Squirrel/Server/Functions/Ini/ReadIniFloat

This function reads a float value from an .ini file.

Syntax

float ReadIniFloat( string filename, string section, string var )

Arguments

• filename This is the name of the file
• section The section that contains the value you want to read
• var The name of the variable

Example

This example will teleport the player to a previously saved location when they type '/gotoloc LocationName'.

 
function OnPlayerCommand( player, command, text )
{
     local x = ReadIniFloat( "Locations.ini", text, "x" ),
           y = ReadIniFloat( "Locations.ini", text, "y" ),
           z = ReadIniFloat( "Locations.ini", text, "z" );
 
     if ( x )
     {
          local pos = Vector( x, y, z );
          SetPlayerPos( player, pos );
 
          MessagePlayer( "Teleporting to " +text+ "...", player );
     }
 
     else MessagePlayer( "Location " +text+ " not found.", player );
}
 

Notes

The functions SetPlayerPos, MessagePlayer and call OnPlayerCommand were also used in in this example. More info about them in corresponding pages.