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<h1>Configuration File Reader for C++</h1>
ConfigFile is a C++ class for reading configuration files. Such files are handy, for example, in running computer simulations. The simulation program can be set to read its input parameters and settings from a configuration file. Then, changing the simulation conditions is as easy as editing text in the configuration file rather than editing and recompiling the source code.
<p>With this purpose in mind, ConfigFile is designed to be convenient, portable, and free. Take a look at the
<a href="ConfigFile.h">class header</a>,
<a href="ConfigFile.cpp">class definition</a>,
<a href="example.cpp">example program<a>, and
<a href="example.inp">sample input<a>.
Or, download the complete package in
<a href="ConfigFile-2.1.zip">zip</a>
or
<a href="ConfigFile-2.1.tar.gz">tarball</a>
format.
<p>Features:
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<li>Human-readable configuration files:
<ul>
<li><code>atoms = 250</code>
<li><code>length = 8.0 # nanometers</code>
<li><code>name = Reece Surcher</code>
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<li>Simple file opening with <code>ConfigFile config( "config.inp" );</code>
<li>Convenient reading of any data type:
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<li><code>int atoms = config.read<int>( "atoms" );</code>
<li><code>double length = config.read( "length", 10.0 );</code>
<li><code>string author = config.read<string>( "name", "none" );</code>
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<li>Ability to modify and save configuration files
<li>Thorough example program
<li>Validation tests
<li>Open source code under MIT License
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<p>If you like this software, also try my version of the
<a href="http://www-personal.engin.umich.edu/~wagnerr/MersenneTwister.html">Mersenne Twister</a>
random number generator.
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