Struct glib::KeyFile

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pub struct KeyFile { /* private fields */ }
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GKeyFile parses .ini-like config files.

GKeyFile 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.

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# this is just an example
# there can be comments before the first group

[First Group]

Name=Key File Example\tthis value shows\nescaping

# localized strings are stored in multiple key-value pairs
Welcome=Hello
Welcome[de]=Hallo
Welcome[fr_FR]=Bonjour
Welcome[it]=Ciao

[Another Group]

Numbers=2;20;-200;0

Booleans=true;false;true;true

Lines beginning with a ‘#’ and blank lines are considered comments.

Groups are started by a header line containing the group name enclosed in ‘[’ and ‘]’, and ended implicitly by the start of the next group or the end of the file. Each key-value pair must be contained in a group.

Key-value pairs generally have the form key=value, with the exception of localized strings, which have the form key[locale]=value, with a locale identifier of the form lang_COUNTRY@MODIFIER where COUNTRY and MODIFIER are optional. Space before and after the ‘=’ character are ignored. Newline, tab, carriage return and backslash characters in value are escaped as \n, \t, \r, and \\\\, respectively. To preserve leading spaces in values, these can also be escaped as \s.

Key files can store strings (possibly with localized variants), integers, booleans and lists of these. Lists are separated by a separator character, typically ‘;’ or ‘,’. To use the list separator character in a value in a list, it has to be escaped by prefixing it with a backslash.

This syntax is obviously inspired by the .ini files commonly met on Windows, but there are some important differences:

  • .ini files use the ‘;’ character to begin comments, key files use the ‘#’ character.

  • Key files do not allow for ungrouped keys meaning only comments can precede the first group.

  • Key files are always encoded in UTF-8.

  • Key and Group names are case-sensitive. For example, a group called [GROUP] is a different from [group].

  • .ini files don’t have a strongly typed boolean entry type, they only have GetProfileInt(). In key files, only true and false (in lower case) are allowed.

Note that in contrast to the Desktop Entry Specification, groups in key files may contain the same key multiple times; the last entry wins. Key files may also contain multiple groups with the same name; they are merged together. Another difference is that keys and group names in key files are not restricted to ASCII characters.

Here is an example of loading a key file and reading a value:

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g_autoptr(GError) error = NULL;
g_autoptr(GKeyFile) key_file = g_key_file_new ();

if (!g_key_file_load_from_file (key_file, "key-file.ini", flags, &error))
  {
    if (!g_error_matches (error, G_FILE_ERROR, G_FILE_ERROR_NOENT))
      g_warning ("Error loading key file: %s", error->message);
    return;
  }

g_autofree gchar *val = g_key_file_get_string (key_file, "Group Name", "SomeKey", &error);
if (val == NULL &&
    !g_error_matches (error, G_KEY_FILE_ERROR, G_KEY_FILE_ERROR_KEY_NOT_FOUND))
  {
    g_warning ("Error finding key in key file: %s", error->message);
    return;
  }
else if (val == NULL)
  {
    // Fall back to a default value.
    val = g_strdup ("default-value");
  }

Here is an example of creating and saving a key file:

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g_autoptr(GKeyFile) key_file = g_key_file_new ();
const gchar *val = …;
g_autoptr(GError) error = NULL;

g_key_file_set_string (key_file, "Group Name", "SomeKey", val);

// Save as a file.
if (!g_key_file_save_to_file (key_file, "key-file.ini", &error))
  {
    g_warning ("Error saving key file: %s", error->message);
    return;
  }

// Or store to a GBytes for use elsewhere.
gsize data_len;
g_autofree guint8 *data = (guint8 *) g_key_file_to_data (key_file, &data_len, &error);
if (data == NULL)
  {
    g_warning ("Error saving key file: %s", error->message);
    return;
  }
g_autoptr(GBytes) bytes = g_bytes_new_take (g_steal_pointer (&data), data_len);

GKeyFile parses .ini-like config files.

GKeyFile 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.

⚠️ The following code is in txt ⚠️

# this is just an example
# there can be comments before the first group

[First Group]

Name=Key File Example\tthis value shows\nescaping

# localized strings are stored in multiple key-value pairs
Welcome=Hello
Welcome[de]=Hallo
Welcome[fr_FR]=Bonjour
Welcome[it]=Ciao

[Another Group]

Numbers=2;20;-200;0

Booleans=true;false;true;true

Lines beginning with a ‘#’ and blank lines are considered comments.

Groups are started by a header line containing the group name enclosed in ‘[’ and ‘]’, and ended implicitly by the start of the next group or the end of the file. Each key-value pair must be contained in a group.

Key-value pairs generally have the form key=value, with the exception of localized strings, which have the form key[locale]=value, with a locale identifier of the form lang_COUNTRY@MODIFIER where COUNTRY and MODIFIER are optional. Space before and after the ‘=’ character are ignored. Newline, tab, carriage return and backslash characters in value are escaped as \n, \t, \r, and \\\\, respectively. To preserve leading spaces in values, these can also be escaped as \s.

Key files can store strings (possibly with localized variants), integers, booleans and lists of these. Lists are separated by a separator character, typically ‘;’ or ‘,’. To use the list separator character in a value in a list, it has to be escaped by prefixing it with a backslash.

This syntax is obviously inspired by the .ini files commonly met on Windows, but there are some important differences:

  • .ini files use the ‘;’ character to begin comments, key files use the ‘#’ character.

  • Key files do not allow for ungrouped keys meaning only comments can precede the first group.

  • Key files are always encoded in UTF-8.

  • Key and Group names are case-sensitive. For example, a group called [GROUP] is a different from [group].

  • .ini files don’t have a strongly typed boolean entry type, they only have GetProfileInt(). In key files, only true and false (in lower case) are allowed.

Note that in contrast to the Desktop Entry Specification, groups in key files may contain the same key multiple times; the last entry wins. Key files may also contain multiple groups with the same name; they are merged together. Another difference is that keys and group names in key files are not restricted to ASCII characters.

Here is an example of loading a key file and reading a value:

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g_autoptr(GError) error = NULL;
g_autoptr(GKeyFile) key_file = g_key_file_new ();

if (!g_key_file_load_from_file (key_file, "key-file.ini", flags, &error))
  {
    if (!g_error_matches (error, G_FILE_ERROR, G_FILE_ERROR_NOENT))
      g_warning ("Error loading key file: %s", error->message);
    return;
  }

g_autofree gchar *val = g_key_file_get_string (key_file, "Group Name", "SomeKey", &error);
if (val == NULL &&
    !g_error_matches (error, G_KEY_FILE_ERROR, G_KEY_FILE_ERROR_KEY_NOT_FOUND))
  {
    g_warning ("Error finding key in key file: %s", error->message);
    return;
  }
else if (val == NULL)
  {
    // Fall back to a default value.
    val = g_strdup ("default-value");
  }

Here is an example of creating and saving a key file:

⚠️ The following code is in c ⚠️

g_autoptr(GKeyFile) key_file = g_key_file_new ();
const gchar *val = …;
g_autoptr(GError) error = NULL;

g_key_file_set_string (key_file, "Group Name", "SomeKey", val);

// Save as a file.
if (!g_key_file_save_to_file (key_file, "key-file.ini", &error))
  {
    g_warning ("Error saving key file: %s", error->message);
    return;
  }

// Or store to a GBytes for use elsewhere.
gsize data_len;
g_autofree guint8 *data = (guint8 *) g_key_file_to_data (key_file, &data_len, &error);
if (data == NULL)
  {
    g_warning ("Error saving key file: %s", error->message);
    return;
  }
g_autoptr(GBytes) bytes = g_bytes_new_take (g_steal_pointer (&data), data_len);

Implementations§

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impl KeyFile

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pub fn as_ptr(&self) -> *mut GKeyFile

Return the inner pointer to the underlying C value.

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pub unsafe fn from_glib_ptr_borrow<'a>(ptr: *const *const GKeyFile) -> &'a Self

Borrows the underlying C value.

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impl KeyFile

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pub fn new() -> KeyFile

Creates a new empty #GKeyFile object. Use g_key_file_load_from_file(), g_key_file_load_from_data(), g_key_file_load_from_dirs() or g_key_file_load_from_data_dirs() to read an existing key file.

§Returns

an empty #GKeyFile. Creates a new empty #GKeyFile object. Use g_key_file_load_from_file(), g_key_file_load_from_data(), g_key_file_load_from_dirs() or g_key_file_load_from_data_dirs() to read an existing key file.

§Returns

an empty #GKeyFile.

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pub fn comment( &self, group_name: Option<&str>, key: Option<&str> ) -> Result<GString, Error>

Retrieves a comment above @key from @group_name. If @key is None then @comment will be read from above @group_name. If both @key and @group_name are None, then @comment will be read from above the first group in the file.

Note that the returned string does not include the ‘#’ comment markers, but does include any whitespace after them (on each line). It includes the line breaks between lines, but does not include the final line break.

§group_name

a group name, or None

§key

a key

§Returns

a comment that should be freed with g_free() Retrieves a comment above @key from @group_name. If @key is None then @comment will be read from above @group_name. If both @key and @group_name are None, then @comment will be read from above the first group in the file.

Note that the returned string does not include the ‘#’ comment markers, but does include any whitespace after them (on each line). It includes the line breaks between lines, but does not include the final line break.

§group_name

a group name, or None

§key

a key

§Returns

a comment that should be freed with g_free()

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pub fn double(&self, group_name: &str, key: &str) -> Result<f64, Error>

Returns the value associated with @key under @group_name as a double. If @group_name is None, the start_group is used.

If @key cannot be found then 0.0 is returned and @error is set to KeyFileError::KeyNotFound. Likewise, if the value associated with @key cannot be interpreted as a double then 0.0 is returned and @error is set to KeyFileError::InvalidValue.

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key

§Returns

the value associated with the key as a double, or 0.0 if the key was not found or could not be parsed. Returns the value associated with @key under @group_name as a double. If @group_name is None, the start_group is used.

If @key cannot be found then 0.0 is returned and @error is set to KeyFileError::KeyNotFound. Likewise, if the value associated with @key cannot be interpreted as a double then 0.0 is returned and @error is set to KeyFileError::InvalidValue.

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key

§Returns

the value associated with the key as a double, or 0.0 if the key was not found or could not be parsed.

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pub fn double_list( &self, group_name: &str, key: &str ) -> Result<Vec<f64>, Error>

Returns the values associated with @key under @group_name as doubles.

If @key cannot be found then None is returned and @error is set to KeyFileError::KeyNotFound. Likewise, if the values associated with @key cannot be interpreted as doubles then None is returned and @error is set to KeyFileError::InvalidValue.

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key

§Returns
the values associated with the key as a list of doubles, or [`None`] if the
key was not found or could not be parsed. The returned list of doubles
should be freed with g_free() when no longer needed.

Returns the values associated with @key under @group_name as doubles.

If @key cannot be found then None is returned and @error is set to KeyFileError::KeyNotFound. Likewise, if the values associated with @key cannot be interpreted as doubles then None is returned and @error is set to KeyFileError::InvalidValue.

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key

§Returns
the values associated with the key as a list of doubles, or [`None`] if the
key was not found or could not be parsed. The returned list of doubles
should be freed with g_free() when no longer needed.
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pub fn int64(&self, group_name: &str, key: &str) -> Result<i64, Error>

Returns the value associated with @key under @group_name as a signed 64-bit integer. This is similar to g_key_file_get_integer() but can return 64-bit results without truncation.

§group_name

a non-None group name

§key

a non-None key

§Returns

the value associated with the key as a signed 64-bit integer, or 0 if the key was not found or could not be parsed. Returns the value associated with @key under @group_name as a signed 64-bit integer. This is similar to g_key_file_get_integer() but can return 64-bit results without truncation.

§group_name

a non-None group name

§key

a non-None key

§Returns

the value associated with the key as a signed 64-bit integer, or 0 if the key was not found or could not be parsed.

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pub fn integer(&self, group_name: &str, key: &str) -> Result<i32, Error>

Returns the value associated with @key under @group_name as an integer.

If @key cannot be found then 0 is returned and @error is set to KeyFileError::KeyNotFound. Likewise, if the value associated with @key cannot be interpreted as an integer, or is out of range for a #gint, then 0 is returned and @error is set to KeyFileError::InvalidValue.

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key

§Returns

the value associated with the key as an integer, or 0 if the key was not found or could not be parsed. Returns the value associated with @key under @group_name as an integer.

If @key cannot be found then 0 is returned and @error is set to KeyFileError::KeyNotFound. Likewise, if the value associated with @key cannot be interpreted as an integer, or is out of range for a #gint, then 0 is returned and @error is set to KeyFileError::InvalidValue.

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key

§Returns

the value associated with the key as an integer, or 0 if the key was not found or could not be parsed.

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pub fn integer_list( &self, group_name: &str, key: &str ) -> Result<Vec<i32>, Error>

Returns the values associated with @key under @group_name as integers.

If @key cannot be found then None is returned and @error is set to KeyFileError::KeyNotFound. Likewise, if the values associated with @key cannot be interpreted as integers, or are out of range for #gint, then None is returned and @error is set to KeyFileError::InvalidValue.

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key

§Returns
the values associated with the key as a list of integers, or [`None`] if
the key was not found or could not be parsed. The returned list of
integers should be freed with g_free() when no longer needed.

Returns the values associated with @key under @group_name as integers.

If @key cannot be found then None is returned and @error is set to KeyFileError::KeyNotFound. Likewise, if the values associated with @key cannot be interpreted as integers, or are out of range for #gint, then None is returned and @error is set to KeyFileError::InvalidValue.

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key

§Returns
the values associated with the key as a list of integers, or [`None`] if
the key was not found or could not be parsed. The returned list of
integers should be freed with g_free() when no longer needed.
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pub fn locale_for_key( &self, group_name: &str, key: &str, locale: Option<&str> ) -> Option<GString>

Returns the actual locale which the result of g_key_file_get_locale_string() or g_key_file_get_locale_string_list() came from.

If calling g_key_file_get_locale_string() or g_key_file_get_locale_string_list() with exactly the same @self, @group_name, @key and @locale, the result of those functions will have originally been tagged with the locale that is the result of this function.

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key

§locale

a locale identifier or None

§Returns

the locale from the file, or None if the key was not found or the entry in the file was was untranslated Returns the actual locale which the result of g_key_file_get_locale_string() or g_key_file_get_locale_string_list() came from.

If calling g_key_file_get_locale_string() or g_key_file_get_locale_string_list() with exactly the same @self, @group_name, @key and @locale, the result of those functions will have originally been tagged with the locale that is the result of this function.

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key

§locale

a locale identifier or None

§Returns

the locale from the file, or None if the key was not found or the entry in the file was was untranslated

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pub fn start_group(&self) -> Option<GString>

Returns the name of the start group of the file.

§Returns

The start group of the key file. Returns the name of the start group of the file.

§Returns

The start group of the key file.

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pub fn uint64(&self, group_name: &str, key: &str) -> Result<u64, Error>

Returns the value associated with @key under @group_name as an unsigned 64-bit integer. This is similar to g_key_file_get_integer() but can return large positive results without truncation.

§group_name

a non-None group name

§key

a non-None key

§Returns

the value associated with the key as an unsigned 64-bit integer, or 0 if the key was not found or could not be parsed. Returns the value associated with @key under @group_name as an unsigned 64-bit integer. This is similar to g_key_file_get_integer() but can return large positive results without truncation.

§group_name

a non-None group name

§key

a non-None key

§Returns

the value associated with the key as an unsigned 64-bit integer, or 0 if the key was not found or could not be parsed.

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pub fn value(&self, group_name: &str, key: &str) -> Result<GString, Error>

Returns the raw value associated with @key under @group_name. Use g_key_file_get_string() to retrieve an unescaped UTF-8 string.

In the event the key cannot be found, None is returned and @error is set to KeyFileError::KeyNotFound. In the event that the @group_name cannot be found, None is returned and @error is set to KeyFileError::GroupNotFound.

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key

§Returns

a newly allocated string or None if the specified key cannot be found. Returns the raw value associated with @key under @group_name. Use g_key_file_get_string() to retrieve an unescaped UTF-8 string.

In the event the key cannot be found, None is returned and @error is set to KeyFileError::KeyNotFound. In the event that the @group_name cannot be found, None is returned and @error is set to KeyFileError::GroupNotFound.

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key

§Returns

a newly allocated string or None if the specified key cannot be found.

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pub fn has_group(&self, group_name: &str) -> bool

Looks whether the key file has the group @group_name.

§group_name

a group name

§Returns

true if @group_name is a part of @self, false otherwise. Looks whether the key file has the group @group_name.

§group_name

a group name

§Returns

true if @group_name is a part of @self, false otherwise.

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pub fn load_from_bytes( &self, bytes: &Bytes, flags: KeyFileFlags ) -> Result<(), Error>

Loads a key file from the data in @bytes into an empty #GKeyFile structure. If the object cannot be created then error is set to a #GKeyFileError.

§bytes

a #GBytes

§flags

flags from #GKeyFileFlags

§Returns

true if a key file could be loaded, false otherwise Loads a key file from the data in @bytes into an empty #GKeyFile structure. If the object cannot be created then error is set to a #GKeyFileError.

§bytes

a #GBytes

§flags

flags from #GKeyFileFlags

§Returns

true if a key file could be loaded, false otherwise

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pub fn load_from_data( &self, data: &str, flags: KeyFileFlags ) -> Result<(), Error>

Loads a key file from memory into an empty #GKeyFile structure. If the object cannot be created then error is set to a #GKeyFileError.

§data

key file loaded in memory

§length

the length of @data in bytes (or (gsize)-1 if data is nul-terminated)

§flags

flags from #GKeyFileFlags

§Returns

true if a key file could be loaded, false otherwise Loads a key file from memory into an empty #GKeyFile structure. If the object cannot be created then error is set to a #GKeyFileError.

§data

key file loaded in memory

§length

the length of @data in bytes (or (gsize)-1 if data is nul-terminated)

§flags

flags from #GKeyFileFlags

§Returns

true if a key file could be loaded, false otherwise

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pub fn load_from_file( &self, file: impl AsRef<Path>, flags: KeyFileFlags ) -> Result<(), Error>

Loads a key file into an empty #GKeyFile structure.

If the OS returns an error when opening or reading the file, a G_FILE_ERROR is returned. If there is a problem parsing the file, a G_KEY_FILE_ERROR is returned.

This function will never return a KeyFileError::NotFound error. If the @file is not found, FileError::Noent is returned.

§file

the path of a filename to load, in the GLib filename encoding

§flags

flags from #GKeyFileFlags

§Returns

true if a key file could be loaded, false otherwise Loads a key file into an empty #GKeyFile structure.

If the OS returns an error when opening or reading the file, a G_FILE_ERROR is returned. If there is a problem parsing the file, a G_KEY_FILE_ERROR is returned.

This function will never return a KeyFileError::NotFound error. If the @file is not found, FileError::Noent is returned.

§file

the path of a filename to load, in the GLib filename encoding

§flags

flags from #GKeyFileFlags

§Returns

true if a key file could be loaded, false otherwise

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pub fn remove_comment( &self, group_name: Option<&str>, key: Option<&str> ) -> Result<(), Error>

Removes a comment above @key from @group_name. If @key is None then @comment will be removed above @group_name. If both @key and @group_name are None, then @comment will be removed above the first group in the file.

§group_name

a group name, or None

§key

a key

§Returns

true if the comment was removed, false otherwise Removes a comment above @key from @group_name. If @key is None then @comment will be removed above @group_name. If both @key and @group_name are None, then @comment will be removed above the first group in the file.

§group_name

a group name, or None

§key

a key

§Returns

true if the comment was removed, false otherwise

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pub fn remove_group(&self, group_name: &str) -> Result<(), Error>

Removes the specified group, @group_name, from the key file.

§group_name

a group name

§Returns

true if the group was removed, false otherwise Removes the specified group, @group_name, from the key file.

§group_name

a group name

§Returns

true if the group was removed, false otherwise

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pub fn remove_key(&self, group_name: &str, key: &str) -> Result<(), Error>

Removes @key in @group_name from the key file.

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key name to remove

§Returns

true if the key was removed, false otherwise Removes @key in @group_name from the key file.

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key name to remove

§Returns

true if the key was removed, false otherwise

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pub fn set_boolean(&self, group_name: &str, key: &str, value: bool)

Associates a new boolean value with @key under @group_name. If @key cannot be found then it is created.

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key

§value

true or false Associates a new boolean value with @key under @group_name. If @key cannot be found then it is created.

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key

§value

true or false

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pub fn set_comment( &self, group_name: Option<&str>, key: Option<&str>, comment: &str ) -> Result<(), Error>

Places a comment above @key from @group_name.

If @key is None then @comment will be written above @group_name. If both @key and @group_name are None, then @comment will be written above the first group in the file.

Note that this function prepends a ‘#’ comment marker to each line of @comment.

§group_name

a group name, or None

§key

a key

§comment

a comment

§Returns

true if the comment was written, false otherwise Places a comment above @key from @group_name.

If @key is None then @comment will be written above @group_name. If both @key and @group_name are None, then @comment will be written above the first group in the file.

Note that this function prepends a ‘#’ comment marker to each line of @comment.

§group_name

a group name, or None

§key

a key

§comment

a comment

§Returns

true if the comment was written, false otherwise

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pub fn set_double(&self, group_name: &str, key: &str, value: f64)

Associates a new double value with @key under @group_name. If @key cannot be found then it is created.

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key

§value

a double value Associates a new double value with @key under @group_name. If @key cannot be found then it is created.

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key

§value

a double value

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pub fn set_int64(&self, group_name: &str, key: &str, value: i64)

Associates a new integer value with @key under @group_name. If @key cannot be found then it is created.

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key

§value

an integer value Associates a new integer value with @key under @group_name. If @key cannot be found then it is created.

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key

§value

an integer value

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pub fn set_integer(&self, group_name: &str, key: &str, value: i32)

Associates a new integer value with @key under @group_name. If @key cannot be found then it is created.

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key

§value

an integer value Associates a new integer value with @key under @group_name. If @key cannot be found then it is created.

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key

§value

an integer value

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pub fn set_list_separator(&self, separator: Char)

Sets the character which is used to separate values in lists. Typically ‘;’ or ‘,’ are used as separators. The default list separator is ‘;’.

§separator

the separator Sets the character which is used to separate values in lists. Typically ‘;’ or ‘,’ are used as separators. The default list separator is ‘;’.

§separator

the separator

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pub fn set_locale_string( &self, group_name: &str, key: &str, locale: &str, string: &str )

Associates a string value for @key and @locale under @group_name. If the translation for @key cannot be found then it is created.

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key

§locale

a locale identifier

§string

a string Associates a string value for @key and @locale under @group_name. If the translation for @key cannot be found then it is created.

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key

§locale

a locale identifier

§string

a string

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pub fn set_string(&self, group_name: &str, key: &str, string: &str)

Associates a new string value with @key under @group_name. If @key cannot be found then it is created. If @group_name cannot be found then it is created. Unlike g_key_file_set_value(), this function handles characters that need escaping, such as newlines.

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key

§string

a string Associates a new string value with @key under @group_name. If @key cannot be found then it is created. If @group_name cannot be found then it is created. Unlike g_key_file_set_value(), this function handles characters that need escaping, such as newlines.

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key

§string

a string

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pub fn set_uint64(&self, group_name: &str, key: &str, value: u64)

Associates a new integer value with @key under @group_name. If @key cannot be found then it is created.

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key

§value

an integer value Associates a new integer value with @key under @group_name. If @key cannot be found then it is created.

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key

§value

an integer value

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pub fn set_value(&self, group_name: &str, key: &str, value: &str)

Associates a new value with @key under @group_name.

If @key cannot be found then it is created. If @group_name cannot be found then it is created. To set an UTF-8 string which may contain characters that need escaping (such as newlines or spaces), use g_key_file_set_string().

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key

§value

a string Associates a new value with @key under @group_name.

If @key cannot be found then it is created. If @group_name cannot be found then it is created. To set an UTF-8 string which may contain characters that need escaping (such as newlines or spaces), use g_key_file_set_string().

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key

§value

a string

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pub fn save_to_file<T: AsRef<Path>>(&self, filename: T) -> Result<(), Error>

Writes the contents of @self to @filename using g_file_set_contents(). If you need stricter guarantees about durability of the written file than are provided by g_file_set_contents(), use g_file_set_contents_full() with the return value of g_key_file_to_data().

This function can fail for any of the reasons that g_file_set_contents() may fail.

§filename

the name of the file to write to

§Returns

true if successful, else false with @error set Writes the contents of @self to @filename using g_file_set_contents(). If you need stricter guarantees about durability of the written file than are provided by g_file_set_contents(), use g_file_set_contents_full() with the return value of g_key_file_to_data().

This function can fail for any of the reasons that g_file_set_contents() may fail.

§filename

the name of the file to write to

§Returns

true if successful, else false with @error set

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pub fn load_from_data_dirs<T: AsRef<Path>>( &self, file: T, flags: KeyFileFlags ) -> Result<PathBuf, Error>

This function looks for a key file named @file in the paths returned from g_get_user_data_dir() and g_get_system_data_dirs(), loads the file into @self and returns the file’s full path in @full_path. If the file could not be loaded then an error is set to either a #GFileError or #GKeyFileError.

§file

a relative path to a filename to open and parse

§flags

flags from #GKeyFileFlags

§Returns

true if a key file could be loaded, false otherwise

§full_path

return location for a string containing the full path of the file, or None This function looks for a key file named @file in the paths returned from g_get_user_data_dir() and g_get_system_data_dirs(), loads the file into @self and returns the file’s full path in @full_path. If the file could not be loaded then an error is set to either a #GFileError or #GKeyFileError.

§file

a relative path to a filename to open and parse

§flags

flags from #GKeyFileFlags

§Returns

true if a key file could be loaded, false otherwise

§full_path

return location for a string containing the full path of the file, or None

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pub fn load_from_dirs<T: AsRef<Path>, U: AsRef<Path>>( &self, file: T, search_dirs: &[U], flags: KeyFileFlags ) -> Result<PathBuf, Error>

This function looks for a key file named @file in the paths specified in @search_dirs, loads the file into @self and returns the file’s full path in @full_path.

If the file could not be found in any of the @search_dirs, KeyFileError::NotFound is returned. If the file is found but the OS returns an error when opening or reading the file, a G_FILE_ERROR is returned. If there is a problem parsing the file, a G_KEY_FILE_ERROR is returned.

§file

a relative path to a filename to open and parse

§search_dirs

None-terminated array of directories to search

§flags

flags from #GKeyFileFlags

§Returns

true if a key file could be loaded, false otherwise

§full_path

return location for a string containing the full path of the file, or None This function looks for a key file named @file in the paths specified in @search_dirs, loads the file into @self and returns the file’s full path in @full_path.

If the file could not be found in any of the @search_dirs, KeyFileError::NotFound is returned. If the file is found but the OS returns an error when opening or reading the file, a G_FILE_ERROR is returned. If there is a problem parsing the file, a G_KEY_FILE_ERROR is returned.

§file

a relative path to a filename to open and parse

§search_dirs

None-terminated array of directories to search

§flags

flags from #GKeyFileFlags

§Returns

true if a key file could be loaded, false otherwise

§full_path

return location for a string containing the full path of the file, or None

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pub fn to_data(&self) -> GString

This function outputs @self as a string.

Note that this function never reports an error, so it is safe to pass None as @error.

§Returns

a newly allocated string holding the contents of the #GKeyFile

§length

return location for the length of the returned string, or None This function outputs @self as a string.

Note that this function never reports an error, so it is safe to pass None as @error.

§Returns

a newly allocated string holding the contents of the #GKeyFile

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return location for the length of the returned string, or None

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pub fn groups(&self) -> PtrSlice<GStringPtr>

Returns all groups in the key file loaded with @self. The array of returned groups will be None-terminated, so @length may optionally be None.

§Returns

a newly-allocated None-terminated array of strings. Use g_strfreev() to free it.

§length

return location for the number of returned groups, or None Returns all groups in the key file loaded with @self. The array of returned groups will be None-terminated, so @length may optionally be None.

§Returns

a newly-allocated None-terminated array of strings. Use g_strfreev() to free it.

§length

return location for the number of returned groups, or None

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pub fn keys(&self, group_name: &str) -> Result<PtrSlice<GStringPtr>, Error>

Returns all keys for the group name @group_name. The array of returned keys will be None-terminated, so @length may optionally be None. In the event that the @group_name cannot be found, None is returned and @error is set to KeyFileError::GroupNotFound.

§group_name

a group name

§Returns

a newly-allocated None-terminated array of strings. Use g_strfreev() to free it.

§length

return location for the number of keys returned, or None Returns all keys for the group name @group_name. The array of returned keys will be None-terminated, so @length may optionally be None. In the event that the @group_name cannot be found, None is returned and @error is set to KeyFileError::GroupNotFound.

§group_name

a group name

§Returns

a newly-allocated None-terminated array of strings. Use g_strfreev() to free it.

§length

return location for the number of keys returned, or None

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pub fn boolean(&self, group_name: &str, key: &str) -> Result<bool, Error>

Returns the value associated with @key under @group_name as a boolean.

If @key cannot be found then false is returned and @error is set to KeyFileError::KeyNotFound. Likewise, if the value associated with @key cannot be interpreted as a boolean then false is returned and @error is set to KeyFileError::InvalidValue.

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key

§Returns

the value associated with the key as a boolean, or false if the key was not found or could not be parsed. Returns the value associated with @key under @group_name as a boolean.

If @key cannot be found then false is returned and @error is set to KeyFileError::KeyNotFound. Likewise, if the value associated with @key cannot be interpreted as a boolean then false is returned and @error is set to KeyFileError::InvalidValue.

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key

§Returns

the value associated with the key as a boolean, or false if the key was not found or could not be parsed.

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pub fn has_key(&self, group_name: &str, key: &str) -> Result<bool, Error>

Looks whether the key file has the key @key in the group @group_name.

Note that this function does not follow the rules for #GError strictly; the return value both carries meaning and signals an error. To use this function, you must pass a #GError pointer in @error, and check whether it is not None to see if an error occurred.

Language bindings should use g_key_file_get_value() to test whether or not a key exists.

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key name

§Returns

true if @key is a part of @group_name, false otherwise Looks whether the key file has the key @key in the group @group_name.

Note that this function does not follow the rules for #GError strictly; the return value both carries meaning and signals an error. To use this function, you must pass a #GError pointer in @error, and check whether it is not None to see if an error occurred.

Language bindings should use g_key_file_get_value() to test whether or not a key exists.

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key name

§Returns

true if @key is a part of @group_name, false otherwise

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pub fn boolean_list( &self, group_name: &str, key: &str ) -> Result<Vec<bool>, Error>

Returns the values associated with @key under @group_name as booleans.

If @key cannot be found then None is returned and @error is set to KeyFileError::KeyNotFound. Likewise, if the values associated with @key cannot be interpreted as booleans then None is returned and @error is set to KeyFileError::InvalidValue.

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key

§Returns

the values associated with the key as a list of booleans, or None if the key was not found or could not be parsed. The returned list of booleans should be freed with g_free() when no longer needed. Returns the values associated with @key under @group_name as booleans.

If @key cannot be found then None is returned and @error is set to KeyFileError::KeyNotFound. Likewise, if the values associated with @key cannot be interpreted as booleans then None is returned and @error is set to KeyFileError::InvalidValue.

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key

§Returns

the values associated with the key as a list of booleans, or None if the key was not found or could not be parsed. The returned list of booleans should be freed with g_free() when no longer needed.

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pub fn string(&self, group_name: &str, key: &str) -> Result<GString, Error>

Returns the string value associated with @key under @group_name. Unlike g_key_file_get_value(), this function handles escape sequences like \s.

In the event the key cannot be found, None is returned and @error is set to KeyFileError::KeyNotFound. In the event that the @group_name cannot be found, None is returned and @error is set to KeyFileError::GroupNotFound.

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key

§Returns

a newly allocated string or None if the specified key cannot be found. Returns the string value associated with @key under @group_name. Unlike g_key_file_get_value(), this function handles escape sequences like \s.

In the event the key cannot be found, None is returned and @error is set to KeyFileError::KeyNotFound. In the event that the @group_name cannot be found, None is returned and @error is set to KeyFileError::GroupNotFound.

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key

§Returns

a newly allocated string or None if the specified key cannot be found.

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pub fn string_list( &self, group_name: &str, key: &str ) -> Result<PtrSlice<GStringPtr>, Error>

Returns the values associated with @key under @group_name.

In the event the key cannot be found, None is returned and @error is set to KeyFileError::KeyNotFound. In the event that the @group_name cannot be found, None is returned and @error is set to KeyFileError::GroupNotFound.

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key

§Returns

a None-terminated string array or None if the specified key cannot be found. The array should be freed with g_strfreev(). Returns the values associated with @key under @group_name.

In the event the key cannot be found, None is returned and @error is set to KeyFileError::KeyNotFound. In the event that the @group_name cannot be found, None is returned and @error is set to KeyFileError::GroupNotFound.

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key

§Returns

a None-terminated string array or None if the specified key cannot be found. The array should be freed with g_strfreev().

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pub fn locale_string( &self, group_name: &str, key: &str, locale: Option<&str> ) -> Result<GString, Error>

Returns the value associated with @key under @group_name translated in the given @locale if available. If @locale is None then the current locale is assumed.

If @locale is to be non-None, or if the current locale will change over the lifetime of the #GKeyFile, it must be loaded with KeyFileFlags::KEEP_TRANSLATIONS in order to load strings for all locales.

If @key cannot be found then None is returned and @error is set to KeyFileError::KeyNotFound. If the value associated with @key cannot be interpreted or no suitable translation can be found then the untranslated value is returned.

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key

§locale

a locale identifier or None

§Returns

a newly allocated string or None if the specified key cannot be found. Returns the value associated with @key under @group_name translated in the given @locale if available. If @locale is None then the current locale is assumed.

If @locale is to be non-None, or if the current locale will change over the lifetime of the #GKeyFile, it must be loaded with KeyFileFlags::KEEP_TRANSLATIONS in order to load strings for all locales.

If @key cannot be found then None is returned and @error is set to KeyFileError::KeyNotFound. If the value associated with @key cannot be interpreted or no suitable translation can be found then the untranslated value is returned.

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key

§locale

a locale identifier or None

§Returns

a newly allocated string or None if the specified key cannot be found.

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pub fn locale_string_list( &self, group_name: &str, key: &str, locale: Option<&str> ) -> Result<PtrSlice<GStringPtr>, Error>

Returns the values associated with @key under @group_name translated in the given @locale if available. If @locale is None then the current locale is assumed.

If @locale is to be non-None, or if the current locale will change over the lifetime of the #GKeyFile, it must be loaded with KeyFileFlags::KEEP_TRANSLATIONS in order to load strings for all locales.

If @key cannot be found then None is returned and @error is set to KeyFileError::KeyNotFound. If the values associated with @key cannot be interpreted or no suitable translations can be found then the untranslated values are returned. The returned array is None-terminated, so @length may optionally be None.

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key

§locale

a locale identifier or None

§Returns

a newly allocated None-terminated string array or None if the key isn’t found. The string array should be freed with g_strfreev(). Returns the values associated with @key under @group_name translated in the given @locale if available. If @locale is None then the current locale is assumed.

If @locale is to be non-None, or if the current locale will change over the lifetime of the #GKeyFile, it must be loaded with KeyFileFlags::KEEP_TRANSLATIONS in order to load strings for all locales.

If @key cannot be found then None is returned and @error is set to KeyFileError::KeyNotFound. If the values associated with @key cannot be interpreted or no suitable translations can be found then the untranslated values are returned. The returned array is None-terminated, so @length may optionally be None.

§group_name

a group name

§key

a key

§locale

a locale identifier or None

§Returns

a newly allocated None-terminated string array or None if the key isn’t found. The string array should be freed with g_strfreev().

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impl Clone for KeyFile

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fn clone(&self) -> Self

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fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self)

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impl Debug for KeyFile

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fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> Result

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impl Default for KeyFile

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fn default() -> Self

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fn from(s: KeyFile) -> Self

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impl Hash for KeyFile

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fn hash<__H: Hasher>(&self, state: &mut __H)

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impl Ord for KeyFile

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fn cmp(&self, other: &KeyFile) -> Ordering

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fn max(self, other: Self) -> Self
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fn min(self, other: Self) -> Self
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fn clamp(self, min: Self, max: Self) -> Self
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impl PartialEq for KeyFile

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fn eq(&self, other: &KeyFile) -> bool

This method tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==.
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fn ne(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

This method tests for !=. The default implementation is almost always sufficient, and should not be overridden without very good reason.
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impl PartialOrd for KeyFile

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fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &KeyFile) -> Option<Ordering>

This method returns an ordering between self and other values if one exists. Read more
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fn ge(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

This method tests greater than or equal to (for self and other) and is used by the >= operator. Read more
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impl StaticType for KeyFile

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fn static_type() -> Type

Returns the type identifier of Self.
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impl Eq for KeyFile

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impl StructuralPartialEq for KeyFile

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fn clone_into(&self, target: &mut T)

Uses borrowed data to replace owned data, usually by cloning. Read more
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impl<T, U> TryFrom<U> for T
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type Error = Infallible

The type returned in the event of a conversion error.
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fn try_from(value: U) -> Result<T, <T as TryFrom<U>>::Error>

Performs the conversion.
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impl<T> TryFromClosureReturnValue for T
where T: for<'a> FromValue<'a> + StaticType + 'static,

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impl<T, U> TryInto<U> for T
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type Error = <U as TryFrom<T>>::Error

The type returned in the event of a conversion error.
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fn try_into(self) -> Result<U, <U as TryFrom<T>>::Error>

Performs the conversion.
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impl<'a, T, C, E> FromValueOptional<'a> for T
where T: FromValue<'a, Checker = C>, C: ValueTypeChecker<Error = ValueTypeMismatchOrNoneError<E>>, E: Error + Send + 'static,