raster (version 1.1.7)

inifile: Read a .ini file

Description

This function reads '.ini' files. These are text file databases that are organized in [sections] containing pairs of "name = value".

Usage

readIniFile(filename, token='=', commenttoken=';')

Arguments

filename

filename of the .ini file

token

Character. The character that seperates the "name" (variable name) from the "value"

commenttoken

Character. This token and everything that follows on the same line is considered a 'comment' that is not for machine consumption and is ignored in processing

Value

• A n*3 matrix of characters with columns: section, name, value

Details

This function allows for using inistrings that have "=" as part of a value (but the token cannot be part of the 'name' of a variable!). Sections can be missing.