Reading INI file : Native Windows Function : Windows C# Examples

Reading INI file

    
using  System;
using  System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using  System.Text;

class  MainClass
{
        //  Declare  the  unmanaged  functions.
        [DllImport("kernel32.dll",  EntryPoint  =  "GetPrivateProfileString")]
        private  static  extern  int  GetPrivateProfileString(string  lpAppName,  string  lpKeyName,  string  lpDefault,  StringBuilder  lpReturnedString,  int  nSize,  string  lpFileName);


        static  void  Main(string[]  args)
        {
                string  section  =  "SampleSection"
                string  key  =  "Key1";
                string  filename  =  "\\initest.ini";

                int  chars  =  256;
                StringBuilder  buffer  =  new  StringBuilder(chars);
                string  sDefault  =  "";
                if  (GetPrivateProfileString(section,  key,  sDefault,  buffer,  chars,  filename)  !=  0)
                {
                        Console.WriteLine("Value  of  Key1  in  [SampleSection]  is:  "  +  buffer.ToString());
                }
                else
                {
                        Console.WriteLine("Value  of  Key1  in  [SampleSection]  is:  "  +  null);
                }
        }
}
    
   
  
   

Related in same category :
• Calling Native DLL Functions
• Calling a Function with a Structure Parameter
• Enumerate Display Monitors
• Get Workstation information
• Get Computer name (char * parameter)
• Get free disk space
• Use native windows function to read file
• The windows version information
• Get current Active Window
• Writing INI file
• GetVersionEx by using kernel32.dll
• Get computer name (StringBuilder parameter)
• Lock work station
• Get Monitor Information