration-Files" accesskey="u" rel="up">Configuration Files</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Function-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="Integer-Values-1"></a>
<h3 class="section">2.5 Integer Values</h3>
<p>Integers can be represented in one of two ways: as a series of one or
more decimal digits (&lsquo;<samp>0</samp>&rsquo; - &lsquo;<samp>9</samp>&rsquo;), with an optional leading
sign character (&lsquo;<samp>+</samp>&rsquo; or &lsquo;<samp>-</samp>&rsquo;); or as a hexadecimal value
consisting of the characters &lsquo;<samp>0x</samp>&rsquo; followed by a series of one or
more hexadecimal digits (&lsquo;<samp>0</samp>&rsquo; - &lsquo;<samp>9</samp>&rsquo;, &lsquo;<samp>A</samp>&rsquo; - &lsquo;<samp>F</samp>&rsquo;,
&lsquo;<samp>a</samp>&rsquo; - &lsquo;<samp>f</samp>&rsquo;). Additionally, octal notation integers (that is,
those having a leading zero with non-zero value) are also allowed.
</p>
<hr>
<a name="g_t64_002dbit-Integer-Values"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#Floating-Point-Values" accesskey="n" rel="next">Floating Point Values</a>, Previous: <a href="#Integer-Values" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Integer Values</a>, Up: <a href="#Configuration-Files" accesskey="u" rel="up">Configuration Files</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Function-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="g_t64_002dbit-Integer-Values-1"></a>
<h3 class="section">2.6 64-bit Integer Values</h3>
<p>Long long (64-bit) integers are represented identically to integers,
except that an &lsquo;L&rsquo; character is appended to indicate a 64-bit
value. For example, &lsquo;<samp>0L</samp>&rsquo; indicates a 64-bit integer value 0. As
of version 1.5 of the library, the trailing &lsquo;L&rsquo; is optional; if the
integer value exceeds the range of a 32-bit integer, it will
automatically be interpreted as a 64-bit integer.
</p>
<p>The <i>integer</i> and <i>64-bit integer</i> setting types are interchangeable to the
extent that a conversion between the corresponding native types would not
result in an overflow or underflow. For example, a <i>long long</i> value can be
written to a setting that has an <i>integer</i> type, if that value is within the
range of an <i>int</i>. This rule applies to every API function or method that
reads a value from or writes a value to a setting: if the type conversion would
not result in an overflow or underflow, then the call will succeed, and
otherwise it will fail. This behavior was not well-defined prior to version 1.7
of the library.
</p>
<hr>
<a name="Floating-Point-Values"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#Boolean-Values" accesskey="n" rel="next">Boolean Values</a>, Previous: <a href="#g_t64_002dbit-Integer-Values" accesskey="p" rel="prev">64-bit Integer Values</a>, Up: <a href="#Configuration-Files" accesskey="u" rel="up">Configuration Files</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Function-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="Floating-Point-Values-1"></a>
<h3 class="section">2.7 Floating Point Values</h3>
<p>Floating point values consist of a series of one or more digits, one
decimal point, an optional leading sign character (&lsquo;<samp>+</samp>&rsquo; or
&lsquo;<samp>-</samp>&rsquo;), and an optional exponent. An exponent consists of the
letter &lsquo;<samp>E</samp>&rsquo; or &lsquo;<samp>e</samp>&rsquo;, an optional sign character, and a series
of one or more digits.
</p>
<hr>
<a name="Boolean-Values"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#String-Values" accesskey="n" rel="next">String Values</a>, Previous: <a href="#Floating-Point-Values" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Floating Point Values</a>, Up: <a href="#Configuration-Files" accesskey="u" rel="up">Configuration Files</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Function-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="Boolean-Values-1"></a>
<h3 class="section">2.8 Boolean Values</h3>
<p>Boolean values may have one of the following values: &lsquo;<samp>true</samp>&rsquo;,
&lsquo;<samp>false</samp>&rsquo;, or any mixed-case variation thereof.
</p>
<hr>
<a name="String-Values"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#Comments" accesskey="n" rel="next">Comments</a>, Previous: <a href="#Boolean-Values" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Boolean Values</a>, Up: <a href="#Configuration-Files" accesskey="u" rel="up">Configuration Files</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Function-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="String-Values-1"></a>
<h3 class="section">2.9 String Values</h3>
<a name="index-escape-sequence"></a>
<p>String values consist of arbitrary text delimited by double
quotes. Literal double quotes can be escaped by preceding them with a
backslash: &lsquo;<samp>\&quot;</samp>&rsquo;. The escape sequences &lsquo;<samp>\\</samp>&rsquo;, &lsquo;<samp>\f</samp>&rsquo;,
&lsquo;<samp>\n</samp>&rsquo;, &lsquo;<samp>\r</samp>&rsquo;, and &lsquo;<samp>\t</samp>&rsquo; are also recognized, and have the
usual meaning.
</p>
<p>In addition, the &lsquo;<samp>\x</samp>&rsquo; escape sequence is supported; this sequence
must be followed by <i>exactly two</i> hexadecimal digits, which represent an
8-bit ASCII value. For example, &lsquo;<samp>\xFF</samp>&rsquo; represents the character
with ASCII code 0xFF.
</p>
<p>No other escape sequences are currently supported.
</p>
<p>Adjacent strings are automatically concatenated, as in C/C++ source
code. This is useful for formatting very long strings as sequences of
shorter strings. For example, the following constructs are equivalent:
</p>
<ul>
<li> <code>&quot;The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.&quot;</code>
</li><li> <code>&quot;The quick brown fox&quot;</code> <br>
<code>&quot; jumped over the lazy dog.&quot;</code>
</li><li> <code>&quot;The quick&quot; /* comment */ &quot; brown fox &quot; // another comment</code> <br>
<code>&quot;jumped over the lazy dog.&quot;</code>
</li></ul>
<hr>
<a name="Comments"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#Include-Directives" accesskey="n" rel="next">Include Directives</a>, Previous: <a href="#String-Values" accesskey="p" rel="prev">String Values</a>, Up: <a href="#Configuration-Files" accesskey="u" rel="up">Configuration Files</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Function-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="Comments-1"></a>
<h3 class="section">2.10 Comments</h3>
<a name="index-comment"></a>
<p>Three types of comments are allowed within a configuration:
</p>
<ul>
<li> Script-style comments. All text beginning with a &lsquo;<samp>#</samp>&rsquo; character
to the end of the line is ignored.
</li><li> C-style comments. All text, including line breaks, between a starting
&lsquo;<samp>/*</samp>&rsquo; sequence and an ending &lsquo;<samp>*/</samp>&rsquo; sequence is ignored.
</li><li> C++-style comments. All text beginning with a &lsquo;<samp>//</samp>&rsquo; sequence to the
end of the line is ignored.
</li></ul>
<p>As expected, comment delimiters appearing within quoted strings are
treated as literal text.
</p>
<p>Comments are ignored when the configuration is read in, so they are
not treated as part of the configuration. Therefore if the
configuration is written back out to a stream, any comments that were
present in the original configuration will be lost.
</p>
<hr>
<a name="Include-Directives"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Previous: <a href="#Comments" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Comments</a>, Up: <a href="#Configuration-Files" accesskey="u" rel="up">Configuration Files</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Function-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="Include-Directives-1"></a>
<h3 class="section">2.11 Include Directives</h3>
<a name="index-include-directive"></a>
<p>A configuration file may &ldquo;include&rdquo; the contents of other files
using an <i>include directive</i>. This directive has the effect of
inlining the contents of the named file(s) at the point of inclusion.
</p>
<p>An include directive must appear on its own line in the input. It has
the form:
</p>
<p><b>@include &quot;</b><i>path</i><b>&quot;</b>
</p>
<a name="index-include-function"></a>
<p>The interpretation of <i>path</i> depends on the currently registered
<i>include function</i>. The default include function prepends the include
directory, if any, to <i>path</i>, and then interprets the result as a single,
literal file path. The application may supply its own include function which
does variable substitution, wildcard expansion, or other transformations,
returning a list of zero or more paths to files whose contents should be inlined
at the point of inclusion.
</p>
<p>Any backslashes or double quotes in the path must be escaped as
&lsquo;<samp>\\</samp>&rsquo; and &lsquo;<samp>\&quot;</samp>&rsquo;, respectively.
</p>
<p>For example, consider the following two configuration files:
</p>
<table class="cartouche" border="1"><tr><td>
<div class="smallexample">
<pre class="smallexample"># file: quote.cfg
quote = &quot;Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary.&quot;
&quot; It fulfils the same function as pain in the human&quot;
&quot; body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of&quot;
&quot; things.\n&quot;
&quot;\t--Winston Churchill&quot;;
</pre></div>
</td></tr></table>
<table class="cartouche" border="1"><tr><td>
<div class="smallexample">
<pre class="smallexample"># file: test.cfg
info: {
name = &quot;Winston Churchill&quot;;
@include &quot;quote.cfg&quot;
country = &quot;UK&quot;;
};
</pre></div>
</td></tr></table>
<p>The resulting configuration will be equivalent to one in which the
contents of the file &lsquo;<samp>quote.cfg</samp>&rsquo; appeared at the point where the
include directive is placed.
</p>
<p>Include files may be nested to a maximum of 10 levels; exceeding this
limit results in a parse error.
</p>
<p>When the path argument to an <b>@include</b> directive is a relative
path, then it will be interpreted as being relative to the include
directory that has been been set by means of
<code>config_set_include_dir()</code>. If no include directory has been set,
then it will be taken as being relative to the program&rsquo;s current
working directory.
</p>
<p>Like comments, include directives are not part of the configuration
file syntax. They are processed before the configuration itself is
parsed. Therefore, they are not preserved when the configuration is
written back out to a stream. There is presently no support for
programmatically inserting include directives into a configuration.
</p>
<hr>
<a name="The-C-API"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API" accesskey="n" rel="next">The C++ API</a>, Previous: <a href="#Configuration-Files" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Configuration Files</a>, Up: <a href="#Top" accesskey="u" rel="up">Top</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Function-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="The-C-API-1"></a>
<h2 class="chapter">3 The C API</h2>
<a name="index-config_005ft"></a>
<a name="index-config_005fsetting_005ft"></a>
<p>This chapter describes the C library API. The type <i>config_t</i>
represents a configuration, and the type <i>config_setting_t</i> represents
a configuration setting.
</p>
<p>The boolean values <code>CONFIG_TRUE</code> and <code>CONFIG_FALSE</code> are
macros defined as <code>(1)</code> and <code>(0)</code>, respectively.
</p>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005finit"></a>Function: <em>void</em> <strong>config_init</strong> <em>(<span class="nolinebreak">config_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>config</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fdestroy"></a>Function: <em>void</em> <strong>config_destroy</strong> <em>(<span class="nolinebreak">config_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>config</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>These functions initialize and destroy the configuration object <var>config</var>.
</p>
<p><code>config_init()</code> initializes the <i>config_t</i> structure pointed to by
<var>config</var> as a new, empty configuration.
</p>
<p><code>config_destroy()</code> destroys the configuration <var>config</var>,
deallocating all memory associated with the configuration, but does not
attempt to deallocate the <i>config_t</i> structure itself.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fclear"></a>Function: <em>void</em> <strong>config_clear</strong> <em>(<span class="nolinebreak">config_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>config</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p><b>Since <i>v1.7</i></b>
</p>
<p>This function clears the configuration <var>config</var>. All child settings of the
root setting are recursively destroyed. All other attributes of the configuration
are left unchanged.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fread"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>config_read</strong> <em>(<span class="nolinebreak">config_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>config</var><!-- /@w -->, FILE&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>stream</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>This function reads and parses a configuration from the given
<var>stream</var> into the configuration object <var>config</var>. It returns
<code>CONFIG_TRUE</code> on success, or <code>CONFIG_FALSE</code> on failure; the
<code>config_error_text()</code>, <code>config_error_file()</code>,
<code>config_error_line()</code>, and <code>config_error_type()</code> functions,
described below, can be used to obtain information about the error.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fread_005ffile"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>config_read_file</strong> <em>(<span class="nolinebreak">config_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>config</var><!-- /@w -->, const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>filename</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>This function reads and parses a configuration from the file named
<var>filename</var> into the configuration object <var>config</var>. It returns
<code>CONFIG_TRUE</code> on success, or <code>CONFIG_FALSE</code> on failure; the
<code>config_error_text()</code> and <code>config_error_line()</code> functions,
described below, can be used to obtain information about the error.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fread_005fstring"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>config_read_string</strong> <em>(<span class="nolinebreak">config_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>config</var><!-- /@w -->, const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>str</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>This function reads and parses a configuration from the string
<var>str</var> into the configuration object <var>config</var>. It returns
<code>CONFIG_TRUE</code> on success, or <code>CONFIG_FALSE</code> on failure; the
<code>config_error_text()</code> and <code>config_error_line()</code> functions,
described below, can be used to obtain information about the error.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fwrite"></a>Function: <em>void</em> <strong>config_write</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>config</var><!-- /@w -->, FILE&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>stream</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>This function writes the configuration <var>config</var> to the given
<var>stream</var>.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fwrite_005ffile"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>config_write_file</strong> <em>(<span class="nolinebreak">config_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>config</var><!-- /@w -->, const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>filename</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>This function writes the configuration <var>config</var> to the file named
<var>filename</var>. It returns <code>CONFIG_TRUE</code> on success, or
<code>CONFIG_FALSE</code> on failure.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005ferror_005ftext"></a>Function: <em>const char *</em> <strong>config_error_text</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>config</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-config_005ferror_005ffile"></a>Function: <em>const char *</em> <strong>config_error_file</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>config</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-config_005ferror_005fline"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>config_error_line</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>config</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>These functions, which are implemented as macros, return the text,
filename, and line number of the parse error, if one occurred during a
call to <code>config_read()</code>, <code>config_read_string()</code>, or
<code>config_read_file()</code>. Storage for the strings returned by
<code>config_error_text()</code> and <code>config_error_file()</code> are managed
by the library and released automatically when the configuration is
destroyed; these strings must not be freed by the caller. If the error
occurred in text that was read from a string or stream,
<code>config_error_file()</code> will return NULL.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005ferror_005ftype"></a>Function: <em>config_error_t</em> <strong>config_error_type</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>config</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd><a name="index-config_005ferror_005ft"></a>
<p>This function, which is implemented as a macro, returns the type of
error that occurred during the last call to one of the read or write
functions. The <var>config_error_t</var> type is an enumeration with the
following values: <code>CONFIG_ERR_NONE</code>, <code>CONFIG_ERR_FILE_IO</code>,
<code>CONFIG_ERR_PARSE</code>. These represent success, a file I/O error,
and a parsing error, respectively.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fset_005finclude_005fdir"></a>Function: <em>void</em> <strong>config_set_include_dir</strong> <em>(<span class="nolinebreak">config_t</span>&nbsp;*<var>config</var><!-- /@w -->, const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*<var><span class="nolinebreak">include_dir</span></var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fget_005finclude_005fdir"></a>Function: <em>const char *</em> <strong>config_get_include_dir</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_t</span>&nbsp;*<var>config</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p><code>config_set_include_dir()</code> specifies the include directory,
<var>include_dir</var>, relative to which the files specified in
&lsquo;<samp>@include</samp>&rsquo; directives will be located for the configuration
<var>config</var>. By default, there is no include directory, and all
include files are expected to be relative to the current working
directory. If <var>include_dir</var> is <code>NULL</code>, the default behavior
is reinstated.
</p>
<p>For example, if the include directory is set to <samp>/usr/local/etc</samp>,
the include directive &lsquo;<samp>@include &quot;configs/extra.cfg&quot;</samp>&rsquo; would include the
file <samp>/usr/local/etc/configs/extra.cfg</samp>.
</p>
<p><code>config_get_include_dir()</code> returns the current include directory for the
configuration <var>config</var>, or <code>NULL</code> if none is set.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fset_005finclude_005ffunc"></a>Function: <em>void</em> <strong>config_set_include_func</strong> <em>(<span class="nolinebreak">config_include_fn_t</span>&nbsp;<var>func</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p><b>Since <i>v1.7</i></b>
</p>
<p>Specifies the include function <var>func</var> to use when processing
include directives. If <var>func</var> is <code>NULL</code>, the default include function,
<code>config_default_include_func()</code>, will be reinstated.
</p>
<a name="index-config_005finclude_005ffn_005ft"></a>
<p>The type <i>config_include_fn_t</i> is a type alias
for a function whose signature is:
</p>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-func"></a>Function: <em>const&nbsp;char&nbsp;**<!-- /@w --></em> <strong>func</strong> <em>(<span class="nolinebreak">config_t</span>&nbsp;*<var>config</var><!-- /@w -->, const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*<var><span class="nolinebreak">include_dir</span></var><!-- /@w -->, const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*<var>path</var><!-- /@w -->, const&nbsp;char&nbsp;**<var>error</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>The function receives the configuration <var>config</var>, the
configuration&rsquo;s current include directory <var>include_dir</var>, the
argument to the include directive <var>path</var>; and a pointer at which
to return an error message <var>error</var>.
</p>
<p>On success, the function should return a <code>NULL</code>-terminated array
of paths. Any relative paths must be relative to the program&rsquo;s current
working directory. The contents of these files will be inlined at the point
of inclusion, in the order that the paths appear in the
array. Both the array and its elements should be heap allocated; the
library will take ownership of and eventually free the strings in the
array and the array itself.
</p>
<p>On failure, the function should return <code>NULL</code> and set <var>*error</var> to a
static error string which should be used as the parse error for the
configuration; the library does not take ownership of or free this string.
</p>
<p>The default include function, <code>config_default_include_func()</code>,
simply returns a <code>NULL</code>-terminated array containing either a copy
of <var>path</var> if it&rsquo;s an absolute path, or a concatenation of
<var>include_dir</var> and <var>path</var> if it&rsquo;s a relative path.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<p>Application-supplied include functions can perform custom tasks like wildcard
expansion or variable substitution. For example, consider the include directive:
</p>
<table class="cartouche" border="1"><tr><td>
<div class="smallexample">
<pre class="smallexample">@include &quot;configs/*.cfg&quot;
</pre></div>
</td></tr></table>
<p>The include function would be invoked with the path &lsquo;<samp>configs/*.cfg</samp>&rsquo; and
could do wildcard expansion on that path, returning a list of paths to files
with the file extension &lsquo;<samp>.cfg</samp>&rsquo; in the subdirectory &lsquo;<samp>configs</samp>&rsquo;. Each of
these files would then be inlined at the location of the include directive.
</p>
<p>Tasks like wildcard expansion and variable substitution are non-trivial to
implement and typically require platform-specific code. In the interests of
keeping the library as compact and platform-independent as possible,
implementations of such include functions are not included.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fget_005ffloat_005fprecision_0028config_005ft-_002aconfig_0029"></a>Function: <em>unsigned short</em> <strong>config_get_float_precision(<span class="nolinebreak">config_t</span>&nbsp;*<var>config</var><!-- /@w -->)</strong></dt>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fset_005ffloat_005fprecision_0028config_005ft-_002aconfig_002c"></a>Function: <em>void</em> <strong>config_set_float_precision(<span class="nolinebreak">config_t</span>&nbsp;*<var>config</var><!-- /@w -->,</strong> <em>unsigned&nbsp;short&nbsp;<var>digits</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p><b>Since <i>v1.6</i></b>
</p>
<p>These functions get and set the number of decimal digits to output after the
radix character when writing the configuration to a file or stream.
</p>
<p>Valid values for <var>digits</var> range from 0 (no decimals) to about 15
(implementation defined). This parameter has no effect on parsing.
</p>
<p>The default float precision is 6.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fget_005foptions"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>config_get_options</strong> <em>(<span class="nolinebreak">config_t</span>&nbsp;*<var>config</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fset_005foptions"></a>Function: <em>void</em> <strong>config_set_options</strong> <em>(<span class="nolinebreak">config_t</span>&nbsp;*<var>config</var><!-- /@w -->, int&nbsp;<var>options</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>These functions get and set the options for the configuration
<var>config</var>. The options affect how configurations are read and
written. The following options are defined:
</p>
<dl compact="compact">
<dt><code>CONFIG_OPTION_AUTOCONVERT</code></dt>
<dd><p>Turning this option on enables number auto-conversion for
the configuration. When this feature is enabled, an attempt to retrieve a
floating point setting&rsquo;s value into an integer (or vice versa), or
store an integer to a floating point setting&rsquo;s value (or vice versa)
will cause the library to silently perform the necessary conversion
(possibly leading to loss of data), rather than reporting failure. By
default this option is turned off.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>CONFIG_OPTION_SEMICOLON_SEPARATORS</code></dt>
<dd><p>This option controls whether a semicolon (&lsquo;;&rsquo;) is output after each setting
when the configuration is written to a file or stream. (The semicolon
separators are optional in the configuration syntax.) By default this
option is turned on.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>CONFIG_OPTION_COLON_ASSIGNMENT_FOR_GROUPS</code></dt>
<dd><p>This option controls whether a colon (&lsquo;:&rsquo;) is output between each
group setting&rsquo;s name and its value when the configuration is written to
a file or stream. If the option is turned off, an equals sign (&lsquo;=&rsquo;) is
output instead. (These tokens are interchangeable in the configuration
syntax.) By default this option is turned on.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>CONFIG_OPTION_COLON_ASSIGNMENT_FOR_NON_GROUPS</code></dt>
<dd><p>This option controls whether a colon (&lsquo;:&rsquo;) is output between each
non-group setting&rsquo;s name and its value when the configuration is written
to a file or stream. If the option is turned off, an equals sign (&lsquo;=&rsquo;)
is output instead. (These tokens are interchangeable in the configuration
syntax.) By default this option is turned off.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>CONFIG_OPTION_OPEN_BRACE_ON_SEPARATE_LINE</code></dt>
<dd><p>This option controls whether an open brace (&lsquo;{&rsquo;) will be written on its own
line when the configuration is written to a file or stream. If the option is
turned off, the brace will be written at the end of the previous line.
By default this option is turned on.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>CONFIG_OPTION_ALLOW_SCIENTIFIC_NOTATION</code></dt>
<dd><p>(<b>Since <i>v1.7</i></b>)
This option controls whether scientific notation may be used as appropriate
when writing floating point values (corresponding to <code>printf()</code>
&lsquo;<samp>%g</samp>&rsquo; format) or should never be used (corresponding to <code>printf()</code>
&lsquo;<samp>%f</samp>&rsquo; format). By default this option is turned off.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>CONFIG_OPTION_FSYNC</code></dt>
<dd><p>(<b>Since <i>v1.7.1</i></b>)
This option controls whether the <code>config_write_file()</code> function performs
an <i>fsync</i> operation after writing the configuration and before closing the
file. By default this option is turned off.
</p></dd>
</dl>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fget_005foption"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>config_get_option</strong> <em>(<span class="nolinebreak">config_t</span>&nbsp;*<var>config</var><!-- /@w -->, int&nbsp;<var>option</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fset_005foption"></a>Function: <em>void</em> <strong>config_set_option</strong> <em>(<span class="nolinebreak">config_t</span>&nbsp;*<var>config</var><!-- /@w -->, int&nbsp;<var>option</var><!-- /@w -->, int&nbsp;<var>flag</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p><b>Since <i>v1.7</i></b>
</p>
<p>These functions get and set the given <var>option</var> of the configuration
<var>config</var>. The option is enabled if <var>flag</var> is <code>CONFIG_TRUE</code> and
disabled if it is <code>CONFIG_FALSE</code>.
</p>
<p>See <code>config_set_options()</code> above for the list of available options.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fget_005fauto_005fconvert"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>config_get_auto_convert</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_t</span>&nbsp;*<var>config</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fset_005fauto_005fconvert"></a>Function: <em>void</em> <strong>config_set_auto_convert</strong> <em>(<span class="nolinebreak">config_t</span>&nbsp;*<var>config</var><!-- /@w -->, int&nbsp;<var>flag</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>These functions get and set the <code>CONFIG_OPTION_AUTO_CONVERT</code>
option. They are obsoleted by the <code>config_set_option()</code> and
<code>config_get_option()</code> functions described above.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fget_005fdefault_005fformat"></a>Function: <em>short</em> <strong>config_get_default_format</strong> <em>(<span class="nolinebreak">config_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>config</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fset_005fdefault_005fformat"></a>Function: <em>void</em> <strong>config_set_default_format</strong> <em>(<span class="nolinebreak">config_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>config</var><!-- /@w -->, short&nbsp;<var>format</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>These functions, which are implemented as macros, get and set the
default external format for settings in the configuration
<var>config</var>. If a non-default format has not been set for a setting
with <code>config_setting_set_format()</code>, this configuration-wide
default format will be used instead when that setting is written to a
file or stream.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fget_005ftab_005fwidth"></a>Function: <em>unsigned short</em> <strong>config_get_tab_width</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>config</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fset_005ftab_005fwidth"></a>Function: <em>void</em> <strong>config_set_tab_width</strong> <em>(<span class="nolinebreak">config_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>config</var><!-- /@w -->, unsigned&nbsp;short&nbsp;<var>width</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>These functions, which are implemented as macros, get and set the tab
width for the configuration <var>config</var>. The tab width affects the
formatting of the configuration when it is written to a file or
stream: each level of nesting is indented by <var>width</var> spaces, or
by a single tab character if <var>width</var> is 0. The tab width has no
effect on parsing.
</p>
<p>Valid tab widths range from 0 to 15. The default tab width is 2.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005flookup_005fint"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>config_lookup_int</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>config</var><!-- /@w -->, const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>path</var><!-- /@w -->, int&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-config_005flookup_005fint64"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>config_lookup_int64</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>config</var><!-- /@w -->, const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>path</var><!-- /@w -->, long&nbsp;long&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-config_005flookup_005ffloat"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>config_lookup_float</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>config</var><!-- /@w -->, const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>path</var><!-- /@w -->, double&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-config_005flookup_005fbool"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>config_lookup_bool</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>config</var><!-- /@w -->, const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>path</var><!-- /@w -->, int&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-config_005flookup_005fstring"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>config_lookup_string</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>config</var><!-- /@w -->, const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>path</var><!-- /@w -->, const&nbsp;char&nbsp;**&nbsp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>These functions look up the value of the setting in the configuration
<var>config</var> specified by the path <var>path</var>. They store the value of
the setting at <var>value</var> and return <code>CONFIG_TRUE</code> on
success. If the setting was not found or if the type of the value did
not match the type requested, they leave the data pointed to by
<var>value</var> unmodified and return <code>CONFIG_FALSE</code>.
</p>
<p>Storage for the string returned by <code>config_lookup_string()</code> is
managed by the library and released automatically when the setting is
destroyed or when the setting&rsquo;s value is changed; the string must not
be freed by the caller.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005flookup"></a>Function: <em>config_setting_t *</em> <strong>config_lookup</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>config</var><!-- /@w -->, const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>path</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>This function locates the setting in the configuration <var>config</var>
specified by the path <var>path</var>. It returns a pointer to the
<code>config_setting_t</code> structure on success, or <code>NULL</code> if the
setting was not found.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005flookup"></a>Function: <em>config_setting_t *</em> <strong>config_setting_lookup</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->, const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>path</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>This function locates a setting by a path <var>path</var> relative to
the setting <var>setting</var>. It returns a pointer to the
<code>config_setting_t</code> structure on success, or <code>NULL</code> if the
setting was not found.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005fget_005fint"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>config_setting_get_int</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005fget_005fint64"></a>Function: <em>long long</em> <strong>config_setting_get_int64</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005fget_005ffloat"></a>Function: <em>double</em> <strong>config_setting_get_float</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005fget_005fbool"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>config_setting_get_bool</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005fget_005fstring"></a>Function: <em>const char *</em> <strong>config_setting_get_string</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>These functions return the value of the given <var>setting</var>. If the
type of the setting does not match the type requested, a 0 or
<code>NULL</code> value is returned. Storage for the string returned by
<code>config_setting_get_string()</code> is managed by the library and
released automatically when the setting is destroyed or when the
setting&rsquo;s value is changed; the string must not be freed by the
caller.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005fset_005fint"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>config_setting_set_int</strong> <em>(<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->, int&nbsp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005fset_005fint64"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>config_setting_set_int64</strong> <em>(<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->, long&nbsp;long&nbsp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005fset_005ffloat"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>config_setting_set_float</strong> <em>(<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->, double&nbsp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005fset_005fbool"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>config_setting_set_bool</strong> <em>(<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->, int&nbsp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005fset_005fstring"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>config_setting_set_string</strong> <em>(<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->, const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>These functions set the value of the given <var>setting</var> to
<var>value</var>. On success, they return <code>CONFIG_TRUE</code>. If
the setting does not match the type of the value, they return
<code>CONFIG_FALSE</code>. <code>config_setting_set_string()</code> makes a copy
of the passed string <var>value</var>, so it may be subsequently freed or
modified by the caller without affecting the value of the setting.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005flookup_005fint"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>config_setting_lookup_int</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->, const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>name</var><!-- /@w -->, int&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005flookup_005fint64"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>config_setting_lookup_int64</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->, const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>name</var><!-- /@w -->, long&nbsp;long&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005flookup_005ffloat"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>config_setting_lookup_float</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->, const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>name</var><!-- /@w -->, double&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005flookup_005fbool"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>config_setting_lookup_bool</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->, const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>name</var><!-- /@w -->, int&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005flookup_005fstring"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>config_setting_lookup_string</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->, const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>name</var><!-- /@w -->, const&nbsp;char&nbsp;**&nbsp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>These functions look up the value of the child setting named
<var>name</var> of the setting <var>setting</var>. They store the value at
<var>value</var> and return <code>CONFIG_TRUE</code> on success. If the setting
was not found or if the type of the value did not match the type
requested, they leave the data pointed to by <var>value</var> unmodified
and return <code>CONFIG_FALSE</code>.
</p>
<p>Storage for the string returned by <code>config_setting_lookup_string()</code> is
managed by the library and released automatically when the setting is
destroyed or when the setting&rsquo;s value is changed; the string must not
be freed by the caller.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005fget_005fformat"></a>Function: <em>short</em> <strong>config_setting_get_format</strong> <em>(<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005fset_005fformat"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>config_setting_set_format</strong> <em>(<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->, short&nbsp;<var>format</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>These functions get and set the external format for the setting <var>setting</var>.
</p>
<a name="index-SettingFormat"></a>
<a name="index-format"></a>
<p>The <var>format</var> must be one of the constants
<code>CONFIG_FORMAT_DEFAULT</code> or <code>CONFIG_FORMAT_HEX</code>. All settings
support the <code>CONFIG_FORMAT_DEFAULT</code> format. The
<code>CONFIG_FORMAT_HEX</code> format specifies hexadecimal formatting for
integer values, and hence only applies to settings of type
<code>CONFIG_TYPE_INT</code> and <code>CONFIG_TYPE_INT64</code>. If <var>format</var>
is invalid for the given setting, it is ignored.
</p>
<p>If a non-default format has not been set for the setting, <code>config_setting_get_format()</code> returns the default format for the configuration, as set by <code>config_set_default_format()</code>.
</p>
<p><code>config_setting_set_format()</code> returns <code>CONFIG_TRUE</code> on
success and <code>CONFIG_FALSE</code> on failure.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005fget_005fmember"></a>Function: <em>config_setting_t *</em> <strong>config_setting_get_member</strong> <em>(<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->, const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>name</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>This function fetches the child setting named <var>name</var> from the group
<var>setting</var>. It returns the requested setting on success, or
<code>NULL</code> if the setting was not found or if <var>setting</var> is not a
group.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005fget_005felem"></a>Function: <em>config_setting_t *</em> <strong>config_setting_get_elem</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->, unsigned&nbsp;int&nbsp;<var>index</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>This function fetches the element at the given index <var>index</var> in the
setting <var>setting</var>, which must be an array, list, or group. It returns the
requested setting on success, or <code>NULL</code> if <var>index</var> is out of
range or if <var>setting</var> is not an array, list, or group.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005fget_005fint_005felem"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>config_setting_get_int_elem</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->, int&nbsp;<var>index</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005fget_005fint64_005felem"></a>Function: <em>long long</em> <strong>config_setting_get_int64_elem</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->, int&nbsp;<var>index</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005fget_005ffloat_005felem"></a>Function: <em>double</em> <strong>config_setting_get_float_elem</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->, int&nbsp;<var>index</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005fget_005fbool_005felem"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>config_setting_get_bool_elem</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->, int&nbsp;<var>index</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005fget_005fstring_005felem"></a>Function: <em>const char *</em> <strong>config_setting_get_string_elem</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->, int&nbsp;<var>index</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>These functions return the value at the specified index <var>index</var> in the
setting <var>setting</var>. If the setting is not an array or list, or if
the type of the element does not match the type requested, or if
<var>index</var> is out of range, they return 0 or <code>NULL</code>. Storage for
the string returned by <code>config_setting_get_string_elem()</code> is
managed by the library and released automatically when the setting is
destroyed or when its value is changed; the string must not be freed
by the caller.
</p></dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005fset_005fint_005felem"></a>Function: <em>config_setting_t *</em> <strong>config_setting_set_int_elem</strong> <em>(<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->, int&nbsp;<var>index</var><!-- /@w -->, int&nbsp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005fset_005fint64_005felem"></a>Function: <em>config_setting_t *</em> <strong>config_setting_set_int64_elem</strong> <em>(<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->, int&nbsp;<var>index</var><!-- /@w -->, long&nbsp;long&nbsp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005fset_005ffloat_005felem"></a>Function: <em>config_setting_t *</em> <strong>config_setting_set_float_elem</strong> <em>(<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->, int&nbsp;<var>index</var><!-- /@w -->, double&nbsp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005fset_005fbool_005felem"></a>Function: <em>config_setting_t *</em> <strong>config_setting_set_bool_elem</strong> <em>(<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->, int&nbsp;<var>index</var><!-- /@w -->, int&nbsp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005fset_005fstring_005felem"></a>Function: <em>config_setting_t *</em> <strong>config_setting_set_string_elem</strong> <em>(<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->, int&nbsp;<var>index</var><!-- /@w -->, const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>These functions set the value at the specified index <var>index</var> in the
setting <var>setting</var> to <var>value</var>. If <var>index</var> is negative, a
new element is added to the end of the array or list. On success,
these functions return a pointer to the setting representing the
element. If the setting is not an array or list, or if the setting is
an array and the type of the array does not match the type of the
value, or if <var>index</var> is out of range, they return
<code>NULL</code>. <code>config_setting_set_string_elem()</code> makes a copy of
the passed string <var>value</var>, so it may be subsequently freed or
modified by the caller without affecting the value of the setting.
</p></dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005fadd"></a>Function: <em>config_setting_t *</em> <strong>config_setting_add</strong> <em>(<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>parent</var><!-- /@w -->, const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>name</var><!-- /@w -->, int&nbsp;<var>type</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>This function adds a new child setting or element to the setting
<var>parent</var>, which must be a group, array, or list. If <var>parent</var>
is an array or list, the <var>name</var> parameter is ignored and may be
<code>NULL</code>.
</p>
<p>The function returns the new setting on success, or <code>NULL</code> if
<var>parent</var> is not a group, array, or list; or if there is already a
child setting of <var>parent</var> named <var>name</var>; or if <var>type</var> is
invalid. If <var>type</var> is a scalar type, the new setting will have a
default value of 0, 0.0, <code>false</code>, or <code>NULL</code>, as appropriate.
</p></dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005fremove"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>config_setting_remove</strong> <em>(<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>parent</var><!-- /@w -->, const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>name</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>This function removes and destroys the setting named <var>name</var> from
the parent setting <var>parent</var>, which must be a group. Any child
settings of the setting are recursively destroyed as well.
</p>
<p>The <var>name</var> parameter can also specify a setting <i>path</i> relative to
the provided <var>parent</var>.
(In that case, the setting will be looked up and removed.)
</p>
<p>The function returns <code>CONFIG_TRUE</code> on success. If <var>parent</var> is
not a group, or if it has no setting with the given name, it returns
<code>CONFIG_FALSE</code>.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005fremove_005felem"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>config_setting_remove_elem</strong> <em>(<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>parent</var><!-- /@w -->, unsigned&nbsp;int&nbsp;<var>index</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>This function removes the child setting at the given index <var>index</var> from
the setting <var>parent</var>, which must be a group, list, or array. Any
child settings of the removed setting are recursively destroyed as
well.
</p>
<p>The function returns <code>CONFIG_TRUE</code> on success. If <var>parent</var> is
not a group, list, or array, or if <var>index</var> is out of range, it returns
<code>CONFIG_FALSE</code>.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005froot_005fsetting"></a>Function: <em>config_setting_t *</em> <strong>config_root_setting</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>config</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>This function, which is implemented as a macro, returns the root setting for the configuration <var>config</var>. The root setting is a group.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005fname"></a>Function: <em>const char *</em> <strong>config_setting_name</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>This function returns the name of the given <var>setting</var>, or
<code>NULL</code> if the setting has no name. Storage for the returned
string is managed by the library and released automatically when the
setting is destroyed; the string must not be freed by the caller.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005fparent"></a>Function: <em>config_setting_t *</em> <strong>config_setting_parent</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>This function returns the parent setting of the given <var>setting</var>,
or <code>NULL</code> if <var>setting</var> is the root setting.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005fis_005froot"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>config_setting_is_root</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>This function returns <code>CONFIG_TRUE</code> if the given <var>setting</var> is
the root setting, and <code>CONFIG_FALSE</code> otherwise.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005findex"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>config_setting_index</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>This function returns the index of the given <var>setting</var> within its
parent setting. If <var>setting</var> is the root setting, this function
returns -1.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005flength"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>config_setting_length</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>This function returns the number of settings in a group, or the number of
elements in a list or array. For other types of settings, it returns
0.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005ftype"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>config_setting_type</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>This function returns the type of the given <var>setting</var>. The return
value is one of the constants
<code>CONFIG_TYPE_INT</code>, <code>CONFIG_TYPE_INT64</code>, <code>CONFIG_TYPE_FLOAT</code>,
<code>CONFIG_TYPE_STRING</code>, <code>CONFIG_TYPE_BOOL</code>,
<code>CONFIG_TYPE_ARRAY</code>, <code>CONFIG_TYPE_LIST</code>, or <code>CONFIG_TYPE_GROUP</code>.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005fis_005fgroup"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>config_setting_is_group</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005fis_005farray"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>config_setting_is_array</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005fis_005flist"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>config_setting_is_list</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>These convenience functions, which are implemented as macros, test if
the setting <var>setting</var> is of a given type. They return
<code>CONFIG_TRUE</code> or <code>CONFIG_FALSE</code>.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005fis_005faggregate"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>config_setting_is_aggregate</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005fis_005fscalar"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>config_setting_is_scalar</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005fis_005fnumber"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>config_setting_is_number</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<a name="index-aggregate-value"></a>
<p>These convenience functions, some of which are implemented as macros, test if
the setting <var>setting</var> is of an aggregate type (a group, array, or
list), of a scalar type (integer, 64-bit integer, floating point,
boolean, or string), and of a number (integer, 64-bit integer, or
floating point), respectively. They return <code>CONFIG_TRUE</code> or
<code>CONFIG_FALSE</code>.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005fsource_005ffile"></a>Function: <em>const char *</em> <strong>config_setting_source_file</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>This function returns the name of the file from which the setting
<var>setting</var> was read, or NULL if the setting was not read from a
file. This information is useful for reporting application-level
errors. Storage for the returned string is managed by the library and
released automatically when the configuration is destroyed; the
string must not be freed by the caller.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005fsource_005fline"></a>Function: <em>unsigned int</em> <strong>config_setting_source_line</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>This function returns the line number of the configuration file or
stream at which the setting <var>setting</var> was read, or 0 if no line
number is available. This information is useful for reporting
application-level errors.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fset_005fhook"></a>Function: <em>void</em> <strong>config_set_hook</strong> <em>(<span class="nolinebreak">config_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>config</var><!-- /@w -->, void&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>hook</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fget_005fhook"></a>Function: <em>void *</em> <strong>config_get_hook</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>config</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p><b>Since <i>v1.7</i></b>
</p>
<a name="index-hook"></a>
<p>These functions make it possible to attach arbitrary data to a configuration
structure, for instance a &ldquo;wrapper&rdquo; or &ldquo;peer&rdquo; object written in
another programming language.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005fset_005fhook"></a>Function: <em>void</em> <strong>config_setting_set_hook</strong> <em>(<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->, void&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>hook</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fsetting_005fget_005fhook"></a>Function: <em>void *</em> <strong>config_setting_get_hook</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;<span class="nolinebreak">config_setting_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<a name="index-hook-1"></a>
<p>These functions make it possible to attach arbitrary data to each
setting structure, for instance a &ldquo;wrapper&rdquo; or &ldquo;peer&rdquo; object written in
another programming language. The destructor function, if one has been
supplied via a call to <code>config_set_destructor()</code>, will be called
by the library to dispose of this data when the setting itself is
destroyed. There is no default destructor.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-config_005fset_005fdestructor"></a>Function: <em>void</em> <strong>config_set_destructor</strong> <em>(<span class="nolinebreak">config_t</span>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>config</var><!-- /@w -->, void&nbsp;(*&nbsp;<var>destructor</var>)(void&nbsp;*)<!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<a name="index-destructor-function"></a>
<p>This function assigns the destructor function <var>destructor</var> for the
configuration <var>config</var>. This function accepts a single <code>void
*</code> argument and has no return value. See
<code>config_setting_set_hook()</code> above for more information.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<hr>
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<a name="The-C_002b_002b-API-1"></a>
<h2 class="chapter">4 The C++ API</h2>
<a name="index-Config"></a>
<a name="index-Setting"></a>
<p>This chapter describes the C++ library API. The class <code>Config</code>
represents a configuration, and the class <code>Setting</code> represents a
configuration setting. Note that by design, neither of these classes
provides a public copy constructor or assignment operator. Therefore,
instances of these classes may only be passed between functions via
references or pointers.
</p>
<a name="index-ConfigException"></a>
<p>The library defines a group of exceptions, all of which extend the
common base exception <code>ConfigException</code>.
</p>
<a name="index-SettingTypeException"></a>
<p>A <code>SettingTypeException</code> is thrown when the type of a setting&rsquo;s
value does not match the type requested.
</p>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-SettingTypeException-on-SettingTypeException"></a>Method on SettingTypeException: <em></em> <strong>SettingTypeException</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;Setting&nbsp;&amp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-SettingTypeException-on-SettingTypeException-1"></a>Method on SettingTypeException: <em></em> <strong>SettingTypeException</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;Setting&nbsp;&amp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->, int&nbsp;<var>index</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-SettingTypeException-on-SettingTypeException-2"></a>Method on SettingTypeException: <em></em> <strong>SettingTypeException</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;Setting&nbsp;&amp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->, const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*<var>name</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>These methods construct <code>SettingTypeException</code> objects for the given <var>setting</var> and/or member <var>index</var> or <var>name</var>.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<a name="index-SettingNotFoundException"></a>
<p>A <code>SettingNotFoundException</code> is thrown when a setting is not found.
</p>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-SettingNotFoundException-on-SettingNotFoundException"></a>Method on SettingNotFoundException: <em></em> <strong>SettingNotFoundException</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;Setting&nbsp;&amp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->, int&nbsp;<var>index</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-SettingNotFoundException-on-SettingNotFoundException-1"></a>Method on SettingNotFoundException: <em></em> <strong>SettingNotFoundException</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;Setting&nbsp;&amp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->, const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*<var>name</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-SettingNotFoundException-on-SettingNotFoundException-2"></a>Method on SettingNotFoundException: <em></em> <strong>SettingNotFoundException</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*<var>path</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>These methods construct <code>SettingTypeException</code> objects for the given <var>setting</var> and member <var>index</var> or <var>name</var>, or path <var>path</var>.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<a name="index-SettingNameException"></a>
<p>A <code>SettingNameException</code> is thrown when an attempt is made to add
a new setting with a non-unique or invalid name.
</p>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-SettingNameException-on-SettingNameException"></a>Method on SettingNameException: <em></em> <strong>SettingNameException</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;Setting&nbsp;&amp;<var>setting</var><!-- /@w -->, const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*<var>name</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>This method constructs a <code>SettingNameExcpetion</code> object for the given <var>setting</var> and member name <var>name</var>.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<a name="index-ParseException"></a>
<p>A <code>ParseException</code> is thrown when a parse error occurs while
reading a configuration from a stream.
</p>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-ParseException-on-ParseException"></a>Method on ParseException: <em></em> <strong>ParseException</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*<var>file</var><!-- /@w -->, int&nbsp;<var>line</var><!-- /@w -->, const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*<var>error</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>This method constructs a <code>ParseException</code> object with the given filename <var>file</var>, line number <var>line</var>, and error message <var>error</var>.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<a name="index-FileIOException"></a>
<p>A <code>FileIOException</code> is thrown when an I/O error occurs while
reading/writing a configuration from/to a file.
</p>
<a name="index-SettingException"></a>
<p><code>SettingTypeException</code>, <code>SettingNotFoundException</code>, and
<code>SettingNameException</code> all extend the common base
exception <code>SettingException</code>, which provides the following method:
</p>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-getPath-on-SettingException"></a>Method on SettingException: <em>const char *</em> <strong>getPath</strong> <em>() const</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>This method returns the path to the setting associated with the exception, or
<code>NULL</code> if there is no applicable path.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<p>The remainder of this chapter describes the methods for manipulating
configurations and configuration settings.
</p>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-Config-on-Config"></a>Method on Config: <em></em> <strong>Config</strong> <em>()</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-_007eConfig-on-Config"></a>Method on Config: <em></em> <strong>~Config</strong> <em>()</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>These methods create and destroy <code>Config</code> objects.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-clear-on-Config"></a>Method on Config: <em>void</em> <strong>clear</strong> <em>()</em></dt>
<dd>
<p><b>Since <i>v1.7</i></b>
</p>
<p>This method clears the configuration. All child settings of the root
setting are recursively destroyed. All other attributes of the
configuration are left unchanged.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-read-on-Config"></a>Method on Config: <em>void</em> <strong>read</strong> <em>(FILE&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>stream</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-write-on-Config"></a>Method on Config: <em>void</em> <strong>write</strong> <em>(FILE&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>stream</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>The <code>read()</code> method reads and parses a configuration from the given
<var>stream</var>. A <code>ParseException</code> is thrown if a parse error occurs.
</p>
<p>The <code>write()</code> method writes the configuration to the given <var>stream</var>.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-readFile-on-Config"></a>Method on Config: <em>void</em> <strong>readFile</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>filename</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-writeFile-on-Config"></a>Method on Config: <em>void</em> <strong>writeFile</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>filename</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>The <code>readFile()</code> method reads and parses a configuration from the
file named <var>filename</var>. A <code>ParseException</code> is thrown if a
parse error occurs. A <code>FileIOException</code> is thrown if the file
cannot be read.
</p>
<p>The <code>writeFile()</code> method writes the configuration to the file
named <var>filename</var>. A <code>FileIOException</code> is thrown if the file cannot
be written.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-readString-on-Config"></a>Method on Config: <em>void</em> <strong>readString</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>str</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-readString-on-Config-1"></a>Method on Config: <em>void</em> <strong>readString</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;std::string&nbsp;&amp;<var>str</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>These methods read and parse a configuration from the string
<var>str</var>. A <code>ParseException</code> is thrown if a parse error occurs.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-getError-on-ParseException"></a>Method on ParseException: <em>const char *</em> <strong>getError</strong> <em>() const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-getFile-on-ParseException"></a>Method on ParseException: <em>const char *</em> <strong>getFile</strong> <em>() const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-getLine-on-ParseException"></a>Method on ParseException: <em>int</em> <strong>getLine</strong> <em>() const</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>If a call to <code>readFile()</code>, <code>readString()</code>, or <code>read()</code>
resulted in a <code>ParseException</code>, these methods can be called on
the exception object to obtain the text, filename, and line number of
the parse error. Storage for the strings returned by <code>getError()</code>
and <code>getFile()</code> are managed by the library; the strings must not
be freed by the caller.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-setIncludeDir-on-Config"></a>Method on Config: <em>void</em> <strong>setIncludeDir</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*<var>includeDir</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-getIncludeDir-on-Config"></a>Method on Config: <em>const char *</em> <strong>getIncludeDir</strong> <em>() const</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>The <code>setIncludeDir()</code> method specifies the include directory,
<var>includeDir</var>, relative to which the files specified in
&lsquo;<samp>@include</samp>&rsquo; directives will be located for the configuration. By
default, there is no include directory, and all include files are
expected to be relative to the current working directory. If
<var>includeDir</var> is <code>NULL</code>, the default behavior is reinstated.
</p>
<p>For example, if the include directory is set to <samp>/usr/local/etc</samp>,
the include directive &lsquo;<samp>@include &quot;configs/extra.cfg&quot;</samp>&rsquo; would include the
file <samp>/usr/local/etc/configs/extra.cfg</samp>.
</p>
<p><code>getIncludeDir()</code> returns the current include directory for the
configuration, or <code>NULL</code> if none is set.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-evaluateIncludePath-on-Config"></a>Method on Config: <em>virtual const char **</em> <strong>evaluateIncludePath</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>path</var><!-- /@w -->, const&nbsp;char&nbsp;**&nbsp;<var>error</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p><b>Since <i>v1.7</i></b>
</p>
<p>This method is called to evaluate the path of an <code>@include</code> directive.
The <var>path</var> is the literal path argument of the directive. The method may
be overridden in a subclass to perform tasks like wildcard expansion and
variable substitution.
</p>
<p>On success, the method should return a <code>NULL</code>-terminated array of paths.
Any relative paths must be relative to the program&rsquo;s current working directory.
The contents of these files will be inlined at the point of inclusion, in the
order that the paths appear in the array. Both the array and its elements should
be heap allocated; the library will take ownership of and eventually free the
strings in the array and the array itself.
</p>
<p>On failure, the function should return <code>NULL</code> and set <var>*error</var> to a
static error string which should be used as the parse error for the
configuration; the library does not take ownership of or free this string.
</p>
<p>The default implementation simply returns a <code>NULL</code>-terminated array
containing either a copy of <var>path</var> if it&rsquo;s an absolute path, or a
concatenation of the include directory and <var>path</var> if it&rsquo;s a relative path.
</p>
<p>For more information see <code>config_set_include_func()</code> above.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-getOptions-on-Config"></a>Method on Config: <em>int</em> <strong>getOptions</strong> <em>() const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-setOptions-on-Config"></a>Method on Config: <em>void</em> <strong>setOptions</strong> <em>(int <var>options</var>)</em></dt>
<dd>
<a name="index-Config_003a_003aOption"></a>
<p>These methods get and set the options for the configuration. The
options affect how configurations are read and written. The parameter
<var>options</var> should be a bitwise-OR of the following <var>Config::Option</var>
enumeration values:
</p>
<dl compact="compact">
<dt><code>Config::OptionAutoConvert</code></dt>
<dd><p>Turning this option on enables number auto-conversion for
the configuration. When this feature is enabled, an attempt to retrieve a
floating point setting&rsquo;s value into an integer (or vice versa), or
store an integer to a floating point setting&rsquo;s value (or vice versa)
will cause the library to silently perform the necessary conversion
(possibly leading to loss of data), rather than reporting failure. By
default this option is turned off.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>Config::OptionSemicolonSeparators</code></dt>
<dd><p>This option controls whether a semicolon (&lsquo;;&rsquo;) is output after each setting
when the configuration is written to a file or stream. (The semicolon
separators are optional in the configuration syntax.) By default this
option is turned on.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>Config::OptionColonAssignmentForGroups</code></dt>
<dd><p>This option controls whether a colon (&lsquo;:&rsquo;) is output between each
group setting&rsquo;s name and its value when the configuration is written to
a file or stream. If the option is turned off, an equals sign (&lsquo;=&rsquo;) is
output instead. (These tokens are interchangeable in the configuration
syntax.) By default this option is turned on.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>Config::OptionColonAssignmentForNonGroups</code></dt>
<dd><p>This option controls whether a colon (&lsquo;:&rsquo;) is output between each
non-group setting&rsquo;s name and its value when the configuration is written
to a file or stream. If the option is turned off, an equals sign (&lsquo;=&rsquo;)
is output instead. (These tokens are interchangeable in the configuration
syntax.) By default this option is turned off.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>Config::OptionOpenBraceOnSeparateLine</code></dt>
<dd><p>This option controls whether an open brace (&lsquo;{&rsquo;) will be written on its own
line when the configuration is written to a file or stream. If the option is
turned off, the brace will be written at the end of the previous line.
By default this option is turned on.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>Config::OptionAllowScientificNotation</code></dt>
<dd><p>(<b>Since <i>v1.7</i></b>)
This option controls whether scientific notation may be used as appropriate
when writing floating point values (corresponding to <code>printf()</code>
&lsquo;<samp>%g</samp>&rsquo; format) or should never be used (corresponding to <code>printf()</code>
&lsquo;<samp>%f</samp>&rsquo; format). By default this option is turned off.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>Config::OptionFsync</code></dt>
<dd><p>(<b>Since <i>v1.7.1</i></b>)
This option controls whether the <code>writeFile()</code> method performs an <i>fsync</i>
operation after writing the configuration and before closing the file. By
default this option is turned off.
</p>
</dd>
</dl>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-getOption-on-Config"></a>Method on Config: <em>bool</em> <strong>getOption</strong> <em>(Config::Option&nbsp;<var>option</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-setOption-on-Config"></a>Method on Config: <em>void</em> <strong>setOption</strong> <em>(Config::Option&nbsp;<var>option</var><!-- /@w -->, bool&nbsp;<var>flag</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p><b>Since <i>v1.7</i></b>
</p>
<p>These methods get and set the option <var>option</var> for the configuration. The
option is enabled if <var>flag</var> is <code>true</code> and disabled if it is
<code>false</code>.
</p>
<p>See <code>setOptions()</code> above for the list of available options.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-getAutoConvert-on-Config"></a>Method on Config: <em>bool</em> <strong>getAutoConvert</strong> <em>() const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-setAutoConvert-on-Config"></a>Method on Config: <em>void</em> <strong>setAutoConvert</strong> <em>(bool <var>flag</var>)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>These methods get and set the <code>OptionAutoConvert</code> option. They
are obsoleted by the <code>setOption()</code> and <code>getOption()</code>
methods described above.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-getDefaultFormat-on-Config"></a>Method on Config: <em>Setting::Format</em> <strong>getDefaultFormat</strong> <em>() const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-setDefaultFormat-on-Config"></a>Method on Config: <em>void</em> <strong>setDefaultFormat</strong> <em>(Setting::Format&nbsp;<var>format</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>These methods get and set the default external format for settings in
the configuration. If a non-default format has not been set for a
setting with <code>Setting::setFormat()</code>, this configuration-wide
default format will be used instead when that setting is written to a
file or stream.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-getTabWidth-on-Config"></a>Method on Config: <em>unsigned short</em> <strong>getTabWidth</strong> <em>() const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-setTabWidth-on-Config"></a>Method on Config: <em>void</em> <strong>setTabWidth</strong> <em>(unsigned&nbsp;short&nbsp;<var>width</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>These methods get and set the tab width for the configuration. The tab
width affects the formatting of the configuration when it is written
to a file or stream: each level of nesting is indented by <var>width</var>
spaces, or by a single tab character if <var>width</var> is 0. The tab
width has no effect on parsing.
</p>
<p>Valid tab widths range from 0 to 15. The default tab width is 2.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-getFloatPrecision-on-Config"></a>Method on Config: <em>unsigned short</em> <strong>getFloatPrecision</strong> <em>() const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-setFloatPrecision-on-Config"></a>Method on Config: <em>void</em> <strong>setFloatPrecision</strong> <em>(unsigned&nbsp;short&nbsp;<var>width</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>These methods get and set the float precision for the configuration.
This parameter influences the formatting of floating point settings in
the configuration when it is written to a file or stream.
Float precision has no effect on parsing.
</p>
<p>Valid precisions range from 0 to about 15 (implementation dependent),
though the library will accept and store values up to 255.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-getRoot-on-Config"></a>Method on Config: <em>Setting &amp;</em> <strong>getRoot</strong> <em>() const</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>This method returns the root setting for the configuration, which is a group.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-lookup-on-Config"></a>Method on Config: <em>Setting &amp;</em> <strong>lookup</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;std::string&nbsp;&amp;<var>path</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-lookup-on-Config-1"></a>Method on Config: <em>Setting &amp;</em> <strong>lookup</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>path</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>These methods locate the setting specified by the path <var>path</var>. If
the requested setting is not found, a <code>SettingNotFoundException</code> is
thrown.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-exists-on-Config"></a>Method on Config: <em>bool</em> <strong>exists</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;std::string&nbsp;&amp;<var>path</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-exists-on-Config-1"></a>Method on Config: <em>bool</em> <strong>exists</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*<var>path</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>These methods test if a setting with the given <var>path</var> exists in
the configuration. They return <code>true</code> if the setting exists, and
<code>false</code> otherwise. These methods do not throw exceptions.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-lookupValue-on-Config"></a>Method on Config: <em>bool</em> <strong>lookupValue</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*<var>path</var><!-- /@w -->, bool&nbsp;&amp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-lookupValue-on-Config-1"></a>Method on Config: <em>bool</em> <strong>lookupValue</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;std::string&nbsp;&amp;<var>path</var><!-- /@w -->, bool&nbsp;&amp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-lookupValue-on-Config-2"></a>Method on Config: <em>bool</em> <strong>lookupValue</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*<var>path</var><!-- /@w -->, int&nbsp;&amp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-lookupValue-on-Config-3"></a>Method on Config: <em>bool</em> <strong>lookupValue</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;std::string&nbsp;&amp;<var>path</var><!-- /@w -->, int&nbsp;&amp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-lookupValue-on-Config-4"></a>Method on Config: <em>bool</em> <strong>lookupValue</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*<var>path</var><!-- /@w -->, unsigned&nbsp;int&nbsp;&amp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-lookupValue-on-Config-5"></a>Method on Config: <em>bool</em> <strong>lookupValue</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;std::string&nbsp;&amp;<var>path</var><!-- /@w -->, unsigned&nbsp;int&nbsp;&amp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-lookupValue-on-Config-6"></a>Method on Config: <em>bool</em> <strong>lookupValue</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*<var>path</var><!-- /@w -->, long&nbsp;long&nbsp;&amp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-lookupValue-on-Config-7"></a>Method on Config: <em>bool</em> <strong>lookupValue</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;std::string&nbsp;&amp;<var>path</var><!-- /@w -->, long&nbsp;long&nbsp;&amp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-lookupValue-on-Config-8"></a>Method on Config: <em>bool</em> <strong>lookupValue</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*<var>path</var><!-- /@w -->, float&nbsp;&amp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-lookupValue-on-Config-9"></a>Method on Config: <em>bool</em> <strong>lookupValue</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;std::string&nbsp;&amp;<var>path</var><!-- /@w -->, float&nbsp;&amp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-lookupValue-on-Config-10"></a>Method on Config: <em>bool</em> <strong>lookupValue</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*<var>path</var><!-- /@w -->, double&nbsp;&amp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-lookupValue-on-Config-11"></a>Method on Config: <em>bool</em> <strong>lookupValue</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;std::string&nbsp;&amp;<var>path</var><!-- /@w -->, double&nbsp;&amp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-lookupValue-on-Config-12"></a>Method on Config: <em>bool</em> <strong>lookupValue</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*<var>path</var><!-- /@w -->, const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*&amp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-lookupValue-on-Config-13"></a>Method on Config: <em>bool</em> <strong>lookupValue</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;std::string&nbsp;&amp;<var>path</var><!-- /@w -->, const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*&amp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-lookupValue-on-Config-14"></a>Method on Config: <em>bool</em> <strong>lookupValue</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*<var>path</var><!-- /@w -->, std::string&nbsp;&amp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-lookupValue-on-Config-15"></a>Method on Config: <em>bool</em> <strong>lookupValue</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;std::string&nbsp;&amp;<var>path</var><!-- /@w -->, std::string&nbsp;&amp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>These are convenience methods for looking up the value of a setting
with the given <var>path</var>. If the setting is found and is of an
appropriate type, the value is stored in <var>value</var> and the method
returns <code>true</code>. Otherwise, <var>value</var> is left unmodified and the
method returns <code>false</code>. These methods do not throw exceptions.
</p>
<p>Storage for <i>const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*</i><!-- /@w --> values is managed by the library and
released automatically when the setting is destroyed or when its value
is changed; the string must not be freed by the caller. For safety and
convenience, always assigning string values to a <code>std::string</code> is
suggested.
</p>
<p>Since these methods have boolean return values and do not throw
exceptions, they can be used within boolean logic expressions. The following
example presents a concise way to look up three values at once and
perform error handling if any of them are not found or are of the
wrong type:
</p>
<br>
<table class="cartouche" border="1"><tr><td>
<div class="smallexample">
<pre class="smallexample">int var1;
double var2;
const char *var3;
if(config.lookupValue(&quot;values.var1&quot;, var1)
&amp;&amp; config.lookupValue(&quot;values.var2&quot;, var2)
&amp;&amp; config.lookupValue(&quot;values.var3&quot;, var3))
{
// use var1, var2, var3
}
else
{
// error handling here
}
</pre></div>
</td></tr></table>
<p>This approach also takes advantage of the short-circuit evaluation rules
of C++, e.g., if the first lookup fails (returning <code>false</code>), the
remaining lookups are skipped entirely.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-operator-bool-_0028_0029-on-Setting"></a>Method on Setting: <em></em> <strong>operator bool ()</strong> <em>const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-operator-int-_0028_0029-on-Setting"></a>Method on Setting: <em></em> <strong>operator int ()</strong> <em>const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-operator-unsigned-int-_0028_0029-on-Setting"></a>Method on Setting: <em></em> <strong>operator unsigned int ()</strong> <em>const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-operator-long-_0028_0029-on-Setting"></a>Method on Setting: <em></em> <strong>operator long ()</strong> <em>const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-operator-unsigned-long-_0028_0029-on-Setting"></a>Method on Setting: <em></em> <strong>operator unsigned long ()</strong> <em>const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-operator-long-long-_0028_0029-on-Setting"></a>Method on Setting: <em></em> <strong>operator long long ()</strong> <em>const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-operator-unsigned-long-long-_0028_0029-on-Setting"></a>Method on Setting: <em></em> <strong>operator unsigned long long ()</strong> <em>const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-operator-float-_0028_0029-on-Setting"></a>Method on Setting: <em></em> <strong>operator float ()</strong> <em>const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-operator-double-_0028_0029-on-Setting"></a>Method on Setting: <em></em> <strong>operator double ()</strong> <em>const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-operator-const-char-_002a-_0028_0029-on-Setting"></a>Method on Setting: <em></em> <strong>operator const char * ()</strong> <em>const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-operator-std_003a_003astring-_0028_0029-on-Setting"></a>Method on Setting: <em></em> <strong>operator std::string ()</strong> <em>const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-c_005fstr-on-Setting"></a>Method on Setting: <em>const char *</em> <strong>c_str</strong> <em>() const</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>These cast operators allow a <code>Setting</code> object to be assigned to a
variable of type <i>bool</i> if it is of type <code>TypeBoolean</code>;
<i>int</i>, <i>unsigned int</i>; <code>long long</code> or <code>unsigned long long</code> if
it is of type <code>TypeInt64</code>, <i>float</i> or <i>double</i> if it is of type
<code>TypeFloat</code>; or <i>const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*</i><!-- /@w --> or <i>std::string</i> if it is
of type <code>TypeString</code>.
</p>
<p>Values of type <code>TypeInt</code> or <code>TypeInt64</code> may be assigned to
variables of type <i>long</i>, or <i>unsigned long</i>, depending on the
sizes of those types on the host system.
</p>
<p>Storage for <i>const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*</i><!-- /@w --> return values is managed by the
library and released automatically when the setting is destroyed or
when its value is changed; the string must not be freed by the
caller. For safety and convenience, always assigning string return
values to a <code>std::string</code> is suggested.
</p>
<p>The following examples demonstrate this usage:
</p>
<table class="cartouche" border="1"><tr><td>
<div class="smallexample">
<pre class="smallexample">long width = config.lookup(&quot;application.window.size.w&quot;);
bool splashScreen = config.lookup(&quot;application.splash_screen&quot;);
std::string title = config.lookup(&quot;application.window.title&quot;);
</pre></div>
</td></tr></table>
<p>Note that certain conversions can lead to loss of precision or
clipping of values, e.g., assigning a negative value to an <i>unsigned
int</i> (in which case the value will be treated as 0), or a
double-precision value to a <i>float</i>. The library does not treat
these lossy conversions as errors.
</p>
<p>Perhaps surprisingly, the following code in particular will cause a
compiler error:
</p>
<table class="cartouche" border="1"><tr><td>
<div class="smallexample">
<pre class="smallexample">std::string title;
.
.
.
title = config.lookup(&quot;application.window.title&quot;);
</pre></div>
</td></tr></table>
<p>This is because the assignment operator of <code>std::string</code> is being
invoked with a <code>Setting &amp;</code> as an argument. The compiler is unable
to make an implicit conversion because both the <code>const char *</code>
and the <code>std::string</code> cast operators of <code>Setting</code> are
equally appropriate. This is not a bug in <i>libconfig</i>; providing
only the <code>const char *</code> cast operator would resolve this
particular ambiguity, but would cause assignments to
<code>std::string</code> like the one in the previous example to produce a
compiler error. (To understand why, see section 11.4.1 of <i>The C++
Programming Language</i>.)
</p>
<p>The solution to this problem is to use an explicit conversion that
avoids the construction of an intermediate <code>std::string</code> object,
as follows:
</p>
<table class="cartouche" border="1"><tr><td>
<div class="smallexample">
<pre class="smallexample">std::string title;
.
.
.
title = (const char *)config.lookup(&quot;application.window.title&quot;);
</pre></div>
</td></tr></table>
<p>Or, alternatively, use the <code>c_str()</code> method, which has the same effect:
</p>
<table class="cartouche" border="1"><tr><td>
<div class="smallexample">
<pre class="smallexample">std::string title;
.
.
.
title = config.lookup(&quot;application.window.title&quot;).c_str();
</pre></div>
</td></tr></table>
<p>If the assignment is invalid due to a type mismatch, a
<code>SettingTypeException</code> is thrown.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-operator_003d-on-Setting"></a>Method on Setting: <em>Setting &amp;</em> <strong>operator=</strong> <em>(bool&nbsp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-operator_003d-on-Setting-1"></a>Method on Setting: <em>Setting &amp;</em> <strong>operator=</strong> <em>(int&nbsp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-operator_003d-on-Setting-2"></a>Method on Setting: <em>Setting &amp;</em> <strong>operator=</strong> <em>(long&nbsp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-operator_003d-on-Setting-3"></a>Method on Setting: <em>Setting &amp;</em> <strong>operator=</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;long&nbsp;long&nbsp;&amp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-operator_003d-on-Setting-4"></a>Method on Setting: <em>Setting &amp;</em> <strong>operator=</strong> <em>(float&nbsp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-operator_003d-on-Setting-5"></a>Method on Setting: <em>Setting &amp;</em> <strong>operator=</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;double&nbsp;&amp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-operator_003d-on-Setting-6"></a>Method on Setting: <em>Setting &amp;</em> <strong>operator=</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-operator_003d-on-Setting-7"></a>Method on Setting: <em>Setting &amp;</em> <strong>operator=</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;std::string&nbsp;&amp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>These assignment operators allow values of type <i>bool</i>, <i>int</i>,
<i>long</i>, <i>long long</i>, <i>float</i>, <i>double</i>, <i>const char *</i>, and
<i>std::string</i> to be assigned to a setting. In the case of strings,
the library makes a copy of the passed string <var>value</var>, so it may
be subsequently freed or modified by the caller without affecting the
value of the setting.
</p>
<p>The following example code looks up a (presumably) integer setting
and changes its value:
</p>
<table class="cartouche" border="1"><tr><td>
<div class="smallexample">
<pre class="smallexample">Setting &amp;setting = config.lookup(&quot;application.window.size.w&quot;);
setting = 1024;
</pre></div>
</td></tr></table>
<p>If the assignment is invalid due to a type mismatch, a
<code>SettingTypeException</code> is thrown.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-operator_005b_005d-on-Setting"></a>Method on Setting: <em>Setting &amp;</em> <strong>operator[]</strong> <em>(int&nbsp;<var>index</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-operator_005b_005d-on-Setting-1"></a>Method on Setting: <em>Setting &amp;</em> <strong>operator[]</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;std::string&nbsp;&amp;<var>name</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-operator_005b_005d-on-Setting-2"></a>Method on Setting: <em>Setting &amp;</em> <strong>operator[]</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*<var>name</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>A <code>Setting</code> object may be subscripted with an integer index
<var>index</var> if it is an array or list, or with either a string
<var>name</var> or an integer index <var>index</var> if it is a group. For example,
the following code would produce the string &lsquo;<samp>Last Name</samp>&rsquo; when
applied to the example configuration in <a href="#Configuration-Files">Configuration Files</a>.
</p>
<table class="cartouche" border="1"><tr><td>
<div class="smallexample">
<pre class="smallexample">Setting&amp; setting = config.lookup(&quot;application.misc&quot;);
const char *s = setting[&quot;columns&quot;][0];
</pre></div>
</td></tr></table>
<p>If the setting is not an array, list, or group, a
<code>SettingTypeException</code> is thrown. If the subscript (<var>index</var>
or <var>name</var>) does not refer to a valid element, a
<code>SettingNotFoundException</code> is thrown.
</p>
<p>Iterating over a group&rsquo;s child settings with an integer index will
return the settings in the same order that they appear in the
configuration.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-lookup-on-Setting"></a>Method on Setting: <em>Setting &amp;</em> <strong>lookup</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*&nbsp;<var>path</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-lookup-on-Setting-1"></a>Method on Setting: <em>Setting &amp;</em> <strong>lookup</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;std::string&nbsp;&amp;<var>path</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>These methods locate a setting by a path <var>path</var> relative to
this setting. If requested setting is not found, a
<code>SettingNotFoundException</code> is thrown.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-lookupValue-on-Setting"></a>Method on Setting: <em>bool</em> <strong>lookupValue</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*<var>name</var><!-- /@w -->, bool&nbsp;&amp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-lookupValue-on-Setting-1"></a>Method on Setting: <em>bool</em> <strong>lookupValue</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;std::string&nbsp;&amp;<var>name</var><!-- /@w -->, bool&nbsp;&amp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-lookupValue-on-Setting-2"></a>Method on Setting: <em>bool</em> <strong>lookupValue</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*<var>name</var><!-- /@w -->, int&nbsp;&amp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-lookupValue-on-Setting-3"></a>Method on Setting: <em>bool</em> <strong>lookupValue</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;std::string&nbsp;&amp;<var>name</var><!-- /@w -->, int&nbsp;&amp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-lookupValue-on-Setting-4"></a>Method on Setting: <em>bool</em> <strong>lookupValue</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*<var>name</var><!-- /@w -->, unsigned&nbsp;int&nbsp;&amp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-lookupValue-on-Setting-5"></a>Method on Setting: <em>bool</em> <strong>lookupValue</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;std::string&nbsp;&amp;<var>name</var><!-- /@w -->, unsigned&nbsp;int&nbsp;&amp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-lookupValue-on-Setting-6"></a>Method on Setting: <em>bool</em> <strong>lookupValue</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*<var>name</var><!-- /@w -->, long&nbsp;long&nbsp;&amp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-lookupValue-on-Setting-7"></a>Method on Setting: <em>bool</em> <strong>lookupValue</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;std::string&nbsp;&amp;<var>name</var><!-- /@w -->, long&nbsp;long&nbsp;&amp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-lookupValue-on-Setting-8"></a>Method on Setting: <em>bool</em> <strong>lookupValue</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*<var>name</var><!-- /@w -->, unsigned&nbsp;long&nbsp;long&nbsp;&amp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-lookupValue-on-Setting-9"></a>Method on Setting: <em>bool</em> <strong>lookupValue</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;std::string&nbsp;&amp;<var>name</var><!-- /@w -->, unsigned&nbsp;long&nbsp;long&nbsp;&amp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-lookupValue-on-Setting-10"></a>Method on Setting: <em>bool</em> <strong>lookupValue</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*<var>name</var><!-- /@w -->, float&nbsp;&amp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-lookupValue-on-Setting-11"></a>Method on Setting: <em>bool</em> <strong>lookupValue</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;std::string&nbsp;&amp;<var>name</var><!-- /@w -->, float&nbsp;&amp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-lookupValue-on-Setting-12"></a>Method on Setting: <em>bool</em> <strong>lookupValue</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*<var>name</var><!-- /@w -->, double&nbsp;&amp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-lookupValue-on-Setting-13"></a>Method on Setting: <em>bool</em> <strong>lookupValue</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;std::string&nbsp;&amp;<var>name</var><!-- /@w -->, double&nbsp;&amp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-lookupValue-on-Setting-14"></a>Method on Setting: <em>bool</em> <strong>lookupValue</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*<var>name</var><!-- /@w -->, const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*&amp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-lookupValue-on-Setting-15"></a>Method on Setting: <em>bool</em> <strong>lookupValue</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;std::string&nbsp;&amp;<var>name</var><!-- /@w -->, const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*&amp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-lookupValue-on-Setting-16"></a>Method on Setting: <em>bool</em> <strong>lookupValue</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*<var>name</var><!-- /@w -->, std::string&nbsp;&amp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-lookupValue-on-Setting-17"></a>Method on Setting: <em>bool</em> <strong>lookupValue</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;std::string&nbsp;&amp;<var>name</var><!-- /@w -->, std::string&nbsp;&amp;<var>value</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>These are convenience methods for looking up the value of a child setting
with the given <var>name</var>. If the setting is found and is of an
appropriate type, the value is stored in <var>value</var> and the method
returns <code>true</code>. Otherwise, <var>value</var> is left unmodified and the
method returns <code>false</code>. These methods do not throw exceptions.
</p>
<p>Storage for <i>const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*</i><!-- /@w --> values is managed by the library and
released automatically when the setting is destroyed or when its value
is changed; the string must not be freed by the caller. For safety and
convenience, always assigning string values to a <code>std::string</code> is
suggested.
</p>
<p>Since these methods have boolean return values and do not throw
exceptions, they can be used within boolean logic expressions. The following
example presents a concise way to look up three values at once and
perform error handling if any of them are not found or are of the
wrong type:
</p>
<br>
<table class="cartouche" border="1"><tr><td>
<div class="smallexample">
<pre class="smallexample">int var1;
double var2;
const char *var3;
if(setting.lookupValue(&quot;var1&quot;, var1)
&amp;&amp; setting.lookupValue(&quot;var2&quot;, var2)
&amp;&amp; setting.lookupValue(&quot;var3&quot;, var3))
{
// use var1, var2, var3
}
else
{
// error handling here
}
</pre></div>
</td></tr></table>
<p>This approach also takes advantage of the short-circuit evaluation
rules of C++, e.g., if the first lookup fails (returning <code>false</code>), the
remaining lookups are skipped entirely.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-add-on-Setting"></a>Method on Setting: <em>Setting &amp;</em> <strong>add</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;std::string&nbsp;&amp;<var>name</var><!-- /@w -->, Setting::Type&nbsp;<var>type</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-add-on-Setting-1"></a>Method on Setting: <em>Setting &amp;</em> <strong>add</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*<var>name</var><!-- /@w -->, Setting::Type&nbsp;<var>type</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>These methods add a new child setting with the given <var>name</var> and
<var>type</var> to the setting, which must be a group. They return a
reference to the new setting. If the setting already has a child
setting with the given name, or if the name is invalid, a
<code>SettingNameException</code> is thrown. If the setting is not a group,
a <code>SettingTypeException</code> is thrown.
</p>
<p>Once a setting has been created, neither its name nor type can be
changed.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-add-on-Setting-2"></a>Method on Setting: <em>Setting &amp;</em> <strong>add</strong> <em>(Setting::Type&nbsp;<var>type</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>This method adds a new element to the setting, which must be of type
<code>TypeArray</code> or <code>TypeList</code>. If the setting is an array which
currently has zero elements, the <var>type</var> parameter (which must be
<code>TypeInt</code>, <code>TypeInt64</code>, <code>TypeFloat</code>, <code>TypeBool</code>,
or <code>TypeString</code>) determines the type for the array; otherwise it
must match the type of the existing elements in the array.
</p>
<p>The method returns the new setting on success. If <var>type</var> is a
scalar type, the new setting will have a default value of 0, 0.0,
<code>false</code>, or <code>NULL</code>, as appropriate.
</p>
<p>The method throws a <code>SettingTypeException</code> if the setting is not
an array or list, or if <var>type</var> is invalid.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-remove-on-Setting"></a>Method on Setting: <em>void</em> <strong>remove</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;std::string&nbsp;&amp;<var>name</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-remove-on-Setting-1"></a>Method on Setting: <em>void</em> <strong>remove</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*<var>name</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>These methods remove the child setting with the given <var>name</var> from
the setting, which must be a group. Any child settings of the removed
setting are recursively destroyed as well.
</p>
<p>If the setting is not a group, a <code>SettingTypeException</code> is
thrown. If the setting does not have a child setting with the given
name, a <code>SettingNotFoundException</code> is thrown.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-remove-on-Setting-2"></a>Method on Setting: <em>void</em> <strong>remove</strong> <em>(unsigned&nbsp;int&nbsp;<var>index</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>This method removes the child setting at the given index <var>index</var> from
the setting, which must be a group, list, or array. Any child settings
of the removed setting are recursively destroyed as well.
</p>
<p>If the setting is not a group, list, or array, a
<code>SettingTypeException</code> is thrown. If <var>index</var> is out of range,
a <code>SettingNotFoundException</code> is thrown.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-getName-on-Setting"></a>Method on Setting: <em>const char *</em> <strong>getName</strong> <em>() const</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>This method returns the name of the setting, or <code>NULL</code> if the
setting has no name. Storage for the returned string is managed by the
library and released automatically when the setting is destroyed; the
string must not be freed by the caller. For safety and convenience,
consider assigning the return value to a <code>std::string</code>.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-getPath-on-Setting"></a>Method on Setting: <em>std::string</em> <strong>getPath</strong> <em>() const</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>This method returns the complete dot-separated path to the
setting. Settings which do not have a name (list and array elements)
are represented by their index in square brackets.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-getParent-on-Setting"></a>Method on Setting: <em>Setting &amp;</em> <strong>getParent</strong> <em>() const</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>This method returns the parent setting of the setting. If the setting
is the root setting, a <code>SettingNotFoundException</code> is thrown.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-isRoot-on-Setting"></a>Method on Setting: <em>bool</em> <strong>isRoot</strong> <em>() const</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>This method returns <code>true</code> if the setting is the root setting, and
<code>false</code> otherwise.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-getIndex-on-Setting"></a>Method on Setting: <em>int</em> <strong>getIndex</strong> <em>() const</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>This method returns the index of the setting within its parent
setting. When applied to the root setting, this method returns -1.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-getType-on-Setting"></a>Method on Setting: <em>Setting::Type</em> <strong>getType</strong> <em>() const</em></dt>
<dd>
<a name="index-Setting_003a_003aType"></a>
<p>This method returns the type of the setting. The
<code>Setting::Type</code> enumeration consists of the following constants:
<code>TypeInt</code>, <code>TypeInt64</code>, <code>TypeFloat</code>, <code>TypeString</code>,
<code>TypeBoolean</code>, <code>TypeArray</code>, <code>TypeList</code>, and
<code>TypeGroup</code>.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-getFormat-on-Setting"></a>Method on Setting: <em>Setting::Format</em> <strong>getFormat</strong> <em>() const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-setFormat-on-Setting"></a>Method on Setting: <em>void</em> <strong>setFormat</strong> <em>(Setting::Format&nbsp;<var>format</var><!-- /@w -->)</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>These methods get and set the external format for the setting.
</p>
<a name="index-Setting_003a_003aFormat"></a>
<p>The <var>Setting::Format</var> enumeration consists of the following
constants: <code>FormatDefault</code> and <code>FormatHex</code>. All settings
support the <code>FormatDefault</code> format. The <code>FormatHex</code> format
specifies hexadecimal formatting for integer values, and hence only
applies to settings of type <code>TypeInt</code> and <code>TypeInt64</code>. If
<var>format</var> is invalid for the given setting, it is ignored.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-exists-on-Setting"></a>Method on Setting: <em>bool</em> <strong>exists</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;std::string&nbsp;&amp;<var>name</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-exists-on-Setting-1"></a>Method on Setting: <em>bool</em> <strong>exists</strong> <em>(const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*<var>name</var><!-- /@w -->) const</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>These methods test if the setting has a child setting with the given
<var>name</var>. They return <code>true</code> if the setting exists, and
<code>false</code> otherwise. These methods do not throw exceptions.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-begin-on-Setting"></a>Method on Setting: <em>iterator</em> <strong>begin</strong> <em>()</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-end-on-Setting"></a>Method on Setting: <em>iterator</em> <strong>end</strong> <em>()</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-begin-on-Setting-1"></a>Method on Setting: <em>const_iterator</em> <strong>begin</strong> <em>()</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-end-on-Setting-1"></a>Method on Setting: <em>const_iterator</em> <strong>end</strong> <em>()</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>These methods return STL-style iterators that can be used to enumerate
the child settings of a given setting. If the setting is not an array, list,
or group, they throw a <code>SettingTypeException</code>.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-getLength-on-Setting"></a>Method on Setting: <em>int</em> <strong>getLength</strong> <em>() const</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>This method returns the number of settings in a group, or the number of
elements in a list or array. For other types of settings, it returns
0.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-isGroup-on-Setting"></a>Method on Setting: <em>bool</em> <strong>isGroup</strong> <em>() const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-isArray-on-Setting"></a>Method on Setting: <em>bool</em> <strong>isArray</strong> <em>() const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-isList-on-Setting"></a>Method on Setting: <em>bool</em> <strong>isList</strong> <em>() const</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>These convenience methods test if a setting is of a given type.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-isAggregate-on-Setting"></a>Method on Setting: <em>bool</em> <strong>isAggregate</strong> <em>() const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-isScalar-on-Setting"></a>Method on Setting: <em>bool</em> <strong>isScalar</strong> <em>() const</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-isNumber-on-Setting"></a>Method on Setting: <em>bool</em> <strong>isNumber</strong> <em>() const</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>These convenience methods test if a setting is of an aggregate type (a
group, array, or list), of a scalar type (integer, 64-bit integer,
floating point, boolean, or string), and of a number (integer, 64-bit
integer, or floating point), respectively.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-getSourceFile-on-Setting"></a>Method on Setting: <em>const char *</em> <strong>getSourceFile</strong> <em>() const</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>This method returns the name of the file from which the setting was
read, or NULL if the setting was not read from a file. This
information is useful for reporting application-level errors. Storage
for the returned string is managed by the library and released
automatically when the configuration is destroyed; the string must
not be freed by the caller.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl>
<dt><a name="index-getSourceLine-on-Setting"></a>Method on Setting: <em>unsigned int</em> <strong>getSourceLine</strong> <em>() const</em></dt>
<dd>
<p>This method returns the line number of the configuration file or
stream at which the setting <var>setting</var> was read, or 0 if no line
number is available. This information is useful for reporting
application-level errors.
</p>
</dd></dl>
<hr>
<a name="Example-Programs"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#Other-Bindings-and-Implementations" accesskey="n" rel="next">Other Bindings and Implementations</a>, Previous: <a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API" accesskey="p" rel="prev">The C++ API</a>, Up: <a href="#Top" accesskey="u" rel="up">Top</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Function-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="Example-Programs-1"></a>
<h2 class="chapter">5 Example Programs</h2>
<p>Practical example programs that illustrate how to use <i>libconfig</i>
from both C and C++ are included in the <samp>examples</samp> subdirectory
of the distribution. These examples include:
</p>
<dl compact="compact">
<dt><samp>examples/c/example1.c</samp></dt>
<dd><p>An example C program that reads a configuration from an existing file
<samp>example.cfg</samp> (also located in <samp>examples/c</samp>) and displays
some of its contents.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><samp>examples/c++/example1.cpp</samp></dt>
<dd><p>The C++ equivalent of <samp>example1.c</samp>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><samp>examples/c/example2.c</samp></dt>
<dd><p>An example C program that reads a configuration from an existing file
<samp>example.cfg</samp> (also located in <samp>examples/c</samp>), adds new
settings to the configuration, and writes the updated configuration to
another file.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><samp>examples/c++/example2.cpp</samp></dt>
<dd><p>The C++ equivalent of <samp>example2.c</samp>
</p>
</dd>
<dt><samp>examples/c/example3.c</samp></dt>
<dd><p>An example C program that constructs a new configuration in memory and writes it to a file.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><samp>examples/c++/example3.cpp</samp></dt>
<dd><p>The C++ equivalent of <samp>example3.c</samp>
</p>
</dd>
<dt><samp>examples/c/example4.c</samp></dt>
<dd><p>An example C program that uses a custom include function for processing
wildcard includes. Note that this code will not compile on Windows.
</p>
</dd>
</dl>
<hr>
<a name="Other-Bindings-and-Implementations"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#License" accesskey="n" rel="next">License</a>, Previous: <a href="#Example-Programs" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Example Programs</a>, Up: <a href="#Top" accesskey="u" rel="up">Top</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Function-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="Other-Bindings-and-Implementations-1"></a>
<h2 class="chapter">6 Other Bindings and Implementations</h2>
<table class="menu" border="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Bourne-Shell" accesskey="1">Bourne Shell</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#D" accesskey="2">D</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Haskell" accesskey="3">Haskell</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Java" accesskey="4">Java</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Lisp" accesskey="5">Lisp</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Perl" accesskey="6">Perl</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Python" accesskey="7">Python</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Ruby" accesskey="8">Ruby</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
</table>
<p>Various open-source libraries have been written that provide access to
<i>libconfig</i>-style configuration files from other programming languages. Some
of these libraries are wrappers which add new language bindings for
<i>libconfig</i> while others are syntax-compatible reimplementations in other
languages.
</p>
<p>Here is a list of some of these implementations.
</p>
<hr>
<a name="Bourne-Shell"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#D" accesskey="n" rel="next">D</a>, Up: <a href="#Other-Bindings-and-Implementations" accesskey="u" rel="up">Other Bindings and Implementations</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Function-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="Bourne-Shell-1"></a>
<h3 class="section">6.1 Bourne Shell</h3>
<p>&#321;ukasz A. Grabowski&rsquo;s <i>ls-config</i> provides a means to read and write
values in <i>libconfig</i> configuration files from Bourne shell scripts. The
implementation is included in the <i>libconfig</i> git repository at
<a href="https://github.com/hyperrealm/libconfig">https://github.com/hyperrealm/libconfig</a>, in the <samp>contrib/ls-config</samp>
subdirectory.
</p>
<hr>
<a name="D"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#Haskell" accesskey="n" rel="next">Haskell</a>, Previous: <a href="#Bourne-Shell" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Bourne Shell</a>, Up: <a href="#Other-Bindings-and-Implementations" accesskey="u" rel="up">Other Bindings and Implementations</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Function-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="D-1"></a>
<h3 class="section">6.2 D</h3>
<p>Remi Thebault&rsquo;s <i>libconfig-d</i> is a port of <i>libconfig</i> to the D programming
language. It may be found at <a href="https://code.dlang.org/packages/libconfig-d">https://code.dlang.org/packages/libconfig-d</a>.
</p>
<hr>
<a name="Haskell"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#Java" accesskey="n" rel="next">Java</a>, Previous: <a href="#D" accesskey="p" rel="prev">D</a>, Up: <a href="#Other-Bindings-and-Implementations" accesskey="u" rel="up">Other Bindings and Implementations</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Function-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="Haskell-1"></a>
<h3 class="section">6.3 Haskell</h3>
<p>Matthew Peddie&rsquo;s <i>libconfig</i> provides Haskell bindings to
<i>libconfig</i>. It may be found at
<a href="https://hackage.haskell.org/package/libconfig-0.3.0.0">https://hackage.haskell.org/package/libconfig-0.3.0.0</a>.
</p>
<hr>
<a name="Java"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#Lisp" accesskey="n" rel="next">Lisp</a>, Previous: <a href="#Haskell" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Haskell</a>, Up: <a href="#Other-Bindings-and-Implementations" accesskey="u" rel="up">Other Bindings and Implementations</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Function-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="Java-1"></a>
<h3 class="section">6.4 Java</h3>
<p>Andrey V. Pleskach has a pure-Java implementation of <i>libconfig</i>. It may be
found on github at <a href="https://github.com/willyborankin/libconfig">https://github.com/willyborankin/libconfig</a>.
</p>
<hr>
<a name="Lisp"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#Perl" accesskey="n" rel="next">Perl</a>, Previous: <a href="#Java" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Java</a>, Up: <a href="#Other-Bindings-and-Implementations" accesskey="u" rel="up">Other Bindings and Implementations</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Function-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="Lisp-1"></a>
<h3 class="section">6.5 Lisp</h3>
<p>Oleg Shalaev&rsquo;s <i>cl-libconfig</i> provides Common Lisp bindings for <i>libconfig</i>.
It may be found on github at <a href="https://github.com/chalaev/cl-libconfig">https://github.com/chalaev/cl-libconfig</a>.
</p>
<hr>
<a name="Perl"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#Python" accesskey="n" rel="next">Python</a>, Previous: <a href="#Lisp" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Lisp</a>, Up: <a href="#Other-Bindings-and-Implementations" accesskey="u" rel="up">Other Bindings and Implementations</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Function-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="Perl-1"></a>
<h3 class="section">6.6 Perl</h3>
<p>The <i>Conf::Libconfig</i> module provides Perl bindings for <i>libconfig</i>. It may
be found on CPAN at <a href="http://search.cpan.org/~cnangel/Conf-Libconfig-0.05/">http://search.cpan.org/~cnangel/Conf-Libconfig-0.05/</a>
or on github at <a href="https://github.com/cnangel/Conf-Libconfig">https://github.com/cnangel/Conf-Libconfig</a>.
</p>
<hr>
<a name="Python"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#Ruby" accesskey="n" rel="next">Ruby</a>, Previous: <a href="#Perl" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Perl</a>, Up: <a href="#Other-Bindings-and-Implementations" accesskey="u" rel="up">Other Bindings and Implementations</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Function-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="Python-1"></a>
<h3 class="section">6.7 Python</h3>
<p>Heiner Tholen&rsquo;s <i>pylibconfig2</i> is a Python library that is syntax-compatible
with <i>libconfig</i>. It may be found at
<a href="https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pylibconfig2/0.1.2">https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pylibconfig2/0.1.2</a>.
</p>
<br>
<p>Christian Aichinger&rsquo;s <i>libconf</i> is another pure-Python implementation with a
more permissive license. It may be found at
<a href="https://pypi.python.org/pypi/libconf">https://pypi.python.org/pypi/libconf</a> or on github at
<a href="https://github.com/Grk0/python-libconf">https://github.com/Grk0/python-libconf</a>.
</p>
<br>
<p>The <i>python-libconfig</i> wrapper provides Python bindings to <i>libconfig</i>. It
may be found on github at <a href="https://github.com/cnangel/python-libconfig/">https://github.com/cnangel/python-libconfig/</a>.
</p>
<hr>
<a name="Ruby"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Previous: <a href="#Python" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Python</a>, Up: <a href="#Other-Bindings-and-Implementations" accesskey="u" rel="up">Other Bindings and Implementations</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Function-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="Ruby-1"></a>
<h3 class="section">6.8 Ruby</h3>
<p>Christopher Mark Gore&rsquo;s <i>ruby-libconfig</i> is a Ruby library that provides Ruby
bindings for <i>libconfig</i>. It may be found at
<a href="https://rubygems.org/gems/libconfig">https://rubygems.org/gems/libconfig</a> or on github at
<a href="https://github.com/cgore/ruby-libconfig">https://github.com/cgore/ruby-libconfig</a>.
</p>
<br>
<p>There is also another Ruby wrapper, <i>libconfig-ruby</i>, that is included in
the <i>libconfig</i> git repository at <a href="https://github.com/hyperrealm/libconfig">https://github.com/hyperrealm/libconfig</a>,
in the <samp>contrib/libconfig-ruby</samp> subdirectory.
</p>
<hr>
<a name="License"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#Configuration-File-Grammar" accesskey="n" rel="next">Configuration File Grammar</a>, Previous: <a href="#Other-Bindings-and-Implementations" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Other Bindings and Implementations</a>, Up: <a href="#Top" accesskey="u" rel="up">Top</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Function-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="License-1"></a>
<h2 class="appendix">Appendix A License</h2>
<div align="center">GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
</div><div align="center">Version 2.1, February 1999
</div>
<br>
<p>Copyright &copy; 1991, 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
</p>
<p>Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this
license document, but changing it is not allowed.
</p>
<p>[This is the first released version of the Lesser GPL. It also counts
as the successor of the GNU Library Public License, version 2, hence the
version number 2.1.]
</p>
<br>
<div align="center">Preamble
</div><br>
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share and change it. By contrast, the GNU General Public Licenses are
intended to guarantee your freedom to share and change free software&ndash;to
make sure the software is free for all its users.
</p>
<p>This license, the Lesser General Public License, applies to some
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Software Foundation and other authors who decide to use it. You can use
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Next: <a href="#Function-Index" accesskey="n" rel="next">Function Index</a>, Previous: <a href="#License" accesskey="p" rel="prev">License</a>, Up: <a href="#Top" accesskey="u" rel="up">Top</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Function-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
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<h2 class="appendix">Appendix B Configuration File Grammar</h2>
<p>Below is the BNF grammar for configuration files. Comments and include
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<div class="example">
<pre class="example">&lt;configuration&gt; ::=
&lt;setting-list&gt;
| &lt;empty&gt;
&lt;setting-list&gt; ::=
&lt;setting&gt;
| &lt;setting-list&gt; &lt;setting&gt;
&lt;setting&gt; ::=
&lt;name&gt; ( &quot;:&quot; | &quot;=&quot; ) &lt;value&gt; ( &quot;;&quot; | &quot;,&quot; | &lt;empty&gt; )
&lt;value&gt; ::=
&lt;scalar-value&gt;
| &lt;array&gt;
| &lt;list&gt;
| &lt;group&gt;
&lt;value-list&gt; ::=
&lt;value&gt;
| &lt;value-list&gt; &quot;,&quot; &lt;value&gt;
| &lt;value-list&gt; &quot;,&quot;
&lt;scalar-value&gt; ::=
&lt;boolean&gt;
| &lt;integer&gt;
| &lt;integer64&gt;
| &lt;hex&gt;
| &lt;hex64&gt;
| &lt;float&gt;
| &lt;string&gt;
&lt;scalar-value-list&gt; ::=
&lt;scalar-value&gt;
| &lt;scalar-value-list&gt; &quot;,&quot; &lt;scalar-value&gt;
| &lt;scalar-value-list&gt; &quot;,&quot;
&lt;array&gt; ::=
&quot;[&quot; ( &lt;scalar-value-list&gt; | &lt;empty&gt; ) &quot;]&quot;
&lt;list&gt; ::=
&quot;(&quot; ( &lt;value-list&gt; | &lt;empty&gt; ) &quot;)&quot;
&lt;group&gt; ::=
&quot;{&quot; ( &lt;setting-list&gt; | &lt;empty&gt; ) &quot;}&quot;
&lt;empty&gt; ::=
</pre></div>
<br>
<br>
<p>Terminals are defined below as regular expressions:
</p><br>
<table>
<tr><td width="20%"><code>&lt;boolean&gt;</code></td><td width="80%"><code>([Tt][Rr][Uu][Ee])|([Ff][Aa][Ll][Ss][Ee])</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="20%"><code>&lt;string&gt;</code></td><td width="80%"><code>\&quot;([^\&quot;\\]|\\.)*\&quot;</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="20%"><code>&lt;name&gt;</code></td><td width="80%"><code>[A-Za-z\*][-A-Za-z0-9_\*]*</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="20%"><code>&lt;integer&gt;</code></td><td width="80%"><code>[-+]?[0-9]+</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="20%"><code>&lt;integer64&gt;</code></td><td width="80%"><code>[-+]?[0-9]+L(L)?</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="20%"><code>&lt;hex&gt;</code></td><td width="80%"><code>0[Xx][0-9A-Fa-f]+</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="20%"><code>&lt;hex64&gt;</code></td><td width="80%"><code>0[Xx][0-9A-Fa-f]+(L(L)?)?</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="20%"><code>&lt;float&gt;</code></td><td width="80%"><code>([-+]?([0-9]*)?\.[0-9]*([eE][-+]?[0-9]+)?)|([-+]([0-9]+)(\.[0-9]*)?[eE][-+]?[0-9]+)</code></td></tr>
</table>
<br>
<p>Note that adjacent strings are automatically concatenated. Non-printable
characters can be represented within strings using a sequence &lsquo;<samp>\xx</samp>&rsquo;,
representing the ASCII value as two hex digits.
</p>
<hr>
<a name="Function-Index"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#Type-Index" accesskey="n" rel="next">Type Index</a>, Previous: <a href="#Configuration-File-Grammar" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Configuration File Grammar</a>, Up: <a href="#Top" accesskey="u" rel="up">Top</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Function-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
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<a name="Function-Index-1"></a>
<h2 class="unnumbered">Function Index</h2>
<table><tr><th valign="top">Jump to: &nbsp; </th><td><a class="summary-letter" href="#Function-Index_fn_symbol-1"><b>~</b></a>
&nbsp;
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<a class="summary-letter" href="#Function-Index_fn_letter-A"><b>A</b></a>
&nbsp;
<a class="summary-letter" href="#Function-Index_fn_letter-B"><b>B</b></a>
&nbsp;
<a class="summary-letter" href="#Function-Index_fn_letter-C"><b>C</b></a>
&nbsp;
<a class="summary-letter" href="#Function-Index_fn_letter-E"><b>E</b></a>
&nbsp;
<a class="summary-letter" href="#Function-Index_fn_letter-F"><b>F</b></a>
&nbsp;
<a class="summary-letter" href="#Function-Index_fn_letter-G"><b>G</b></a>
&nbsp;
<a class="summary-letter" href="#Function-Index_fn_letter-I"><b>I</b></a>
&nbsp;
<a class="summary-letter" href="#Function-Index_fn_letter-L"><b>L</b></a>
&nbsp;
<a class="summary-letter" href="#Function-Index_fn_letter-O"><b>O</b></a>
&nbsp;
<a class="summary-letter" href="#Function-Index_fn_letter-P"><b>P</b></a>
&nbsp;
<a class="summary-letter" href="#Function-Index_fn_letter-R"><b>R</b></a>
&nbsp;
<a class="summary-letter" href="#Function-Index_fn_letter-S"><b>S</b></a>
&nbsp;
<a class="summary-letter" href="#Function-Index_fn_letter-W"><b>W</b></a>
&nbsp;
</td></tr></table>
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<tr><td></td><th align="left">Index Entry</th><td>&nbsp;</td><th align="left"> Section</th></tr>
<tr><td colspan="4"> <hr></td></tr>
<tr><th><a name="Function-Index_fn_symbol-1">~</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-_007eConfig-on-Config"><code>~Config on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="4"> <hr></td></tr>
<tr><th><a name="Function-Index_fn_letter-A">A</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-add-on-Setting"><code>add on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-add-on-Setting-1"><code>add on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-add-on-Setting-2"><code>add on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="4"> <hr></td></tr>
<tr><th><a name="Function-Index_fn_letter-B">B</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-begin-on-Setting"><code>begin on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-begin-on-Setting-1"><code>begin on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="4"> <hr></td></tr>
<tr><th><a name="Function-Index_fn_letter-C">C</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-clear-on-Config"><code>clear on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-Config-on-Config"><code>Config on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fclear"><code>config_clear</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fdestroy"><code>config_destroy</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005ferror_005ffile"><code>config_error_file</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005ferror_005fline"><code>config_error_line</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005ferror_005ftext"><code>config_error_text</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005ferror_005ftype"><code>config_error_type</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fget_005fauto_005fconvert"><code>config_get_auto_convert</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fget_005fdefault_005fformat"><code>config_get_default_format</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fget_005ffloat_005fprecision_0028config_005ft-_002aconfig_0029"><code>config_get_float_precision(<span class="nolinebreak">config_t</span>&nbsp;*<var>config</var><!-- /@w -->)</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fget_005fhook"><code>config_get_hook</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fget_005finclude_005fdir"><code>config_get_include_dir</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fget_005foption"><code>config_get_option</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fget_005foptions"><code>config_get_options</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fget_005ftab_005fwidth"><code>config_get_tab_width</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005finit"><code>config_init</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005flookup"><code>config_lookup</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005flookup_005fbool"><code>config_lookup_bool</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005flookup_005ffloat"><code>config_lookup_float</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005flookup_005fint"><code>config_lookup_int</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005flookup_005fint64"><code>config_lookup_int64</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005flookup_005fstring"><code>config_lookup_string</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fread"><code>config_read</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fread_005ffile"><code>config_read_file</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fread_005fstring"><code>config_read_string</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005froot_005fsetting"><code>config_root_setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005fadd"><code>config_setting_add</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005fget_005fbool"><code>config_setting_get_bool</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005fget_005fbool_005felem"><code>config_setting_get_bool_elem</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005fget_005felem"><code>config_setting_get_elem</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005fget_005ffloat"><code>config_setting_get_float</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005fget_005ffloat_005felem"><code>config_setting_get_float_elem</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005fget_005fformat"><code>config_setting_get_format</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005fget_005fhook"><code>config_setting_get_hook</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005fget_005fint"><code>config_setting_get_int</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005fget_005fint64"><code>config_setting_get_int64</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005fget_005fint64_005felem"><code>config_setting_get_int64_elem</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005fget_005fint_005felem"><code>config_setting_get_int_elem</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005fget_005fmember"><code>config_setting_get_member</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005fget_005fstring"><code>config_setting_get_string</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005fget_005fstring_005felem"><code>config_setting_get_string_elem</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005findex"><code>config_setting_index</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005fis_005faggregate"><code>config_setting_is_aggregate</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005fis_005farray"><code>config_setting_is_array</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005fis_005fgroup"><code>config_setting_is_group</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005fis_005flist"><code>config_setting_is_list</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005fis_005fnumber"><code>config_setting_is_number</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005fis_005froot"><code>config_setting_is_root</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005fis_005fscalar"><code>config_setting_is_scalar</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005flength"><code>config_setting_length</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005flookup"><code>config_setting_lookup</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005flookup_005fbool"><code>config_setting_lookup_bool</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005flookup_005ffloat"><code>config_setting_lookup_float</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005flookup_005fint"><code>config_setting_lookup_int</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005flookup_005fint64"><code>config_setting_lookup_int64</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005flookup_005fstring"><code>config_setting_lookup_string</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005fname"><code>config_setting_name</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005fparent"><code>config_setting_parent</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005fremove"><code>config_setting_remove</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005fremove_005felem"><code>config_setting_remove_elem</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005fset_005fbool"><code>config_setting_set_bool</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005fset_005fbool_005felem"><code>config_setting_set_bool_elem</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005fset_005ffloat"><code>config_setting_set_float</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005fset_005ffloat_005felem"><code>config_setting_set_float_elem</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005fset_005fformat"><code>config_setting_set_format</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005fset_005fhook"><code>config_setting_set_hook</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005fset_005fint"><code>config_setting_set_int</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005fset_005fint64"><code>config_setting_set_int64</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005fset_005fint64_005felem"><code>config_setting_set_int64_elem</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005fset_005fint_005felem"><code>config_setting_set_int_elem</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005fset_005fstring"><code>config_setting_set_string</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005fset_005fstring_005felem"><code>config_setting_set_string_elem</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005fsource_005ffile"><code>config_setting_source_file</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005fsource_005fline"><code>config_setting_source_line</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005ftype"><code>config_setting_type</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fset_005fauto_005fconvert"><code>config_set_auto_convert</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fset_005fdefault_005fformat"><code>config_set_default_format</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fset_005fdestructor"><code>config_set_destructor</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fset_005ffloat_005fprecision_0028config_005ft-_002aconfig_002c"><code>config_set_float_precision(<span class="nolinebreak">config_t</span>&nbsp;*<var>config</var><!-- /@w -->,</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fset_005fhook"><code>config_set_hook</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fset_005finclude_005fdir"><code>config_set_include_dir</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fset_005finclude_005ffunc"><code>config_set_include_func</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fset_005foption"><code>config_set_option</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fset_005foptions"><code>config_set_options</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fset_005ftab_005fwidth"><code>config_set_tab_width</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fwrite"><code>config_write</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fwrite_005ffile"><code>config_write_file</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-c_005fstr-on-Setting"><code>c_str on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
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<tr><th><a name="Function-Index_fn_letter-E">E</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-end-on-Setting"><code>end on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-end-on-Setting-1"><code>end on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-evaluateIncludePath-on-Config"><code>evaluateIncludePath on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-exists-on-Config"><code>exists on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-exists-on-Config-1"><code>exists on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-exists-on-Setting"><code>exists on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-exists-on-Setting-1"><code>exists on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
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<tr><th><a name="Function-Index_fn_letter-F">F</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-func"><code>func</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="4"> <hr></td></tr>
<tr><th><a name="Function-Index_fn_letter-G">G</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-getAutoConvert-on-Config"><code>getAutoConvert on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-getDefaultFormat-on-Config"><code>getDefaultFormat on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-getError-on-ParseException"><code>getError on ParseException</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-getFile-on-ParseException"><code>getFile on ParseException</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-getFloatPrecision-on-Config"><code>getFloatPrecision on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-getFormat-on-Setting"><code>getFormat on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-getIncludeDir-on-Config"><code>getIncludeDir on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-getIndex-on-Setting"><code>getIndex on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-getLength-on-Setting"><code>getLength on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-getLine-on-ParseException"><code>getLine on ParseException</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-getName-on-Setting"><code>getName on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-getOption-on-Config"><code>getOption on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-getOptions-on-Config"><code>getOptions on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-getParent-on-Setting"><code>getParent on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-getPath-on-Setting"><code>getPath on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-getPath-on-SettingException"><code>getPath on SettingException</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-getRoot-on-Config"><code>getRoot on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-getSourceFile-on-Setting"><code>getSourceFile on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-getSourceLine-on-Setting"><code>getSourceLine on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-getTabWidth-on-Config"><code>getTabWidth on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-getType-on-Setting"><code>getType on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="4"> <hr></td></tr>
<tr><th><a name="Function-Index_fn_letter-I">I</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-isAggregate-on-Setting"><code>isAggregate on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-isArray-on-Setting"><code>isArray on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-isGroup-on-Setting"><code>isGroup on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-isList-on-Setting"><code>isList on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-isNumber-on-Setting"><code>isNumber on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-isRoot-on-Setting"><code>isRoot on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-isScalar-on-Setting"><code>isScalar on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="4"> <hr></td></tr>
<tr><th><a name="Function-Index_fn_letter-L">L</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-LIBCONFIGXX_005fVER_005fMAJOR"><code>LIBCONFIGXX_VER_MAJOR</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#Version-Test-Macros">Version Test Macros</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-LIBCONFIGXX_005fVER_005fMINOR"><code>LIBCONFIGXX_VER_MINOR</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#Version-Test-Macros">Version Test Macros</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-LIBCONFIGXX_005fVER_005fREVISION"><code>LIBCONFIGXX_VER_REVISION</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#Version-Test-Macros">Version Test Macros</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-LIBCONFIG_005fVER_005fMAJOR"><code>LIBCONFIG_VER_MAJOR</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#Version-Test-Macros">Version Test Macros</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-LIBCONFIG_005fVER_005fMINOR"><code>LIBCONFIG_VER_MINOR</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#Version-Test-Macros">Version Test Macros</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-LIBCONFIG_005fVER_005fREVISION"><code>LIBCONFIG_VER_REVISION</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#Version-Test-Macros">Version Test Macros</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-lookup-on-Config"><code>lookup on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-lookup-on-Config-1"><code>lookup on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-lookup-on-Setting"><code>lookup on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-lookup-on-Setting-1"><code>lookup on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-lookupValue-on-Config"><code>lookupValue on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-lookupValue-on-Config-1"><code>lookupValue on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-lookupValue-on-Config-2"><code>lookupValue on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-lookupValue-on-Config-3"><code>lookupValue on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-lookupValue-on-Config-4"><code>lookupValue on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-lookupValue-on-Config-5"><code>lookupValue on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-lookupValue-on-Config-6"><code>lookupValue on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-lookupValue-on-Config-7"><code>lookupValue on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-lookupValue-on-Config-8"><code>lookupValue on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-lookupValue-on-Config-9"><code>lookupValue on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-lookupValue-on-Config-10"><code>lookupValue on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-lookupValue-on-Config-11"><code>lookupValue on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-lookupValue-on-Config-12"><code>lookupValue on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-lookupValue-on-Config-13"><code>lookupValue on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-lookupValue-on-Config-14"><code>lookupValue on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-lookupValue-on-Config-15"><code>lookupValue on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-lookupValue-on-Setting"><code>lookupValue on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-lookupValue-on-Setting-1"><code>lookupValue on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-lookupValue-on-Setting-2"><code>lookupValue on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-lookupValue-on-Setting-3"><code>lookupValue on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-lookupValue-on-Setting-4"><code>lookupValue on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-lookupValue-on-Setting-5"><code>lookupValue on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-lookupValue-on-Setting-6"><code>lookupValue on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-lookupValue-on-Setting-7"><code>lookupValue on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-lookupValue-on-Setting-8"><code>lookupValue on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-lookupValue-on-Setting-9"><code>lookupValue on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-lookupValue-on-Setting-10"><code>lookupValue on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-lookupValue-on-Setting-11"><code>lookupValue on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-lookupValue-on-Setting-12"><code>lookupValue on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-lookupValue-on-Setting-13"><code>lookupValue on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-lookupValue-on-Setting-14"><code>lookupValue on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-lookupValue-on-Setting-15"><code>lookupValue on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-lookupValue-on-Setting-16"><code>lookupValue on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-lookupValue-on-Setting-17"><code>lookupValue on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="4"> <hr></td></tr>
<tr><th><a name="Function-Index_fn_letter-O">O</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-operator-bool-_0028_0029-on-Setting"><code>operator bool () on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-operator-const-char-_002a-_0028_0029-on-Setting"><code>operator const char * () on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-operator-double-_0028_0029-on-Setting"><code>operator double () on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-operator-float-_0028_0029-on-Setting"><code>operator float () on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-operator-int-_0028_0029-on-Setting"><code>operator int () on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-operator-long-_0028_0029-on-Setting"><code>operator long () on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-operator-long-long-_0028_0029-on-Setting"><code>operator long long () on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-operator-std_003a_003astring-_0028_0029-on-Setting"><code>operator std::string () on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-operator-unsigned-int-_0028_0029-on-Setting"><code>operator unsigned int () on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-operator-unsigned-long-_0028_0029-on-Setting"><code>operator unsigned long () on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-operator-unsigned-long-long-_0028_0029-on-Setting"><code>operator unsigned long long () on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-operator_003d-on-Setting"><code>operator= on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-operator_003d-on-Setting-1"><code>operator= on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-operator_003d-on-Setting-2"><code>operator= on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-operator_003d-on-Setting-3"><code>operator= on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-operator_003d-on-Setting-4"><code>operator= on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-operator_003d-on-Setting-5"><code>operator= on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-operator_003d-on-Setting-6"><code>operator= on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-operator_003d-on-Setting-7"><code>operator= on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-operator_005b_005d-on-Setting"><code>operator[] on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-operator_005b_005d-on-Setting-1"><code>operator[] on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-operator_005b_005d-on-Setting-2"><code>operator[] on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="4"> <hr></td></tr>
<tr><th><a name="Function-Index_fn_letter-P">P</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-ParseException-on-ParseException"><code>ParseException on ParseException</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="4"> <hr></td></tr>
<tr><th><a name="Function-Index_fn_letter-R">R</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-read-on-Config"><code>read on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-readFile-on-Config"><code>readFile on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-readString-on-Config"><code>readString on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-readString-on-Config-1"><code>readString on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-remove-on-Setting"><code>remove on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-remove-on-Setting-1"><code>remove on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-remove-on-Setting-2"><code>remove on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
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<tr><th><a name="Function-Index_fn_letter-S">S</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-setAutoConvert-on-Config"><code>setAutoConvert on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-setDefaultFormat-on-Config"><code>setDefaultFormat on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-setFloatPrecision-on-Config"><code>setFloatPrecision on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-setFormat-on-Setting"><code>setFormat on Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-setIncludeDir-on-Config"><code>setIncludeDir on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-setOption-on-Config"><code>setOption on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-setOptions-on-Config"><code>setOptions on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-setTabWidth-on-Config"><code>setTabWidth on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-SettingNameException-on-SettingNameException"><code>SettingNameException on SettingNameException</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-SettingNotFoundException-on-SettingNotFoundException"><code>SettingNotFoundException on SettingNotFoundException</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-SettingNotFoundException-on-SettingNotFoundException-1"><code>SettingNotFoundException on SettingNotFoundException</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-SettingNotFoundException-on-SettingNotFoundException-2"><code>SettingNotFoundException on SettingNotFoundException</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-SettingTypeException-on-SettingTypeException"><code>SettingTypeException on SettingTypeException</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-SettingTypeException-on-SettingTypeException-1"><code>SettingTypeException on SettingTypeException</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-SettingTypeException-on-SettingTypeException-2"><code>SettingTypeException on SettingTypeException</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
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<tr><th><a name="Function-Index_fn_letter-W">W</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-write-on-Config"><code>write on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-writeFile-on-Config"><code>writeFile on Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
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<tr><th><a name="Type-Index_tp_letter-C">C</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-Config"><code>Config</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-Config_003a_003aOption"><code>Config::Option</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-ConfigException"><code>ConfigException</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005ferror_005ft"><code>config_error_t</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005finclude_005ffn_005ft"><code>config_include_fn_t</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005fsetting_005ft"><code>config_setting_t</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-config_005ft"><code>config_t</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
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<tr><th><a name="Type-Index_tp_letter-F">F</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-FileIOException"><code>FileIOException</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
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<tr><th><a name="Type-Index_tp_letter-P">P</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-ParseException"><code>ParseException</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
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<tr><th><a name="Type-Index_tp_letter-S">S</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-Setting"><code>Setting</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-Setting_003a_003aFormat"><code>Setting::Format</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-Setting_003a_003aType"><code>Setting::Type</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-SettingException"><code>SettingException</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-SettingFormat"><code>SettingFormat</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-SettingNameException"><code>SettingNameException</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-SettingNotFoundException"><code>SettingNotFoundException</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-SettingTypeException"><code>SettingTypeException</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C_002b_002b-API">The C++ API</a></td></tr>
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<a class="summary-letter" href="#Concept-Index_cp_letter-U"><b>U</b></a>
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<tr><th><a name="Concept-Index_cp_letter-A">A</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-aggregate-value">aggregate value</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-array">array</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#Configuration-Files">Configuration Files</a></td></tr>
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<tr><th><a name="Concept-Index_cp_letter-C">C</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-comment">comment</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#Comments">Comments</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-configuration">configuration</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#Configuration-Files">Configuration Files</a></td></tr>
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<tr><th><a name="Concept-Index_cp_letter-D">D</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-destructor-function">destructor function</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
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<tr><th><a name="Concept-Index_cp_letter-E">E</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-escape-sequence">escape sequence</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#String-Values">String Values</a></td></tr>
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<tr><th><a name="Concept-Index_cp_letter-F">F</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-format">format</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
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<tr><th><a name="Concept-Index_cp_letter-G">G</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-group">group</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#Configuration-Files">Configuration Files</a></td></tr>
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<tr><th><a name="Concept-Index_cp_letter-H">H</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-hook">hook</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-hook-1">hook</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#The-C-API">The C API</a></td></tr>
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<tr><th><a name="Concept-Index_cp_letter-I">I</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-include-directive">include directive</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#Include-Directives">Include Directives</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-include-function">include function</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#Include-Directives">Include Directives</a></td></tr>
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<tr><th><a name="Concept-Index_cp_letter-L">L</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-list">list</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#Configuration-Files">Configuration Files</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-locale">locale</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#Internationalization-Issues">Internationalization Issues</a></td></tr>
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<tr><th><a name="Concept-Index_cp_letter-P">P</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-path">path</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#Configuration-Files">Configuration Files</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-pkg_002dconfig">pkg-config</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#Compiling-Using-pkg_002dconfig">Compiling Using pkg-config</a></td></tr>
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<tr><th><a name="Concept-Index_cp_letter-S">S</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-scalar-value">scalar value</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#Configuration-Files">Configuration Files</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-setting">setting</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#Configuration-Files">Configuration Files</a></td></tr>
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<tr><th><a name="Concept-Index_cp_letter-U">U</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-Unicode">Unicode</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#Internationalization-Issues">Internationalization Issues</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-UTF_002d8">UTF-8</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#Internationalization-Issues">Internationalization Issues</a></td></tr>
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<tr><th><a name="Concept-Index_cp_letter-V">V</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-value">value</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#Configuration-Files">Configuration Files</a></td></tr>
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<a class="summary-letter" href="#Concept-Index_cp_letter-P"><b>P</b></a>
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<a class="summary-letter" href="#Concept-Index_cp_letter-S"><b>S</b></a>
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<a class="summary-letter" href="#Concept-Index_cp_letter-U"><b>U</b></a>
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