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<h1 id="configuration-data-object-cfg_data">Configuration data object (<code>cfg_data</code>)</h1>
<p>This object encapsulates
configuration values to be used for generating configuration files. A
more in-depth description can be found in the <a href="Configuration.html">the configuration wiki
page</a>.</p>
<h2 id="returned-by">Returned by</h2>
<p>Configuration data object objects are returned by the following functions and methods:</p>
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<li><a href="Reference-manual_functions.html#configuration_data"><ins><code>configuration_data()</code></ins></a></li>
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<h2 id="configuration-data-object-methods">Configuration data object methods</h2>
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<h3 id="cfg_dataget">cfg_data.get()</h3>
<p>Returns the value of <code>varname</code>, if the
value has not been set returns <code>default_value</code> if it is defined
<em>(since 0.38.0)</em> and errors out if not</p>
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<pre><code class="language-meson"># Returns the value of `varname`, if the
<a href="Reference-manual_elementary_str.html"><ins>str</ins></a> | <a href="Reference-manual_elementary_int.html"><ins>int</ins></a> | <a href="Reference-manual_elementary_bool.html"><ins>bool</ins></a> get(
<a href="Reference-manual_elementary_str.html"><ins>str</ins></a> <a href="Reference-manual_returned_cfg_data.html#get_varname"><b>varname</b></a>, # The name of the variable to query
<a href="Reference-manual_elementary_str.html"><ins>str</ins></a> | <a href="Reference-manual_elementary_int.html"><ins>int</ins></a> | <a href="Reference-manual_elementary_bool.html"><ins>bool</ins></a> [<a href="Reference-manual_returned_cfg_data.html#get_default_value"><b>default_value</b></a>], # The default value to return when `varname` does not exist
)</code></pre>
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<h4 id="arguments">Arguments</h4>
<p>The method <code>cfg_data.get()</code> accepts the following positional arguments:</p>
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<h3 id="cfg_dataget_unquoted">cfg_data.get_unquoted()</h3>
<p>Returns the value
of <code>varname</code> but without surrounding double quotes (<code>"</code>). If the value has
not been set returns <code>default_value</code> if it is defined and errors out if not.</p>
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<pre><code class="language-meson"># Returns the value
<a href="Reference-manual_elementary_str.html"><ins>str</ins></a> | <a href="Reference-manual_elementary_int.html"><ins>int</ins></a> | <a href="Reference-manual_elementary_bool.html"><ins>bool</ins></a> get_unquoted(
<a href="Reference-manual_elementary_str.html"><ins>str</ins></a> <a href="Reference-manual_returned_cfg_data.html#get_unquoted_varname"><b>varname</b></a>, # The name of the variable to query
<a href="Reference-manual_elementary_str.html"><ins>str</ins></a> | <a href="Reference-manual_elementary_int.html"><ins>int</ins></a> | <a href="Reference-manual_elementary_bool.html"><ins>bool</ins></a> [<a href="Reference-manual_returned_cfg_data.html#get_unquoted_default_value"><b>default_value</b></a>], # The default value to return when `varname` does not exist
)</code></pre>
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<h4 id="arguments1">Arguments</h4>
<p>The method <code>cfg_data.get_unquoted()</code> accepts the following positional arguments:</p>
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<td style="white-space: revert; text-align: center; padding: 6px; word-wrap: break-word;">
<a href="Reference-manual_elementary_str.html"><ins><code>str</code></ins></a> | <a href="Reference-manual_elementary_int.html"><ins><code>int</code></ins></a> | <a href="Reference-manual_elementary_bool.html"><ins><code>bool</code></ins></a>
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<p>returns <code>true</code> if the specified variable is set</p>
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<pre><code class="language-meson"># returns `true` if the specified variable is set
<a href="Reference-manual_elementary_bool.html"><ins>bool</ins></a> has(
<a href="Reference-manual_elementary_str.html"><ins>str</ins></a> <a href="Reference-manual_returned_cfg_data.html#has_varname"><b>varname</b></a>, # The name of the variable to query
)</code></pre>
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<p>The method <code>cfg_data.has()</code> accepts the following positional arguments:</p>
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<p>Returns an array of keys of
the configuration data object.</p>
<p>You can iterate over this array with the <a href="Syntax.html#foreach-statements"><code>foreach</code>
statement</a>.</p>
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<pre><code class="language-meson"><a href="Reference-manual_elementary_list.html"><ins>list</ins></a>[<a href="Reference-manual_elementary_str.html"><ins>str</ins></a>] keys()</code></pre>
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<p>Takes as argument a different
configuration data object and copies all entries from that object to
the current.</p>
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<pre><code class="language-meson"># Takes as argument a different
<a href="Reference-manual_elementary_void.html"><ins>void</ins></a> merge_from(
<a href="Reference-manual_returned_cfg_data.html"><ins>cfg_data</ins></a> <a href="Reference-manual_returned_cfg_data.html#merge_from_other"><b>other</b></a>, # The other <a href="Reference-manual_returned_cfg_data.html"><ins><code>cfg_data</code></ins></a> object to merge into this one.
)</code></pre>
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<p>Sets a variable to a given value</p>
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<pre><code class="language-meson"># Sets a variable to a given value
<a href="Reference-manual_elementary_void.html"><ins>void</ins></a> set(
<a href="Reference-manual_elementary_str.html"><ins>str</ins></a> <a href="Reference-manual_returned_cfg_data.html#set_varname"><b>varname</b></a>, # The name of the variable to set
<a href="Reference-manual_elementary_str.html"><ins>str</ins></a> | <a href="Reference-manual_elementary_int.html"><ins>int</ins></a> | <a href="Reference-manual_elementary_bool.html"><ins>bool</ins></a> <a href="Reference-manual_returned_cfg_data.html#set_value"><b>value</b></a>, # The value to set
# Keyword arguments:
<a href="Reference-manual_returned_cfg_data.html#set_description"><b>description</b></a> : <a href="Reference-manual_elementary_str.html"><ins>str</ins></a> # Message / Comment that will be written in the
)</code></pre>
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<p>The method <code>cfg_data.set()</code> accepts the following positional arguments:</p>
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<td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding: 6px;"><code class="language-meson">value</code></td>
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don't want to add a description field because it most likely will
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<h3 id="cfg_dataset10">cfg_data.set10()</h3>
<p>Is the same as <a href="Reference-manual_returned_cfg_data.html#cfg_dataset"><ins><code>cfg_data.set()</code></ins></a> but the value
is either <code>true</code> or <code>false</code> and will be written as 1 or 0,
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<pre><code class="language-meson"># Is the same as <a href="Reference-manual_returned_cfg_data.html#cfg_dataset"><ins><code>cfg_data.set()</code></ins></a> but the value
<a href="Reference-manual_elementary_void.html"><ins>void</ins></a> set10(
<a href="Reference-manual_elementary_str.html"><ins>str</ins></a> <a href="Reference-manual_returned_cfg_data.html#set10_varname"><b>varname</b></a>, # The name of the variable to set
<a href="Reference-manual_elementary_bool.html"><ins>bool</ins></a> | <a href="Reference-manual_elementary_int.html"><ins>int</ins></a> <a href="Reference-manual_returned_cfg_data.html#set10_value"><b>value</b></a>, # The value to set as either `1` or `0`
# Keyword arguments:
<a href="Reference-manual_returned_cfg_data.html#set10_description"><b>description</b></a> : <a href="Reference-manual_elementary_str.html"><ins>str</ins></a> # Message / Comment that will be written in the
)</code></pre>
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<p>The method <code>cfg_data.set10()</code> accepts the following positional arguments:</p>
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<div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;">
</div>
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<td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding: 6px;"><code class="language-meson">value</code></td>
<td style="white-space: revert; text-align: center; padding: 6px; word-wrap: break-word;">
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<p>Passing numbers was never intended to work, and since 0.62 it has been
deprecated. It will be removed in a future version of Meson. If you
need to pass numbers use the <code>.set</code> method.</p>
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generated file is source code in some other language, you probably
don't want to add a description field because it most likely will
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<p>Is same as <a href="Reference-manual_returned_cfg_data.html#cfg_dataset"><ins><code>cfg_data.set()</code></ins></a> but quotes the value in double quotes (<code>"</code>)</p>
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<pre><code class="language-meson"># Is same as <a href="Reference-manual_returned_cfg_data.html#cfg_dataset"><ins><code>cfg_data.set()</code></ins></a> but quotes the value in double quotes (`"`)
<a href="Reference-manual_elementary_void.html"><ins>void</ins></a> set_quoted(
<a href="Reference-manual_elementary_str.html"><ins>str</ins></a> <a href="Reference-manual_returned_cfg_data.html#set_quoted_varname"><b>varname</b></a>, # The name of the variable to set
<a href="Reference-manual_elementary_str.html"><ins>str</ins></a> | <a href="Reference-manual_elementary_int.html"><ins>int</ins></a> | <a href="Reference-manual_elementary_bool.html"><ins>bool</ins></a> <a href="Reference-manual_returned_cfg_data.html#set_quoted_value"><b>value</b></a>, # The value to set
# Keyword arguments:
<a href="Reference-manual_returned_cfg_data.html#set_quoted_description"><b>description</b></a> : <a href="Reference-manual_elementary_str.html"><ins>str</ins></a> # Message / Comment that will be written in the
)</code></pre>
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<div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;">
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don't want to add a description field because it most likely will
cause a syntax error.</p>
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