GetProFileFloat

Note A filename must be passed to this function. The absolute filename is determined by means of asearch procedure.

Syntax

float getProfileFloat(char section[], char entry[], long def, char filename[]); // form 1

float getProfileFloat(char section[], char entry[], long def, char filename[], dword utf16); // form 2

Function

Searches the filefilenameundersectionsection for the variableentry. If its value is a number, this number is returned as the functional result. If the file or entry is not found, or if entry does not contain a valid number, the default value def is returned as the functional result.

Parameters

section Section of the file as a string.

entry

Variable name as a string.

def

Default value in case of error as a float.

filename

File path as a string.

utf16

If this flag is set the file will be interpreted as UTF-16LE encoded, if the corresponding BOM is also present.

Return Values

Float that was read in.

Example