20.10.2013 - Modified PIObject - virtual debugName() for macro piCoutObj, improved timer measurements and timers on Windows

piconfig.h

@@ -259,7 +259,30 @@ private:
 
 };
 
+
 inline std::ostream & operator <<(std::ostream & s, const PIConfig::Branch & v) {v.coutt(s, ""); return s;}
 inline std::ostream & operator <<(std::ostream & s, const PIConfig::Entry & v) {s << v.value(); return s;}
 
+
+/** \relatesalso PIConfig \relatesalso PIIODevice
+ * \brief Service function. useful for configuring devices
+ * \details Function takes entry name "name", default value "def" and two
+ * \a PIConfig::Entry sections: "em" and their parent "ep". If there is no
+ * parent ep = 0. If "ep" is not null and entry "name" exists in "ep" function
+ * returns this value. Else returns value of entry "name" in section "em" or
+ * "def" if entry doesn`t exists. \n This function useful to read settings
+ * from configuration file in implementation \a PIIODevice::configureDevice() function */
+template<typename T>
+T readDeviceSetting(const PIString & name, const T & def, const PIConfig::Entry * em, const PIConfig::Entry * ep) {
+	if (ep != 0) {
+		T ret;
+		bool ex;
+		ret = ep->getValue(name, def, &ex);
+		if (!ex) ret = em->getValue(name, def);
+		return ret;
+	}
+	return em->getValue(name, def);
+	
+}
+
 #endif // PICONFIG_H