Function Reference


IniReadSectionNames

Reads all sections in a standard format .ini file.

IniReadSectionNames ( "filename" )

Parameters

filename The filename of the .ini file.

Return Value

Success: an array of all section names in the INI file.
Failure: sets the @error flag to non-zero

Remarks

A standard ini file looks like:
[SectionName]
Key=Value


The number of elements returned will be in $aArray[0]. If an @error occurs, no array is returned.

Related

IniDelete, IniRead, IniReadSection, IniRenameSection, IniWrite, IniWriteSection

Example

#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
#include <WinAPIFiles.au3>

Example()

Func Example()
    ; Create a constant variable in Local scope of the filepath that will be read/written to.
    Local Const $sFilePath = _WinAPI_GetTempFileName(@TempDir)

    ; Create an INI section structure as a string.
    Local $sSection = "Title=AutoIt" & @LF & "Version=" & @AutoItVersion & @LF & "OS=" & @OSVersion

    ; Write the string to the sections labelled 'General', 'Version' and 'Other'.
    IniWriteSection($sFilePath, "General", $sSection)
    IniWriteSection($sFilePath, "Version", $sSection)
    IniWriteSection($sFilePath, "Other", $sSection)

    ; Read the INI section names. This will return a 1 dimensional array.
    Local $aArray = IniReadSectionNames($sFilePath)

    ; Check if an error occurred.
    If Not @error Then
        ; Enumerate through the array displaying the section names.
        For $i = 1 To $aArray[0]
            MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "Section: " & $aArray[$i])
        Next
    EndIf

    ; Delete the INI file.
    FileDelete($sFilePath)
EndFunc   ;==>Example