Scripting/Squirrel/Functions/ReadIniString

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This function reads a string saved to an .ini file.

Syntax

string ReadIniString( string filename, string section, string var )

Arguments

  • filename This is the name of the file
  • section The section that contains the value you want to read
  • var The name of the variable

Example

This example will check whether the player connects from the same IP than earlier and auto-logs them in.

function onPlayerJoin( player ) {

    if ( ReadIniString( "IPs.ini", "IP", player.Name ) == player.IP )
    {
         /* some nice autologin stuff here */
         MessagePlayer( "You have auto-logged in successfully!", player );
    }

}

Notes

The functions player.IP, player.Name, MessagePlayer and call OnPlayerJoin were also used in in this example. More info about them in corresponding pages.

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