getStringOpt

Fully qualified name: carb::settings::getStringOpt

Defined in carb/settings/SettingsUtils.h

inline cpp::optional<std::string> carb::settings::getStringOpt(

const ISettings *settings,

const char *path,

)

Retrieves a std::string from a string-type setting for simplicity.

Equivalent to:

auto p = settings->getStringBufferS(path); return p ? std::string(p) : defaultValue;

See also

ISettings::getStringBufferS, getStringAt()

Parameters:

• settings – The acquired ISettings interface.

• path – The setting key path to retrieve (must be a string or defaultValue will be returned).

Returns:

A cpp::optional object that both indicates whether the requested value could be retrieved and the std::string representation of the item value itself if the value could be retrieved.