[KissLick]

Ciao,

is there any possibility how to convert string to KeyValues tree? I need something like:

PHP Code:

// example inspired by https://wiki.alliedmods.net/KeyValues_(SourceMod_Scripting)#Basic_Lookup

new String:MyDataString[256] = "\"MyStructure\"{ \"STEAM_0:0:7\"{ \"name\" \"crab\"} }";
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GetNameFromSteamID( PlayerSteamID, PlayerName, 32, MyDataString ); // PlayerSteamID and PlayerName are just for example
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bool:GetNameFromSteamID(const String:steamid[], String:name[], maxlength, String:DataString[])
{
    new Handle:kv = CreateKeyValues("MyStructure");

    StringToKeyValues(kv, DataString); // need this function

    if (!KvJumpToKey(kv, steamid))
    {
        return false;
    }
    KvGetString(kv, "name", name, maxlength);
    CloseHandle(kv);
    return true;
} 


I don't wanna make a new file with KeyValues structure and then convert this file to KeyValues. I wanna make string (e.g. pass throw function argument) ang this string convert to KeyValues.

[GsiX]

You were saying something like this, yes??

"MyStructure"
{
	"STEAM_0:0:0000"
	{
		"name"	"On_my_crab"
	}
	
	// or
	
	"LickMe_KickYou"
	{
		"SteamID"	"STEAM_0:0:0000"
		"name"		"Oh_my_crab"
	}
}

and this one should be..

PHP Code:

if (!KvJumpToKey(kv, steamid))
{
    CloseHandle(kv);
    return false;
} 


[KissLick]

No, that was just an example (with mistake copied from SM wiki :-D ). The main thing I need is function

PHP Code:

StringToKeyValues(kv, DataString); 


Because I don't wanna make KeyValues from file but from string. Now I found json https://forums.alliedmods.net/showth...highlight=json do you think that use json is better solution than KeyValues?

[GsiX]

As far as i concern, keyValue is string.
Why you want "StringToString"?

EDIT: Pardon my poor english but i don't realy understand it.

[KissLick]

Well, I don't mean KeyValues like string but like KeyValues tree. I just wanna iterate throw the KeyValues tree via function KvGotoNextKey(kv) etc. and only function to get existed KeyValues structure is via FileToKeyValues(kv, "myfile.txt") but I wanna use string instead of file.

So what I want is

PHP Code:

new Handle:kv = CreateKeyValues("MyStructure");
StringToKeyValues(kv, DataString); 


and then

PHP Code:

do
{
// code
} while (KvGotoNextKey(kv)); 


I want this to pass KeyValues between functions. One function make a string and another function process this KeyValues string via function KvGotoNextKey(kv).

Now i think use json is better that KeyValues, but I am not sure..

[GsiX]

PHP Code:

StringToKeyValues( Handle:Kv, const String:SAVEPath[], const String:DataString[], const String:Buff[]  )
{
    decl String:Value[32][128];
    FileToKeyValues( Kv, SAVEPath );
    KvGotoFirstSubKey( Kv, false );
    
    new i;
    do
    {
        KvGetSectionName( Kv, Value[i], 15 );
        i++;
    }
    while ( KvGotoNextKey( Kv,false ));
    KvRewind( Kv );
    
    // retriv data from keyvalue. Maybe what you looking for
    KvJumpToKey( Kv, DataString, false);
    KvGetString( Kv, Value[0], Buff, sizeof( Buff ), "Null" );
    KvRewind( Kv );
} 


I fail..

[KissLick]

Well.. I decided to do it via json.. it looks easier :-D

Anyway, thanks for help ;-)