java-like properties files (key/value)?

[Markus Dehmann]

Is there a library that supports Java-like .properties files? I have
several settings for each of my classes. So, I want to have a file like
this:

MainClass.numOfLoops = 3232 # the number of loops
MainClass.version = 0.95
OtherClass.readDirectory = /etc/passwd
OtherClass.whatever = true

The library should read and parse this and provide the values in a
global/singleton hash or so. I tried boost::program_options, but there
you have to define exactly which options you are expecting. It's really
for command line options for executables. I want that the user can
define all kinds of keys/values in such a file. Each class should also
be allowed to read its own .properties file. In that case, the
keys/values are only visible for that class.

I should be able to say something like:

double version = properties.get("MainClass.version").toBool();
bool whatever = properties.get("OtherClass.whatever").toDouble();

Thanks!
Markus

[Kai-Uwe Bux]

Markus Dehmann wrote:

Is there a library that supports Java-like .properties files? I have
several settings for each of my classes. So, I want to have a file like
this:

MainClass.numOfLoops = 3232 # the number of loops
MainClass.version = 0.95
OtherClass.readDirectory = /etc/passwd
OtherClass.whatever = true

The library should read and parse this and provide the values in a
global/singleton hash or so. I tried boost::program_options, but there
you have to define exactly which options you are expecting. It's really
for command line options for executables. I want that the user can
define all kinds of keys/values in such a file. Each class should also
be allowed to read its own .properties file. In that case, the
keys/values are only visible for that class.

I should be able to say something like:

double version = properties.get("MainClass.version").toBool();
bool whatever = properties.get("OtherClass.whatever").toDouble();

Thanks!
Markus

What about:

#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
#include <map>
#include <string>
#include <iostream>

typedef std::map< std::string, std::string > OptionMap;

int main ( void ) {
OptionMap options;

options[ "opt_1" ] = "0.95";
options[ "opt_2" ] = "1";

double opt_1_val = boost::lexical_cast< double >( options[ "opt_1" ] );
bool opt_2_val = boost::lexical_cast< bool >( options[ "opt_2" ] );

std::cout << opt_1_val << " " << opt_2_val << '\n';
}
Now, with the boolean type, you will have to work a little bit to make
"true" and "false" work.
Best

Kai-Uwe Bux

[Matthias Kaeppler]

Markus Dehmann wrote:

Is there a library that supports Java-like .properties files?

Yes, try boost::program_options (www.boost.org). It's quite powerful.

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