IniFileIO 1.4.0.6028

IniFileIO

.NET object class for handling creation, reading, and writing of INI Files.

Features:

• Full read/write/creation support.
• Easy to use: most operations can be done with a single line of code.
• Supports comments at the section and key level.
• Supports implied and manual ordering of sections and keys.
• Full intellisense comments included.

Important Notice

The save operation will refactor existing INI files according to the object's style logic (which should be pretty standard).

Usage Example

Assuming the following contents for "MyFile.ini".

[Section 1]
Key1=This value
Key2=That value

[Section 2]
Key1=Section key
Another key=Here

Sample in VB.NET

Dim iniTest As New IniFileIO.IniFile("MyFile.ini")

With iniTest

    ' value1 is set to 'This value'.
    Dim value1 As String = .GetKeyValue("Section 1", "Key1")

    ' value2 is set to 'That value'.
    Dim value2 As String = .GetKeyValue("Section 1", "Key2",
                                        defaultValue:="n/a")

    ' value3 is set to 'n/a'.
    Dim value3 As String = .GetKeyValue("Section 1", "Key3",
                                        defaultValue:="n/a")

    If value3 = "n/a" Then
        value3 = "This and That value"
    End If

    .SetKeyData("Section 1", "Key2",
                value:=value2 & "-updated")

    ' Default behavior is to create if the path doesn't exist.
    ' 'Key3' will be added to 'Section 1'.
    .SetKeyData("Section 1", "Key3",
                value:=value3)


    ' 'Key3' does not exist in 'Section 2' and the option to
    ' automatically create is disabled.
    .SetKeyData("Section 2", "Key3",
                value:="Will not be created.",
                createIfNotExist:=False)


    ' 'New Section' and the specified keys will be created.
    .SetKeyData("New Section", "New Key 1",
                value:="Created key 1",
                comments:="This key did not previously exist.")

    .SetKeyData("New Section", "New Key 2",
                value:="Created key 2",
                comments:="This key didn't exist either.")

    ' Update the comments on the newly created section.
    .SetSectionData("New Section",
                    comments:="This section was created on the fly.")

    ' Push all changes.
    .SaveFile()

End With

New contents of "MyFile.ini".

[Section 1]
Key1=This value
Key2=That value-updated
Key3=This and That value


[Section 2]
Key1=Section key
Another key=Here


; This section was created on the fly.
[New Section]

; This key did not previously exist.
New Key 1=Created key 1

; This key didn't exist either.
New Key 2=Created key 2