[Lazarus] Why was XML format chosen for storing settings in Lazarus IDE?

[Graeme Geldenhuys]

On 18/06/2010, Alexander Klenin wrote:
> To illustrate, here is a snipped of Lazarus code reading the compiler
> options:


And to show you how confusing it is inside the Lazarus IDE code, here
is another example - very different from you example.


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const
  SConfigFile         = 'idebrowserwin.xml';
  KeyStartDir         = 'StartDir';
  KeyCustomDir        = 'CustomDir';
  KeySplitterPos      = 'SplitterPos';

resourcestring
  SFileBrowserIDEMenu = 'IDEFileBrowser';
  SFileBrowserIDEMenuCaption = 'File Browser window';


{ TFileBrowserController }

procedure TFileBrowserController.ReadConfig;
begin
  with GetIDEConfigStorage(SConfigFile, True) do
    try
      FStartDir  := TStartDir(GetValue(KeyStartDir, Ord(sdProjectDir)));
      FCustomDir := GetValue(KeyCustomDir, '');
    finally
      Free;
    end;
end;

procedure TFileBrowserController.WriteConfig;
begin
  with GetIDEConfigStorage(SConfigFile, True) do
    try
      SetValue(KeyStartDir, Ord(FstartDir));
      SetValue(KeyCustomDir, CustomDir);
      FNeedSave := False;
    finally
      Free;
    end;
end;

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-- 
Regards,
  - Graeme -


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