I am making a game engine. I need to load a text file into my program and then sort each line into a specific value.
I need to extract each line into specific string so I can read it in the program later.
This is how the config file looks:
title=HelloWorld
developer=MightyOnes
config=classic
And the code would extract title=
into a string that says HelloWorld
.
Same for the rest. Developer would be MightyOnes
. I think you got it by now.
What you really need is a Dictionary
. A dictionary can hold key-value pairs, which can later be retrieved by key name.
Dim KeyValues As Dictionary(Of String, String)
Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
'' to fill the dictionary
KeyValues = New Dictionary(Of String, String)
Dim fileContents = IO.File.ReadAllLines("C:\Test\test.txt") '-- replace with your config file name
For Each line In fileContents
Dim kv = Split(line, "=", 2)
KeyValues.Add(kv(0), kv(1))
Next
'' to get a particular value from dictionary, say get value of "developer"
Dim value As String = KeyValues("developer")
MessageBox.Show(value)
End Sub