C# - Import configuration file (.ini)

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How I import an ini configuration file so that it is loaded and returns with a key value:

Example:

[version]
code=0.3

the program will load the ini file and I select the section (in case it is 'version'), select the key (in case it is 'code') and the / method function returns with the value 0.3

Mercy:

var strCode = GetStringFromFile("atualiza.ini", "version", "code");

Structure of the Archive (.ini):

[Seção]
Key=Value
c# winforms windows

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The idea in and use XML configuration files, so there is no native way to read the files .INI.

That said, and given that sometimes business needs may require the use of a .INI, may use a third-party library to read/write:

(This part brazenly taken from ONLY)

You can also follow one of these tutorials that explain how to use the DLL kernel32 to read and write a file .INI:

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