Wpf C# read CFG file and split each variable and value

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What I want to do:
I want to read a .CFG file and split the variables and values into text boxes. The .CFG file has several sections or main groups.
I would like to automatically create textboxes in a loop depending on how many lines there are and then insert the values in there

What does this look like?
[GRAPHICS]
SCREEN_CAPTURE_MAX_JOBS=10
VIDEO_CAPTURE_WIDTH=720
VIDEO_CAPTURE_HEIGHT=480
VIDEO_CAPTURE_FPS=30
ShowDeviceLostWarning=0

[WEATHER]
CLOUD_FACING_MODE=0
MinGustTime=10
MaxGustTime=500
MinGustRampSpeed=1
MaxGustRampSpeed=200
MinVarTime=5
MaxVarTime=50

[XXXX]
XXXX=XXXX
XXXX=XXXX
XXXX=XXXX
.......

What I have tried:

I don't know how to read and separate the variables and values individually and then insert them into the text boxes. These should also be section separated ([XXX]).

I already read the CFG file.

I had thought about a loop that counts the individual lines and then creates so many text boxes.

Posted 2-May-21 4:30am

zTrusted WF

Updated 2-May-21 4:42am

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Richard MacCutchan 2-May-21 10:48am

Something like a DatagridView would be much more useful than lots of TextBoxes.

Richard MacCutchan 2-May-21 11:39am

Read the file one line at a time. If the line is of the form "[sometext]" then it is a section header. Create a Dictionary<string, Dictionary> which will hold one Dictionary<string, string> for each section name. Then for each of the lines below the sction, use String.Split to separate the two parts, and and them as a key,value pair to the relevant dictionary. Once you have captured all the data it is a fairly simple matter to display it in some appropriate cotrol type on your form.
If not then assume it is a key,value pair. So you could create Dictinaries of key,value pairs, using the section names as keys to the List of Dis=ctionaries.

zTrusted WF 2-May-21 15:07pm

Thank you for your answer and help!

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Dave Kreskowiak · Accepted Answer · 2021-05-02T04:42:00

Solution 1

That is your standard, everyday, outdated .INI file. There's plenty of articles here on CP that show you how to deal with them. All it takes is a little search[^].

Posted 2-May-21 4:42am

Dave Kreskowiak

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zTrusted WF 2-May-21 10:44am

I don't understand. It's not an .INI file.

Dave Kreskowiak 2-May-21 10:45am

Yes it is. The file extension means nothing. The content is still an INI file.

zTrusted WF 2-May-21 10:52am

I would not have asked the question if I had found an answer. Unfortunately, your answer doesn't help me.

Dave Kreskowiak 2-May-21 10:54am

Frankly, textbox-per-line is ridiculous, but whatever.

If you can read the file and represent the data as sections with collections of key/value pairs, you've already got everything you need to "generate" an appropriate number of textboxes.

So, I guess the question comes down to how are you representing the content of the file in your app once you read the file?