NAME

       get_config_string - Retrieves a string from the configuration file. Allegro game programming library.

SYNOPSIS

       #include <allegro.h>

       const char *get_config_string(const char *section, const char *name, const char *def);

DESCRIPTION

       Retrieves  a  string  variable  from the current config file. The section name may be set to NULL to read
       variables from the root of the file, or used to control which set of parameters (eg. sound  or  joystick)
       you are interested in reading. Example:

          const char *lang = get_config_string("system", "language", "EN");

RETURN VALUE

       Returns  a  pointer to the constant string found in the configuration file.  If the named variable cannot
       be found, or its entry in the config file is empty, the value of `def' is returned.

SEE ALSO

       set_config_file(3alleg4),              set_config_string(3alleg4),              get_config_argv(3alleg4),
       get_config_float(3alleg4),   get_config_hex(3alleg4),   get_config_int(3alleg4),  get_config_id(3alleg4),
       get_config_text(3alleg4), exconfig(3alleg4)