66.5 My application requires a simple ini file. Is there a easy way to implement this without using any parsing |
Yes. This may not be the most efficient way to read from a ini file but it is a pretty good solution that is easy to maintain. You can use a XML file to store your settings. Use a DataSet to read from it. Consider a simple sample file, config.ini. It has three parameters base_path, update_path and output_file. These will map to columns in the settings datatable.
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// add error handling |
DataSet ds = new DataSet(); |
ds.ReadXml("config.ini", XmlReadMode.Auto); |
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DataTable table = ds.Tables["settings"]; |
DataRow row = table.Rows[0]; |
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string baseFolder = (string)row["base_path"]; |
string updateFolder = (string)row["update_path"]; |
string outputFileName = (string)row["output_file"]; |
You can of course use XmlReader, XmlDocument etc to create and maintain more complex ini files. But this is a quick way to maintain a simple property set. |