=head1 NAME
Glib::KeyFile - Parser for .ini-like files
=cut
=for position SYNOPSIS
=head1 SYNOPSIS
use Glib;
$data .= $_ while (<DATA>);
$f = Glib::KeyFile->new;
$f->load_from_data($data);
if ($f->has_group('Main') && $f->has_key('Main', 'someotherkey')) {
$val = $f->get_integer('Main', 'someotherkey');
print $val . "\n";
}
0;
__DATA__
# a comment
[MainSection]
somekey=somevalue
someotherkey=42
someboolkey=true
listkey=1;1;2;3;5;8;13;21
localekey=Good Morning
localekey[it]=Buon giorno
localekey[es]=Buenas dias
localekey[fr]=Bonjour
=for position DESCRIPTION
=head1 DESCRIPTION
B<Glib::KeyFile> lets you parse, edit or create files containing groups of
key-value pairs, which we call key files for lack of a better name. Several
freedesktop.org specifications use key files now, e.g the Desktop Entry
Specification and the Icon Theme Specification.
The syntax of key files is described in detail in the Desktop Entry
Specification, here is a quick summary: Key files consists of groups of
key-value pairs, interspersed with comments.
=cut
=for object Glib::KeyFile Parser for .ini-like files
=cut
=head1 METHODS
=head2 keyfile = Glib::KeyFile-E<gt>B<new>
=head2 boolean = $key_file->B<get_boolean> ($group_name, $key)
=over
=item * $group_name (string)
=item * $key (string)
=back
Retrieves a boolean value from $key inside $group_name.
May croak with a L<Glib::Error> in $@ on failure.
=head2 list = $key_file->B<get_boolean_list> ($group_name, $key)
=over
=item * $group_name (string)
=item * $key (string)
=back
Retrieves a list of booleans from $key inside $group_name.
May croak with a L<Glib::Error> in $@ on failure.
=head2 $key_file-E<gt>B<set_boolean_list> ($group_name, $key, ...)
=over
=item * $group_name (string)
=item * $key (string)
=item * ... (list) list of booleans
=back
Sets a list of booleans in $key inside $group_name. If $key cannot be found
then it is created. If $group_name cannot be found then it is created.
=head2 $key_file-E<gt>B<set_boolean> ($group_name, $key, $value)
=over
=item * $group_name (string)
=item * $key (string)
=item * $value (boolean)
=back
Sets a boolean value to $key inside $group_name.
If $key is not found, it is created.
=head2 string = $key_file-E<gt>B<get_comment> ($group_name=undef, $key=undef)
=over
=item * $group_name (string or undef)
=item * $key (string or undef)
=back
Retreives a comment above $key from $group_name. If $key is undef then
$comment will be read from above $group_name. If both $key and $group_name
are undef, then $comment will be read from above the first group in the file.
May croak with a L<Glib::Error> in $@ on failure.
=head2 $key_file-E<gt>B<set_comment> ($group_name, $key, $comment)
=over
=item * $group_name (string or undef)
=item * $key (string or undef)
=item * $comment (string)
=back
Places a comment above $key from $group_name. If $key is undef then $comment
will be written above $group_name. If both $key and $group_name are undef,
then $comment will be written above the first group in the file.
May croak with a L<Glib::Error> in $@ on failure.
=head2 double = $key_file-E<gt>B<get_double> ($group_name, $key)
=over
=item * $group_name (string)
=item * $key (string)
=back
Retrieves a double value from $key inside $group_name.
May croak with a L<Glib::Error> in $@ on failure.
Since: glib 2.12
=head2 list = $key_file->B<get_double_list> ($group_name, $key)
=over
=item * $group_name (string)
=item * $key (string)
=back
Retrieves a list of doubles from $key inside $group_name.
May croak with a L<Glib::Error> in $@ on failure.
Since: glib 2.12
=head2 $key_file-E<gt>B<set_double_list> ($group_name, $key, ...)
=over
=item * $group_name (string)
=item * $key (string)
=item * ... (list) list of doubles
=back
Sets a list of doubles in $key inside $group_name. If $key cannot be found
then it is created. If $group_name cannot be found then it is created.
Since: glib 2.12
=head2 $key_file-E<gt>B<set_double> ($group_name, $key, $value)
=over
=item * $group_name (string)
=item * $key (string)
=item * $value (double)
=back
Sets a double value to $key inside $group_name.
If $key is not found, it is created.
Since: glib 2.12
=head2 list = $key_file->B<get_groups>
Returns the list of groups inside the key_file.
=head2 boolean = $key_file-E<gt>B<has_group> ($group_name)
=over
=item * $group_name (string)
=back
Checks whether $group_name is present in $key_file.
=head2 boolean = $key_file-E<gt>B<has_key> ($group_name, $key)
=over
=item * $group_name (string)
=item * $key (string)
=back
Checks whether $group_name has $key in it.
May croak with a L<Glib::Error> in $@ on failure.
=head2 integer = $key_file->B<get_integer> ($group_name, $key)
=over
=item * $group_name (string)
=item * $key (string)
=back
Retrieves an integer value from $key inside $group_name.
May croak with a L<Glib::Error> in $@ on failure.
=head2 list = $key_file->B<get_integer_list> ($group_name, $key)
=over
=item * $group_name (string)
=item * $key (string)
=back
Retrieves a list of integers from $key inside $group_name.
May croak with a L<Glib::Error> in $@ on failure.
=head2 $key_file-E<gt>B<set_integer_list> ($group_name, $key, ...)
=over
=item * $group_name (string)
=item * $key (string)
=item * ... (list) list of integers
=back
Sets a list of doubles in $key inside $group_name. If $key cannot be found
then it is created. If $group_name cannot be found then it is created.
=head2 $key_file-E<gt>B<set_integer> ($group_name, $key, $value)
=over
=item * $group_name (string)
=item * $key (string)
=item * $value (integer)
=back
Sets an integer value to $key inside $group_name.
If $key is not found, it is created.
=head2 list = $key_file->B<get_keys> ($group_name)
=over
=item * $group_name (string)
=back
Returns the list of keys inside a group of the key file.
May croak with a L<Glib::Error> in $@ on failure.
=head2 $key_file-E<gt>B<set_list_separator> ($separator)
=over
=item * $separator (string)
=back
Sets the list separator character.
=head2 boolean = $key_file-E<gt>B<load_from_data> ($buf, $flags)
=over
=item * $buf (scalar)
=item * $flags (Glib::KeyFileFlags)
=back
Parses a string containing a key file structure.
May croak with a L<Glib::Error> in $@ on failure.
=head2 boolean = $key_file->B<load_from_data_dirs> ($file, $flags)
=head2 (boolean, scalar) = $key_file->B<load_from_data_dirs> ($file, $flags)
=over
=item * $file (string)
=item * $flags (Glib::KeyFileFlags)
=back
Parses a key file, searching for it inside the data directories.
In scalar context, it returns a boolean value (true on success, false otherwise);
in array context, it returns a boolean value and the full path of the file.
May croak with a L<Glib::Error> in $@ on failure.
=head2 boolean = $key_file->B<load_from_dirs> ($file, $flags, @search_dirs)
=head2 (boolean, scalar) = $key_file->B<load_from_dirs> ($file, $flags, @search_dirs)
=over
=item * $file (string)
=item * $flags (Glib::KeyFileFlags)
=item * ... (list)
=back
Parses a key file, searching for it inside the specified directories.
In scalar context, it returns a boolean value (true on success, false otherwise);
in array context, it returns a boolean value and the full path of the file.
May croak with a L<Glib::Error> in $@ on failure.
Since: glib 2.14
=head2 boolean = $key_file-E<gt>B<load_from_file> ($file, $flags)
=over
=item * $file (string)
=item * $flags (Glib::KeyFileFlags)
=back
Parses a key file.
May croak with a L<Glib::Error> in $@ on failure.
=head2 string = $key_file-E<gt>B<get_locale_string> ($group_name, $key, $locale=undef)
=over
=item * $group_name (string)
=item * $key (string)
=item * $locale (string or undef)
=back
Returns the value associated with $key under $group_name translated in the
given $locale if available. If $locale is undef then the current locale is
assumed.
May croak with a L<Glib::Error> in $@ on failure.
=head2 list = $key_file-E<gt>B<get_locale_string_list> ($group_name, $key, $locale)
=over
=item * $group_name (string)
=item * $key (string)
=item * $locale (string)
=back
May croak with a L<Glib::Error> in $@ on failure.
=head2 $key_file-E<gt>B<set_locale_string_list> ($group_name, $key, $locale, ...)
=over
=item * $group_name (string)
=item * $key (string)
=item * $locale (string)
=item * ... (list)
=back
Associates a list of string values for $key and $locale under $group_name.
If the translation for $key cannot be found then it is created.
=head2 $key_file-E<gt>B<set_locale_string> ($group_name, $key, $locale, $string)
=over
=item * $group_name (string)
=item * $key (string)
=item * $locale (string)
=item * $string (string)
=back
=head2 $key_file-E<gt>B<remove_comment> ($group_name=undef, $key=undef)
=over
=item * $group_name (string or undef)
=item * $key (string or undef)
=back
Removes a comment from a group in a key file. If $key is undef, the comment
will be removed from above $group_name. If both $key and $group_name are
undef, the comment will be removed from the top of the key file.
May croak with a L<Glib::Error> in $@ on failure.
=head2 $key_file-E<gt>B<remove_group> ($group_name)
=over
=item * $group_name (string)
=back
Removes a group from a key file.
May croak with a L<Glib::Error> in $@ on failure.
=head2 $key_file-E<gt>B<remove_key> ($group_name, $key)
=over
=item * $group_name (string)
=item * $key (string)
=back
Removes a key from $group_name.
May croak with a L<Glib::Error> in $@ on failure.
=head2 string = $key_file-E<gt>B<get_start_group>
Returns the first group inside a key file.
=head2 string = $key_file->B<get_string> ($group_name, $key)
=over
=item * $group_name (string)
=item * $key (string)
=back
Retrieves a string value from $key inside $group_name.
May croak with a L<Glib::Error> in $@ on failure.
=head2 list = $key_file->B<get_string_list> ($group_name, $key)
=over
=item * $group_name (string)
=item * $key (string)
=back
Retrieves a list of strings from $key inside $group_name.
May croak with a L<Glib::Error> in $@ on failure.
=head2 $key_file-E<gt>B<set_string_list> ($group_name, $key, ...)
=over
=item * $group_name (string)
=item * $key (string)
=item * ... (list) list of strings
=back
Sets a list of strings in $key inside $group_name. The strings will be escaped
if contain special characters. If $key cannot be found then it is created. If
$group_name cannot be found then it is created.
=head2 $key_file-E<gt>B<set_string> ($group_name, $key, $value)
=over
=item * $group_name (string)
=item * $key (string)
=item * $value (string)
=back
Sets a string value to $key inside $group_name. The string will be escaped if
it contains special characters.
If $key is not found, it is created.
=head2 string = $key_file-E<gt>B<to_data>
Returns the key file as a string.
May croak with a L<Glib::Error> in $@ on failure.
=head2 string = $key_file-E<gt>B<get_value> ($group_name, $key)
=over
=item * $group_name (string)
=item * $key (string)
=back
Retrieves the literal value of $key inside $group_name.
May croak with a L<Glib::Error> in $@ on failure.
=head2 $key_file-E<gt>B<set_value> ($group_name, $key, $value)
=over
=item * $group_name (string)
=item * $key (string)
=item * $value (string)
=back
Sets the literal value of $key inside $group_name.
If $key cannot be found, it is created.
If $group_name cannot be found, it is created.
=cut
=head1 ENUMS AND FLAGS
=head2 flags Glib::KeyFileFlags
=over
=item * 'none' / 'G_KEY_FILE_NONE'
=item * 'keep-comments' / 'G_KEY_FILE_KEEP_COMMENTS'
=item * 'keep-translations' / 'G_KEY_FILE_KEEP_TRANSLATIONS'
=back
=cut
=head1 SEE ALSO
L<Glib>
=cut
=head1 COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2003-2011 by the gtk2-perl team.
This software is licensed under the LGPL. See L<Glib> for a full notice.
=cut