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libconfig-1.4.9/examples/c++/example2.cpp
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/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
   libconfig - A library for processing structured configuration files
 
   Copyright (C) 2005-2010  Mark A Lindner
 

	
 
   This file is part of libconfig.
 

	
 
   This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 
   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 
   as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of
 
   the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 

	
 
   This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
 
   WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 
   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 
   Lesser General Public License for more details.
 

	
 
   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
 
   License along with this library; if not, see
 
   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
*/
 

	
 
#include <iostream>
 
#include <iomanip>
 
#include <cstdlib>
 
#include <libconfig.h++>
 

	
 
using namespace std;
 
using namespace libconfig;
 

	
 
// This example reads the configuration file 'example.cfg', adds a new
 
// movie record to the movies list, and writes the updated configuration to
 
// 'updated.cfg'.
 

	
 
int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
{
 
  static const char *output_file = "updated.cfg";
 

	
 
  Config cfg;
 

	
 
  // Read the file. If there is an error, report it and exit.
 
  try
 
  {
 
    cfg.readFile("example.cfg");
 
  }
 
  catch(const FileIOException &fioex)
 
  {
 
    std::cerr << "I/O error while reading file." << std::endl;
 
    return(EXIT_FAILURE);
 
  }
 
  catch(const ParseException &pex)
 
  {
 
    std::cerr << "Parse error at " << pex.getFile() << ":" << pex.getLine()
 
              << " - " << pex.getError() << std::endl;
 
    return(EXIT_FAILURE);
 
  }
 

	
 
  // Find the 'movies' setting. Add intermediate settings if they don't yet
 
  // exist.
 
  Setting &root = cfg.getRoot();
 

	
 
  if(! root.exists("inventory"))
 
    root.add("inventory", Setting::TypeGroup);
 

	
 
  Setting &inventory = root["inventory"];
 

	
 
  if(! inventory.exists("movies"))
 
    inventory.add("movies", Setting::TypeList);
 

	
 
  Setting &movies = inventory["movies"];
 

	
 
  // Create the new movie entry.
 
  Setting &movie = movies.add(Setting::TypeGroup);
 

	
 
  movie.add("title", Setting::TypeString) = "Buckaroo Banzai";
 
  movie.add("media", Setting::TypeString) = "DVD";
 
  movie.add("price", Setting::TypeFloat) = 12.99;
 
  movie.add("qty", Setting::TypeInt) = 20;
 

	
 
  // Write out the updated configuration.
 
  try
 
  {
 
    cfg.writeFile(output_file);
 
    cerr << "Updated configuration successfully written to: " << output_file
 
         << endl;
 

	
 
  }
 
  catch(const FileIOException &fioex)
 
  {
 
    cerr << "I/O error while writing file: " << output_file << endl;
 
    return(EXIT_FAILURE);
 
  }
 

	
 
  return(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 
}
 

	
 
// eof