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 /** @mainpage
 
     <table>
         <tr><th>Library     <td>SimpleIni
         <tr><th>File        <td>SimpleIni.h
         <tr><th>Author      <td>Brodie Thiesfield
         <tr><th>Source      <td>https://github.com/brofield/simpleini
         <tr><th>Version     <td>4.22
     </table>
 
     Jump to the @link CSimpleIniTempl CSimpleIni @endlink interface documentation.
 
     @section intro INTRODUCTION
 
     This component allows an INI-style configuration file to be used on both
     Windows and Linux/Unix. It is fast, simple and source code using this
     component will compile unchanged on either OS.
 
     @section features FEATURES
 
     - MIT Licence allows free use in all software (including GPL and commercial)
     - multi-platform (Windows CE/9x/NT..10/etc, Linux, MacOSX, Unix)
     - loading and saving of INI-style configuration files
     - configuration files can have any newline format on all platforms
     - liberal acceptance of file format
         - key/values with no section
         - removal of whitespace around sections, keys and values
     - support for multi-line values (values with embedded newline characters)
     - optional support for multiple keys with the same name
     - optional case-insensitive sections and keys (for ASCII characters only)
     - saves files with sections and keys in the same order as they were loaded
     - preserves comments on the file, section and keys where possible.
     - supports both char or wchar_t programming interfaces
     - supports both MBCS (system locale) and UTF-8 file encodings
     - system locale does not need to be UTF-8 on Linux/Unix to load UTF-8 file
     - support for non-ASCII characters in section, keys, values and comments
     - support for non-standard character types or file encodings
       via user-written converter classes
     - support for adding/modifying values programmatically
     - should compile cleanly without warning usually at the strictest warning level
     - it has been tested with the following compilers:
         - Windows/VC6 (warning level 3)
         - Windows/VC.NET 2003 (warning level 4)
         - Windows/VC 2005 (warning level 4)
         - Windows/VC 2019 (warning level 4)
         - Linux/gcc (-Wall)
         - Mac OS/c++ (-Wall)
 
     @section usage USAGE SUMMARY
 
     -#  Decide if you will be using utf8 or MBCS files, and working with the
         data in utf8, wchar_t or ICU chars. 
     -#  If you will only be using straight utf8 files and access the data via the 
         char interface, then you do not need any conversion library and could define 
         SI_NO_CONVERSION. Note that no conversion also means no validation of the data.
         If no converter is specified then the default converter is SI_CONVERT_GENERIC 
         on Mac/Linux and SI_CONVERT_WIN32 on Windows. If you need widechar support on 
         Mac/Linux then use either SI_CONVERT_GENERIC or SI_CONVERT_ICU. These are also
         supported on all platforms.
     -#  Define the appropriate symbol for the converter you wish to use and
         include the SimpleIni.h header file. 
     -#  Declare an instance of the appropriate class. Note that the following
         definitions are just shortcuts for commonly used types. Other types
         (PRUnichar, unsigned short, unsigned char) are also possible.
         <table>
         <tr><th>Interface       <th>Case-sensitive  <th>Load UTF-8  <th>Load MBCS   <th>Typedef
         <tr><th>SI_NO_CONVERSION
             <tr><td>char        <td>No              <td>Yes         <td>No          <td>CSimpleIniA
             <tr><td>char        <td>Yes             <td>Yes         <td>No          <td>CSimpleIniCaseA
         <tr><th>SI_CONVERT_GENERIC
             <tr><td>char        <td>No              <td>Yes         <td>Yes #1      <td>CSimpleIniA
             <tr><td>char        <td>Yes             <td>Yes         <td>Yes         <td>CSimpleIniCaseA
             <tr><td>wchar_t     <td>No              <td>Yes         <td>Yes         <td>CSimpleIniW
             <tr><td>wchar_t     <td>Yes             <td>Yes         <td>Yes         <td>CSimpleIniCaseW
         <tr><th>SI_CONVERT_WIN32
             <tr><td>char        <td>No              <td>No #2       <td>Yes         <td>CSimpleIniA
             <tr><td>char        <td>Yes             <td>Yes         <td>Yes         <td>CSimpleIniCaseA
             <tr><td>wchar_t     <td>No              <td>Yes         <td>Yes         <td>CSimpleIniW
             <tr><td>wchar_t     <td>Yes             <td>Yes         <td>Yes         <td>CSimpleIniCaseW
         <tr><th>SI_CONVERT_ICU
             <tr><td>char        <td>No              <td>Yes         <td>Yes         <td>CSimpleIniA
             <tr><td>char        <td>Yes             <td>Yes         <td>Yes         <td>CSimpleIniCaseA
             <tr><td>UChar       <td>No              <td>Yes         <td>Yes         <td>CSimpleIniW
             <tr><td>UChar       <td>Yes             <td>Yes         <td>Yes         <td>CSimpleIniCaseW
         </table>
         #1  On Windows you are better to use CSimpleIniA with SI_CONVERT_WIN32.<br>
         #2  Only affects Windows. On Windows this uses MBCS functions and
             so may fold case incorrectly leading to uncertain results.
     -# Set all the options that you require, see all the Set*() options below. 
         The SetUnicode() option is very common and can be specified in the constructor.
     -# Call LoadData() or LoadFile() to load and parse the INI configuration file
     -# Access and modify the data of the file using the following functions
         <table>
             <tr><td>GetAllSections  <td>Return all section names
             <tr><td>GetAllKeys      <td>Return all key names within a section
             <tr><td>GetAllValues    <td>Return all values within a section & key
             <tr><td>GetSection      <td>Return all key names and values in a section
             <tr><td>GetSectionSize  <td>Return the number of keys in a section
             <tr><td>GetValue        <td>Return a value for a section & key
             <tr><td>SetValue        <td>Add or update a value for a section & key
             <tr><td>Delete          <td>Remove a section, or a key from a section
             <tr><td>SectionExists   <td>Does a section exist?
             <tr><td>KeyExists       <td>Does a key exist?
         </table>
     -# Call Save() or SaveFile() to save the INI configuration data
 
     @section iostreams IO STREAMS
 
     SimpleIni supports reading from and writing to STL IO streams. Enable this
     by defining SI_SUPPORT_IOSTREAMS before including the SimpleIni.h header
     file. Ensure that if the streams are backed by a file (e.g. ifstream or
     ofstream) then the flag ios_base::binary has been used when the file was
     opened.
 
     @section multiline MULTI-LINE VALUES
 
     Values that span multiple lines are created using the following format.
 
         <pre>
         key = <<<ENDTAG
         .... multiline value ....
         ENDTAG
         </pre>
 
     Note the following:
     - The text used for ENDTAG can be anything and is used to find
       where the multi-line text ends.
     - The newline after ENDTAG in the start tag, and the newline
       before ENDTAG in the end tag is not included in the data value.
     - The ending tag must be on it's own line with no whitespace before
       or after it.
     - The multi-line value is modified at load so that each line in the value
       is delimited by a single '\\n' character on all platforms. At save time
       it will be converted into the newline format used by the current
       platform.
 
     @section comments COMMENTS
 
     Comments are preserved in the file within the following restrictions:
     - Every file may have a single "file comment". It must start with the
       first character in the file, and will end with the first non-comment
       line in the file.
     - Every section may have a single "section comment". It will start
       with the first comment line following the file comment, or the last
       data entry. It ends at the beginning of the section.
     - Every key may have a single "key comment". This comment will start
       with the first comment line following the section start, or the file
       comment if there is no section name.
     - Comments are set at the time that the file, section or key is first
       created. The only way to modify a comment on a section or a key is to
       delete that entry and recreate it with the new comment. There is no
       way to change the file comment.
 
     @section save SAVE ORDER
 
     The sections and keys are written out in the same order as they were
     read in from the file. Sections and keys added to the data after the
     file has been loaded will be added to the end of the file when it is
     written. There is no way to specify the location of a section or key
     other than in first-created, first-saved order.
 
     @section notes NOTES
 
     - To load UTF-8 data on Windows 95, you need to use Microsoft Layer for
       Unicode, or SI_CONVERT_GENERIC, or SI_CONVERT_ICU.
     - When using SI_CONVERT_GENERIC, ConvertUTF.c must be compiled and linked.
     - When using SI_CONVERT_ICU, ICU header files must be on the include
       path and icuuc.lib must be linked in.
     - To load a UTF-8 file on Windows AND expose it with SI_CHAR == char,
       you should use SI_CONVERT_GENERIC.
     - The collation (sorting) order used for sections and keys returned from
       iterators is NOT DEFINED. If collation order of the text is important
       then it should be done yourself by either supplying a replacement
       SI_STRLESS class, or by sorting the strings external to this library.
     - Usage of the <mbstring.h> header on Windows can be disabled by defining
       SI_NO_MBCS. This is defined automatically on Windows CE platforms.
     - Not thread-safe so manage your own locking
 
     @section contrib CONTRIBUTIONS
 
     Many thanks to the following contributors:
     
     - 2010/05/03: Tobias Gehrig: added GetDoubleValue()
     - See list of many contributors in github
 
     @section licence MIT LICENCE
 
     The licence text below is the boilerplate "MIT Licence" used from:
     http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
 
     Copyright (c) 2006-2024, Brodie Thiesfield
 
     Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
     of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
     in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
     to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
     copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished
     to do so, subject to the following conditions:
 
     The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
     all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
 
     THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
     IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
     FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
     COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
     IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
     CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 */
 
 #ifndef INCLUDED_SimpleIni_h
 #define INCLUDED_SimpleIni_h
 
 #if defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER >= 1020)
 # pragma once
 #endif
 
 // Disable these warnings in MSVC:
 //  4127 "conditional expression is constant" as the conversion classes trigger
 //  it with the statement if (sizeof(SI_CHAR) == sizeof(char)). This test will
 //  be optimized away in a release build.
 //  4503 'insert' : decorated name length exceeded, name was truncated
 //  4702 "unreachable code" as the MS STL header causes it in release mode.
 //  Again, the code causing the warning will be cleaned up by the compiler.
 //  4786 "identifier truncated to 256 characters" as this is thrown hundreds
 //  of times VC6 as soon as STL is used.
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 # pragma warning (push)
 # pragma warning (disable: 4127 4503 4702 4786)
 #endif
 
 #include <cstring>
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <string>
 #include <map>
 #include <list>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 #ifdef SI_SUPPORT_IOSTREAMS
 # include <iostream>
 #endif // SI_SUPPORT_IOSTREAMS
 
 #ifdef _DEBUG
 # ifndef assert
 #  include <cassert>
 # endif
 # define SI_ASSERT(x)   assert(x)
 #else
 # define SI_ASSERT(x)
 #endif
 
 using SI_Error = int;
 
 constexpr int SI_OK = 0;        //!< No error
 constexpr int SI_UPDATED = 1;   //!< An existing value was updated
 constexpr int SI_INSERTED = 2;  //!< A new value was inserted
 
 // note: test for any error with (retval < 0)
 constexpr int SI_FAIL = -1;     //!< Generic failure
 constexpr int SI_NOMEM = -2;    //!< Out of memory error
 constexpr int SI_FILE = -3;     //!< File error (see errno for detail error)
 
 #define SI_UTF8_SIGNATURE     "\xEF\xBB\xBF"
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 # define SI_NEWLINE_A   "\r\n"
 # define SI_NEWLINE_W   L"\r\n"
 #else // !_WIN32
 # define SI_NEWLINE_A   "\n"
 # define SI_NEWLINE_W   L"\n"
 #endif // _WIN32
 
 #if defined(SI_CONVERT_ICU)
 # include <unicode/ustring.h>
 #endif
 
 #if defined(_WIN32)
 # define SI_HAS_WIDE_FILE
 # define SI_WCHAR_T     wchar_t
 #elif defined(SI_CONVERT_ICU)
 # define SI_HAS_WIDE_FILE
 # define SI_WCHAR_T     UChar
 #endif
 
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //                              MAIN TEMPLATE CLASS
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 /** Simple INI file reader.
 
     This can be instantiated with the choice of unicode or native characterset,
     and case sensitive or insensitive comparisons of section and key names.
     The supported combinations are pre-defined with the following typedefs:
 
     <table>
         <tr><th>Interface   <th>Case-sensitive  <th>Typedef
         <tr><td>char        <td>No              <td>CSimpleIniA
         <tr><td>char        <td>Yes             <td>CSimpleIniCaseA
         <tr><td>wchar_t     <td>No              <td>CSimpleIniW
         <tr><td>wchar_t     <td>Yes             <td>CSimpleIniCaseW
     </table>
 
     Note that using other types for the SI_CHAR is supported. For instance,
     unsigned char, unsigned short, etc. Note that where the alternative type
     is a different size to char/wchar_t you may need to supply new helper
     classes for SI_STRLESS and SI_CONVERTER.
  */
 template<class SI_CHAR, class SI_STRLESS, class SI_CONVERTER>
 class CSimpleIniTempl
 {
 public:
     typedef SI_CHAR SI_CHAR_T;
 
     /** key entry */
     struct Entry {
         const SI_CHAR * pItem;
         const SI_CHAR * pComment;
         int             nOrder;
 
         Entry(const SI_CHAR * a_pszItem = NULL, int a_nOrder = 0)
             : pItem(a_pszItem)
             , pComment(NULL)
             , nOrder(a_nOrder)
         { }
         Entry(const SI_CHAR * a_pszItem, const SI_CHAR * a_pszComment, int a_nOrder)
             : pItem(a_pszItem)
             , pComment(a_pszComment)
             , nOrder(a_nOrder)
         { }
         Entry(const Entry & rhs) { operator=(rhs); }
         Entry & operator=(const Entry & rhs) {
             pItem    = rhs.pItem;
             pComment = rhs.pComment;
             nOrder   = rhs.nOrder;
             return *this;
         }
 
 #if defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER <= 1200
         /** STL of VC6 doesn't allow me to specify my own comparator for list::sort() */
         bool operator<(const Entry & rhs) const { return LoadOrder()(*this, rhs); }
         bool operator>(const Entry & rhs) const { return LoadOrder()(rhs, *this); }
 #endif
 
         /** Strict less ordering by name of key only */
         struct KeyOrder {
             bool operator()(const Entry & lhs, const Entry & rhs) const {
                 const static SI_STRLESS isLess = SI_STRLESS();
                 return isLess(lhs.pItem, rhs.pItem);
             }
         };
 
         /** Strict less ordering by order, and then name of key */
         struct LoadOrder {
             bool operator()(const Entry & lhs, const Entry & rhs) const {
                 if (lhs.nOrder != rhs.nOrder) {
                     return lhs.nOrder < rhs.nOrder;
                 }
                 return KeyOrder()(lhs.pItem, rhs.pItem);
             }
         };
     };
 
     /** map keys to values */
     typedef std::multimap<Entry,const SI_CHAR *,typename Entry::KeyOrder> TKeyVal;
 
     /** map sections to key/value map */
     typedef std::map<Entry,TKeyVal,typename Entry::KeyOrder> TSection;
 
     /** set of dependent string pointers. Note that these pointers are
         dependent on memory owned by CSimpleIni.
     */
     typedef std::list<Entry> TNamesDepend;
 
     /** interface definition for the OutputWriter object to pass to Save()
         in order to output the INI file data.
     */
     class OutputWriter {
     public:
         OutputWriter() { }
         virtual ~OutputWriter() { }
         virtual void Write(const char * a_pBuf) = 0;
     private:
         OutputWriter(const OutputWriter &);             // disable
         OutputWriter & operator=(const OutputWriter &); // disable
     };
 
     /** OutputWriter class to write the INI data to a file */
     class FileWriter : public OutputWriter {
         FILE * m_file;
     public:
         FileWriter(FILE * a_file) : m_file(a_file) { }
         void Write(const char * a_pBuf) {
             fputs(a_pBuf, m_file);
         }
     private:
         FileWriter(const FileWriter &);             // disable
         FileWriter & operator=(const FileWriter &); // disable
     };
 
     /** OutputWriter class to write the INI data to a string */
     class StringWriter : public OutputWriter {
         std::string & m_string;
     public:
         StringWriter(std::string & a_string) : m_string(a_string) { }
         void Write(const char * a_pBuf) {
             m_string.append(a_pBuf);
         }
     private:
         StringWriter(const StringWriter &);             // disable
         StringWriter & operator=(const StringWriter &); // disable
     };
 
 #ifdef SI_SUPPORT_IOSTREAMS
     /** OutputWriter class to write the INI data to an ostream */
     class StreamWriter : public OutputWriter {
         std::ostream & m_ostream;
     public:
         StreamWriter(std::ostream & a_ostream) : m_ostream(a_ostream) { }
         void Write(const char * a_pBuf) {
             m_ostream << a_pBuf;
         }
     private:
         StreamWriter(const StreamWriter &);             // disable
         StreamWriter & operator=(const StreamWriter &); // disable
     };
 #endif // SI_SUPPORT_IOSTREAMS
 
     /** Characterset conversion utility class to convert strings to the
         same format as is used for the storage.
     */
     class Converter : private SI_CONVERTER {
     public:
         Converter(bool a_bStoreIsUtf8) : SI_CONVERTER(a_bStoreIsUtf8) {
             m_scratch.resize(1024);
         }
         Converter(const Converter & rhs) { operator=(rhs); }
         Converter & operator=(const Converter & rhs) {
             m_scratch = rhs.m_scratch;
             return *this;
         }
         bool ConvertToStore(const SI_CHAR * a_pszString) {
             size_t uLen = SI_CONVERTER::SizeToStore(a_pszString);
             if (uLen == (size_t)(-1)) {
                 return false;
             }
             while (uLen > m_scratch.size()) {
                 m_scratch.resize(m_scratch.size() * 2);
             }
             return SI_CONVERTER::ConvertToStore(
                 a_pszString,
                 const_cast<char*>(m_scratch.data()),
                 m_scratch.size());
         }
         const char * Data() { return m_scratch.data(); }
     private:
         std::string m_scratch;
     };
 
 public:
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
     /** Default constructor.
 
         @param a_bIsUtf8     See the method SetUnicode() for details.
         @param a_bMultiKey   See the method SetMultiKey() for details.
         @param a_bMultiLine  See the method SetMultiLine() for details.
      */
     CSimpleIniTempl(
         bool a_bIsUtf8    = false,
         bool a_bMultiKey  = false,
         bool a_bMultiLine = false
         );
 
     /** Destructor */
     ~CSimpleIniTempl();
 
     /** Deallocate all memory stored by this object */
     void Reset();
 
     /** Has any data been loaded */
     bool IsEmpty() const { return m_data.empty(); }
 
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /** @{ @name Settings */
 
     /** Set the storage format of the INI data. This affects both the loading
         and saving of the INI data using all of the Load/Save API functions.
         This value cannot be changed after any INI data has been loaded.
 
         If the file is not set to Unicode (UTF-8), then the data encoding is
         assumed to be the OS native encoding. This encoding is the system
         locale on Linux/Unix and the legacy MBCS encoding on Windows NT/2K/XP.
         If the storage format is set to Unicode then the file will be loaded
         as UTF-8 encoded data regardless of the native file encoding. If
         SI_CHAR == char then all of the char* parameters take and return UTF-8
         encoded data regardless of the system locale.
 
         \param a_bIsUtf8     Assume UTF-8 encoding for the source?
      */
     void SetUnicode(bool a_bIsUtf8 = true) {
         if (!m_pData) m_bStoreIsUtf8 = a_bIsUtf8;
     }
 
     /** Get the storage format of the INI data. */
     bool IsUnicode() const { return m_bStoreIsUtf8; }
 
     /** Should multiple identical keys be permitted in the file. If set to false
         then the last value encountered will be used as the value of the key.
         If set to true, then all values will be available to be queried. For
         example, with the following input:
 
         <pre>
         [section]
         test=value1
         test=value2
         </pre>
 
         Then with SetMultiKey(true), both of the values "value1" and "value2"
         will be returned for the key test. If SetMultiKey(false) is used, then
         the value for "test" will only be "value2". This value may be changed
         at any time.
 
         \param a_bAllowMultiKey  Allow multi-keys in the source?
      */
     void SetMultiKey(bool a_bAllowMultiKey = true) {
         m_bAllowMultiKey = a_bAllowMultiKey;
     }
 
     /** Get the storage format of the INI data. */
     bool IsMultiKey() const { return m_bAllowMultiKey; }
 
     /** Should data values be permitted to span multiple lines in the file. If
         set to false then the multi-line construct <<<TAG as a value will be
         returned as is instead of loading the data. This value may be changed
         at any time.
 
         \param a_bAllowMultiLine     Allow multi-line values in the source?
      */
     void SetMultiLine(bool a_bAllowMultiLine = true) {
         m_bAllowMultiLine = a_bAllowMultiLine;
     }
 
     /** Query the status of multi-line data */
     bool IsMultiLine() const { return m_bAllowMultiLine; }
 
     /** Should spaces be added around the equals sign when writing key/value
         pairs out. When true, the result will be "key = value". When false, 
         the result will be "key=value". This value may be changed at any time.
 
         \param a_bSpaces     Add spaces around the equals sign?
      */
     void SetSpaces(bool a_bSpaces = true) {
         m_bSpaces = a_bSpaces;
     }
 
     /** Query the status of spaces output */
     bool UsingSpaces() const { return m_bSpaces; }
     
 
     /** Should we recognise and parse quotes in single line values?
 
         \param a_bParseQuotes  Parse quoted data in values?
      */
     void SetQuotes(bool a_bParseQuotes = true) {
         m_bParseQuotes = a_bParseQuotes;
     }
 
     /** Are we permitting keys and values to be quoted? */
     bool UsingQuotes() const { return m_bParseQuotes; }
 
     /** When reading/writing an ini file, do we require every key to have an equals
         sign to delineate a valid key value. If false, then every valid key must
         have an equals sign and any lines without an equals sign is ignored. If
         true then keys do not require an equals sign to be considered a key. Note 
         that this means that any non-commented line of text would become a key.
 
         \param a_bAllowKeyOnly  Permit keys without an equals sign or value.
      */
     void SetAllowKeyOnly(bool a_bAllowKeyOnly = true) {
         m_bAllowKeyOnly = a_bAllowKeyOnly;
     }
 
     /** Do we allow keys to exist without a value or equals sign? */
     bool GetAllowKeyOnly() const { return m_bAllowKeyOnly; }
 
 
 
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /** @}
         @{ @name Loading INI Data */
 
     /** Load an INI file from disk into memory
 
         @param a_pszFile    Path of the file to be loaded. This will be passed
                             to fopen() and so must be a valid path for the
                             current platform.
 
         @return SI_Error    See error definitions
      */
     SI_Error LoadFile(
         const char * a_pszFile
         );
 
 #ifdef SI_HAS_WIDE_FILE
     /** Load an INI file from disk into memory
 
         @param a_pwszFile   Path of the file to be loaded in UTF-16.
 
         @return SI_Error    See error definitions
      */
     SI_Error LoadFile(
         const SI_WCHAR_T * a_pwszFile
         );
 #endif // SI_HAS_WIDE_FILE
 
     /** Load the file from a file pointer.
 
         @param a_fpFile     Valid file pointer to read the file data from. The
                             file will be read until end of file.
 
         @return SI_Error    See error definitions
     */
     SI_Error LoadFile(
         FILE * a_fpFile
         );
 
 #ifdef SI_SUPPORT_IOSTREAMS
     /** Load INI file data from an istream.
 
         @param a_istream    Stream to read from
 
         @return SI_Error    See error definitions
      */
     SI_Error LoadData(
         std::istream & a_istream
         );
 #endif // SI_SUPPORT_IOSTREAMS
 
     /** Load INI file data direct from a std::string
 
         @param a_strData    Data to be loaded
 
         @return SI_Error    See error definitions
      */
     SI_Error LoadData(const std::string & a_strData) {
         return LoadData(a_strData.c_str(), a_strData.size());
     }
 
     /** Load INI file data direct from memory
 
         @param a_pData      Data to be loaded
         @param a_uDataLen   Length of the data in bytes
 
         @return SI_Error    See error definitions
      */
     SI_Error LoadData(
         const char *    a_pData,
         size_t          a_uDataLen
         );
 
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /** @}
         @{ @name Saving INI Data */
 
     /** Save an INI file from memory to disk
 
         @param a_pszFile    Path of the file to be saved. This will be passed
                             to fopen() and so must be a valid path for the
                             current platform.
 
         @param a_bAddSignature  Prepend the UTF-8 BOM if the output data is
                             in UTF-8 format. If it is not UTF-8 then
                             this parameter is ignored.
 
         @return SI_Error    See error definitions
      */
     SI_Error SaveFile(
         const char *    a_pszFile,
         bool            a_bAddSignature = true
         ) const;
 
 #ifdef SI_HAS_WIDE_FILE
     /** Save an INI file from memory to disk
 
         @param a_pwszFile   Path of the file to be saved in UTF-16.
 
         @param a_bAddSignature  Prepend the UTF-8 BOM if the output data is
                             in UTF-8 format. If it is not UTF-8 then
                             this parameter is ignored.
 
         @return SI_Error    See error definitions
      */
     SI_Error SaveFile(
         const SI_WCHAR_T *  a_pwszFile,
         bool                a_bAddSignature = true
         ) const;
 #endif // _WIN32
 
     /** Save the INI data to a file. See Save() for details.
 
         @param a_pFile      Handle to a file. File should be opened for
                             binary output.
 
         @param a_bAddSignature  Prepend the UTF-8 BOM if the output data is in
                             UTF-8 format. If it is not UTF-8 then this value is
                             ignored. Do not set this to true if anything has
                             already been written to the file.
 
         @return SI_Error    See error definitions
      */
     SI_Error SaveFile(
         FILE *  a_pFile,
         bool    a_bAddSignature = false
         ) const;
 
     /** Save the INI data. The data will be written to the output device
         in a format appropriate to the current data, selected by:
 
         <table>
             <tr><th>SI_CHAR     <th>FORMAT
             <tr><td>char        <td>same format as when loaded (MBCS or UTF-8)
             <tr><td>wchar_t     <td>UTF-8
             <tr><td>other       <td>UTF-8
         </table>
 
         Note that comments from the original data is preserved as per the
         documentation on comments. The order of the sections and values
         from the original file will be preserved.
 
         Any data prepended or appended to the output device must use the the
         same format (MBCS or UTF-8). You may use the GetConverter() method to
         convert text to the correct format regardless of the output format
         being used by SimpleIni.
 
         To add a BOM to UTF-8 data, write it out manually at the very beginning
         like is done in SaveFile when a_bUseBOM is true.
 
         @param a_oOutput    Output writer to write the data to.
 
         @param a_bAddSignature  Prepend the UTF-8 BOM if the output data is in
                             UTF-8 format. If it is not UTF-8 then this value is
                             ignored. Do not set this to true if anything has
                             already been written to the OutputWriter.
 
         @return SI_Error    See error definitions
      */
     SI_Error Save(
         OutputWriter &  a_oOutput,
         bool            a_bAddSignature = false
         ) const;
 
 #ifdef SI_SUPPORT_IOSTREAMS
     /** Save the INI data to an ostream. See Save() for details.
 
         @param a_ostream    String to have the INI data appended to.
 
         @param a_bAddSignature  Prepend the UTF-8 BOM if the output data is in
                             UTF-8 format. If it is not UTF-8 then this value is
                             ignored. Do not set this to true if anything has
                             already been written to the stream.
 
         @return SI_Error    See error definitions
      */
     SI_Error Save(
         std::ostream &  a_ostream,
         bool            a_bAddSignature = false
         ) const
     {
         StreamWriter writer(a_ostream);
         return Save(writer, a_bAddSignature);
     }
 #endif // SI_SUPPORT_IOSTREAMS
 
     /** Append the INI data to a string. See Save() for details.
 
         @param a_sBuffer    String to have the INI data appended to.
 
         @param a_bAddSignature  Prepend the UTF-8 BOM if the output data is in
                             UTF-8 format. If it is not UTF-8 then this value is
                             ignored. Do not set this to true if anything has
                             already been written to the string.
 
         @return SI_Error    See error definitions
      */
     SI_Error Save(
         std::string &   a_sBuffer,
         bool            a_bAddSignature = false
         ) const
     {
         StringWriter writer(a_sBuffer);
         return Save(writer, a_bAddSignature);
     }
 
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /** @}
         @{ @name Accessing INI Data */
 
     /** Retrieve the number keys across all sections.
         @return number of keys currently present.
      */
     size_t GetKeyCount() const;
 
     /** Retrieve all section names. The list is returned as an STL vector of
         names and can be iterated or searched as necessary. Note that the
         sort order of the returned strings is NOT DEFINED. You can sort
         the names into the load order if desired. Search this file for ".sort"
         for an example.
 
         NOTE! This structure contains only pointers to strings. The actual
         string data is stored in memory owned by CSimpleIni. Ensure that the
         CSimpleIni object is not destroyed or Reset() while these pointers
         are in use!
 
         @param a_names          Vector that will receive all of the section
                                  names. See note above!
      */
     void GetAllSections(
         TNamesDepend & a_names
         ) const;
 
     /** Retrieve all unique key names in a section. The sort order of the
         returned strings is NOT DEFINED. You can sort the names into the load 
         order if desired. Search this file for ".sort" for an example. Only 
         unique key names are returned.
 
         NOTE! This structure contains only pointers to strings. The actual
         string data is stored in memory owned by CSimpleIni. Ensure that the
         CSimpleIni object is not destroyed or Reset() while these strings
         are in use!
 
         @param a_pSection       Section to request data for
         @param a_names          List that will receive all of the key
                                  names. See note above!
 
         @return true            Section was found.
         @return false           Matching section was not found.
      */
     bool GetAllKeys(
         const SI_CHAR * a_pSection,
         TNamesDepend &  a_names
         ) const;
 
     /** Retrieve all values for a specific key. This method can be used when
         multiple keys are both enabled and disabled. Note that the sort order 
         of the returned strings is NOT DEFINED. You can sort the names into 
         the load order if desired. Search this file for ".sort" for an example.
 
         NOTE! The returned values are pointers to string data stored in memory
         owned by CSimpleIni. Ensure that the CSimpleIni object is not destroyed
         or Reset while you are using this pointer!
 
         @param a_pSection       Section to search
         @param a_pKey           Key to search for
         @param a_values         List to return if the key is not found
 
         @return true            Key was found.
         @return false           Matching section/key was not found.
      */
     bool GetAllValues(
         const SI_CHAR * a_pSection,
         const SI_CHAR * a_pKey,
         TNamesDepend &  a_values
         ) const;
 
     /** Query the number of keys in a specific section. Note that if multiple
         keys are enabled, then this value may be different to the number of
         keys returned by GetAllKeys.
 
         @param a_pSection       Section to request data for
 
         @return -1              Section does not exist in the file
         @return >=0             Number of keys in the section
      */
     int GetSectionSize(
         const SI_CHAR * a_pSection
         ) const;
 
     /** Retrieve all key and value pairs for a section. The data is returned
         as a pointer to an STL map and can be iterated or searched as
         desired. Note that multiple entries for the same key may exist when
         multiple keys have been enabled.
 
         NOTE! This structure contains only pointers to strings. The actual
         string data is stored in memory owned by CSimpleIni. Ensure that the
         CSimpleIni object is not destroyed or Reset() while these strings
         are in use!
 
         @param a_pSection       Name of the section to return
         @return                 Section data
      */
     const TKeyVal * GetSection(
         const SI_CHAR * a_pSection
         ) const;
 
     /** Test if a section exists. Convenience function */
     inline bool SectionExists(
         const SI_CHAR * a_pSection
     ) const {
         return GetSection(a_pSection) != NULL;
     }
 
     /** Test if the key exists in a section. Convenience function. */
     inline bool KeyExists(
         const SI_CHAR * a_pSection,
         const SI_CHAR * a_pKey
     ) const {
         return GetValue(a_pSection, a_pKey) != NULL;
     }
 
     /** Retrieve the value for a specific key. If multiple keys are enabled
         (see SetMultiKey) then only the first value associated with that key
         will be returned, see GetAllValues for getting all values with multikey.
 
         NOTE! The returned value is a pointer to string data stored in memory
         owned by CSimpleIni. Ensure that the CSimpleIni object is not destroyed
         or Reset while you are using this pointer!
 
         @param a_pSection       Section to search
         @param a_pKey           Key to search for
         @param a_pDefault       Value to return if the key is not found
         @param a_pHasMultiple   Optionally receive notification of if there are
                                 multiple entries for this key.
 
         @return a_pDefault      Key was not found in the section
         @return other           Value of the key
      */
     const SI_CHAR * GetValue(
         const SI_CHAR * a_pSection,
         const SI_CHAR * a_pKey,
         const SI_CHAR * a_pDefault     = NULL,
         bool *          a_pHasMultiple = NULL
         ) const;
 
     /** Retrieve a numeric value for a specific key. If multiple keys are enabled
         (see SetMultiKey) then only the first value associated with that key
         will be returned, see GetAllValues for getting all values with multikey.
 
         @param a_pSection       Section to search
         @param a_pKey           Key to search for
         @param a_nDefault       Value to return if the key is not found
         @param a_pHasMultiple   Optionally receive notification of if there are
                                 multiple entries for this key.
 
         @return a_nDefault      Key was not found in the section
         @return other           Value of the key
      */
     long GetLongValue(
         const SI_CHAR * a_pSection,
         const SI_CHAR * a_pKey,
         long            a_nDefault     = 0,
         bool *          a_pHasMultiple = NULL
         ) const;
 
     /** Retrieve a numeric value for a specific key. If multiple keys are enabled
         (see SetMultiKey) then only the first value associated with that key
         will be returned, see GetAllValues for getting all values with multikey.
 
         @param a_pSection       Section to search
         @param a_pKey           Key to search for
         @param a_nDefault       Value to return if the key is not found
         @param a_pHasMultiple   Optionally receive notification of if there are
                                 multiple entries for this key.
 
         @return a_nDefault      Key was not found in the section
         @return other           Value of the key
      */
     double GetDoubleValue(
         const SI_CHAR * a_pSection,
         const SI_CHAR * a_pKey,
         double          a_nDefault     = 0,
         bool *          a_pHasMultiple = NULL
         ) const;
 
     /** Retrieve a boolean value for a specific key. If multiple keys are enabled
         (see SetMultiKey) then only the first value associated with that key
         will be returned, see GetAllValues for getting all values with multikey.
 
         Strings starting with "t", "y", "on" or "1" are returned as logically true.
         Strings starting with "f", "n", "of" or "0" are returned as logically false.
         For all other values the default is returned. Character comparisons are 
         case-insensitive.
 
         @param a_pSection       Section to search
         @param a_pKey           Key to search for
         @param a_bDefault       Value to return if the key is not found
         @param a_pHasMultiple   Optionally receive notification of if there are
                                 multiple entries for this key.
 
         @return a_nDefault      Key was not found in the section
         @return other           Value of the key
      */
     bool GetBoolValue(
         const SI_CHAR * a_pSection,
         const SI_CHAR * a_pKey,
         bool            a_bDefault     = false,
         bool *          a_pHasMultiple = NULL
         ) const;
 
     /** Add or update a section or value. This will always insert
         when multiple keys are enabled.
 
         @param a_pSection   Section to add or update
         @param a_pKey       Key to add or update. Set to NULL to
                             create an empty section.
         @param a_pValue     Value to set. Set to NULL to create an
                             empty section.
         @param a_pComment   Comment to be associated with the section or the
                             key. If a_pKey is NULL then it will be associated
                             with the section, otherwise the key. Note that a
                             comment may be set ONLY when the section or key is
                             first created (i.e. when this function returns the
                             value SI_INSERTED). If you wish to create a section
                             with a comment then you need to create the section
                             separately to the key. The comment string must be
                             in full comment form already (have a comment
                             character starting every line).
         @param a_bForceReplace  Should all existing values in a multi-key INI
                             file be replaced with this entry. This option has
                             no effect if not using multi-key files. The 
                             difference between Delete/SetValue and SetValue
                             with a_bForceReplace = true, is that the load 
                             order and comment will be preserved this way.
 
         @return SI_Error    See error definitions
         @return SI_UPDATED  Value was updated
         @return SI_INSERTED Value was inserted
      */
     SI_Error SetValue(
         const SI_CHAR * a_pSection,
         const SI_CHAR * a_pKey,
         const SI_CHAR * a_pValue,
         const SI_CHAR * a_pComment      = NULL,
         bool            a_bForceReplace = false
         )
     {
         return AddEntry(a_pSection, a_pKey, a_pValue, a_pComment, a_bForceReplace, true);
     }
 
     /** Add or update a numeric value. This will always insert
         when multiple keys are enabled.
 
         @param a_pSection   Section to add or update
         @param a_pKey       Key to add or update. 
         @param a_nValue     Value to set. 
         @param a_pComment   Comment to be associated with the key. See the 
                             notes on SetValue() for comments.
         @param a_bUseHex    By default the value will be written to the file 
                             in decimal format. Set this to true to write it 
                             as hexadecimal.
         @param a_bForceReplace  Should all existing values in a multi-key INI
                             file be replaced with this entry. This option has
                             no effect if not using multi-key files. The 
                             difference between Delete/SetLongValue and 
                             SetLongValue with a_bForceReplace = true, is that 
                             the load order and comment will be preserved this 
                             way.
 
         @return SI_Error    See error definitions
         @return SI_UPDATED  Value was updated
         @return SI_INSERTED Value was inserted
      */
     SI_Error SetLongValue(
         const SI_CHAR * a_pSection,
         const SI_CHAR * a_pKey,
         long            a_nValue,
         const SI_CHAR * a_pComment      = NULL,
         bool            a_bUseHex       = false,
         bool            a_bForceReplace = false
         );
 
     /** Add or update a double value. This will always insert
         when multiple keys are enabled.
 
         @param a_pSection   Section to add or update
         @param a_pKey       Key to add or update. 
         @param a_nValue     Value to set. 
         @param a_pComment   Comment to be associated with the key. See the 
                             notes on SetValue() for comments.
         @param a_bForceReplace  Should all existing values in a multi-key INI
                             file be replaced with this entry. This option has
                             no effect if not using multi-key files. The 
                             difference between Delete/SetDoubleValue and 
                             SetDoubleValue with a_bForceReplace = true, is that 
                             the load order and comment will be preserved this 
                             way.
 
         @return SI_Error    See error definitions
         @return SI_UPDATED  Value was updated
         @return SI_INSERTED Value was inserted
      */
     SI_Error SetDoubleValue(
         const SI_CHAR * a_pSection,
         const SI_CHAR * a_pKey,
         double          a_nValue,
         const SI_CHAR * a_pComment      = NULL,
         bool            a_bForceReplace = false
         );
 
     /** Add or update a boolean value. This will always insert
         when multiple keys are enabled.
 
         @param a_pSection   Section to add or update
         @param a_pKey       Key to add or update. 
         @param a_bValue     Value to set. 
         @param a_pComment   Comment to be associated with the key. See the 
                             notes on SetValue() for comments.
         @param a_bForceReplace  Should all existing values in a multi-key INI
                             file be replaced with this entry. This option has
                             no effect if not using multi-key files. The 
                             difference between Delete/SetBoolValue and 
                             SetBoolValue with a_bForceReplace = true, is that 
                             the load order and comment will be preserved this 
                             way.
 
         @return SI_Error    See error definitions
         @return SI_UPDATED  Value was updated
         @return SI_INSERTED Value was inserted
      */
     SI_Error SetBoolValue(
         const SI_CHAR * a_pSection,
         const SI_CHAR * a_pKey,
         bool            a_bValue,
         const SI_CHAR * a_pComment      = NULL,
         bool            a_bForceReplace = false
         );
 
     /** Delete an entire section, or a key from a section. Note that the
         data returned by GetSection is invalid and must not be used after
         anything has been deleted from that section using this method.
         Note when multiple keys is enabled, this will delete all keys with
         that name; to selectively delete individual key/values, use
         DeleteValue.
 
         @param a_pSection       Section to delete key from, or if
                                 a_pKey is NULL, the section to remove.
         @param a_pKey           Key to remove from the section. Set to
                                 NULL to remove the entire section.
         @param a_bRemoveEmpty   If the section is empty after this key has
                                 been deleted, should the empty section be
                                 removed?
 
         @return true            Key or section was deleted.
         @return false           Key or section was not found.
      */
     bool Delete(
         const SI_CHAR * a_pSection,
         const SI_CHAR * a_pKey,
         bool            a_bRemoveEmpty = false
         );
 
     /** Delete an entire section, or a key from a section. If value is
         provided, only remove keys with the value. Note that the data
         returned by GetSection is invalid and must not be used after
         anything has been deleted from that section using this method.
         Note when multiple keys is enabled, all keys with the value will
         be deleted.
 
         @param a_pSection       Section to delete key from, or if
                                 a_pKey is NULL, the section to remove.
         @param a_pKey           Key to remove from the section. Set to
                                 NULL to remove the entire section.
         @param a_pValue         Value of key to remove from the section.
                                 Set to NULL to remove all keys.
         @param a_bRemoveEmpty   If the section is empty after this key has
                                 been deleted, should the empty section be
                                 removed?
 
         @return true            Key/value or section was deleted.
         @return false           Key/value or section was not found.
      */
     bool DeleteValue(
         const SI_CHAR * a_pSection,
         const SI_CHAR * a_pKey,
         const SI_CHAR * a_pValue,
         bool            a_bRemoveEmpty = false
         );
 
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /** @}
         @{ @name Converter */
 
     /** Return a conversion object to convert text to the same encoding
         as is used by the Save(), SaveFile() and SaveString() functions.
         Use this to prepare the strings that you wish to append or prepend
         to the output INI data.
      */
     Converter GetConverter() const {
         return Converter(m_bStoreIsUtf8);
     }
 
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /** @} */
 
 private:
     // copying is not permitted
     CSimpleIniTempl(const CSimpleIniTempl &); // disabled
     CSimpleIniTempl & operator=(const CSimpleIniTempl &); // disabled
 
     /** Parse the data looking for a file comment and store it if found.
     */
     SI_Error FindFileComment(
         SI_CHAR *&      a_pData,
         bool            a_bCopyStrings
         );
 
     /** Parse the data looking for the next valid entry. The memory pointed to
         by a_pData is modified by inserting NULL characters. The pointer is
         updated to the current location in the block of text.
     */
     bool FindEntry(
         SI_CHAR *&  a_pData,
         const SI_CHAR *&  a_pSection,
         const SI_CHAR *&  a_pKey,
         const SI_CHAR *&  a_pVal,
         const SI_CHAR *&  a_pComment
         ) const;
 
     /** Add the section/key/value to our data.
 
         @param a_pSection   Section name. Sections will be created if they
                             don't already exist.
         @param a_pKey       Key name. May be NULL to create an empty section.
                             Existing entries will be updated. New entries will
                             be created.
         @param a_pValue     Value for the key.
         @param a_pComment   Comment to be associated with the section or the
                             key. If a_pKey is NULL then it will be associated
                             with the section, otherwise the key. This must be
                             a string in full comment form already (have a
                             comment character starting every line).
         @param a_bForceReplace  Should all existing values in a multi-key INI
                             file be replaced with this entry. This option has
                             no effect if not using multi-key files. The 
                             difference between Delete/AddEntry and AddEntry
                             with a_bForceReplace = true, is that the load 
                             order and comment will be preserved this way.
         @param a_bCopyStrings   Should copies of the strings be made or not.
                             If false then the pointers will be used as is.
     */
     SI_Error AddEntry(
         const SI_CHAR * a_pSection,
         const SI_CHAR * a_pKey,
         const SI_CHAR * a_pValue,
         const SI_CHAR * a_pComment,
         bool            a_bForceReplace,
         bool            a_bCopyStrings
         );
 
     /** Is the supplied character a whitespace character? */
     inline bool IsSpace(SI_CHAR ch) const {
         return (ch == ' ' || ch == '\t' || ch == '\r' || ch == '\n');
     }
 
     /** Does the supplied character start a comment line? */
     inline bool IsComment(SI_CHAR ch) const {
         return (ch == ';' || ch == '#');
     }
 
 
     /** Skip over a newline character (or characters) for either DOS or UNIX */
     inline void SkipNewLine(SI_CHAR *& a_pData) const {
         a_pData += (*a_pData == '\r' && *(a_pData+1) == '\n') ? 2 : 1;
     }
 
     /** Make a copy of the supplied string, replacing the original pointer */
     SI_Error CopyString(const SI_CHAR *& a_pString);
 
     /** Delete a string from the copied strings buffer if necessary */
     void DeleteString(const SI_CHAR * a_pString);
 
     /** Internal use of our string comparison function */
     bool IsLess(const SI_CHAR * a_pLeft, const SI_CHAR * a_pRight) const {
         const static SI_STRLESS isLess = SI_STRLESS();
         return isLess(a_pLeft, a_pRight);
     }
 
     bool IsMultiLineTag(const SI_CHAR * a_pData) const;
     bool IsMultiLineData(const SI_CHAR * a_pData) const;
     bool IsSingleLineQuotedValue(const SI_CHAR* a_pData) const;
     bool LoadMultiLineText(
         SI_CHAR *&          a_pData,
         const SI_CHAR *&    a_pVal,
         const SI_CHAR *     a_pTagName,
         bool                a_bAllowBlankLinesInComment = false
         ) const;
     bool IsNewLineChar(SI_CHAR a_c) const;
 
     bool OutputMultiLineText(
         OutputWriter &  a_oOutput,
         Converter &     a_oConverter,
         const SI_CHAR * a_pText
         ) const;
 
 private:
     /** Copy of the INI file data in our character format. This will be
         modified when parsed to have NULL characters added after all
         interesting string entries. All of the string pointers to sections,
         keys and values point into this block of memory.
      */
     SI_CHAR * m_pData;
 
     /** Length of the data that we have stored. Used when deleting strings
         to determine if the string is stored here or in the allocated string
         buffer.
      */
     size_t m_uDataLen;
 
     /** File comment for this data, if one exists. */
     const SI_CHAR * m_pFileComment;
 
     /** constant empty string */
     const SI_CHAR m_cEmptyString;
 
     /** Parsed INI data. Section -> (Key -> Value). */
     TSection m_data;
 
     /** This vector stores allocated memory for copies of strings that have
         been supplied after the file load. It will be empty unless SetValue()
         has been called.
      */
     TNamesDepend m_strings;
 
     /** Is the format of our datafile UTF-8 or MBCS? */
     bool m_bStoreIsUtf8;
 
     /** Are multiple values permitted for the same key? */
     bool m_bAllowMultiKey;
 
     /** Are data values permitted to span multiple lines? */
     bool m_bAllowMultiLine;
 
     /** Should spaces be written out surrounding the equals sign? */
     bool m_bSpaces;
     
     /** Should quoted data in values be recognized and parsed? */
     bool m_bParseQuotes;
 
     /** Do keys always need to have an equals sign when reading/writing? */
     bool m_bAllowKeyOnly;
 
     /** Next order value, used to ensure sections and keys are output in the
         same order that they are loaded/added.
      */
     int m_nOrder;
 };
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //                                  IMPLEMENTATION
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 template<class SI_CHAR, class SI_STRLESS, class SI_CONVERTER>
 CSimpleIniTempl<SI_CHAR,SI_STRLESS,SI_CONVERTER>::CSimpleIniTempl(
     bool a_bIsUtf8,
     bool a_bAllowMultiKey,
     bool a_bAllowMultiLine
     )
   : m_pData(0)
   , m_uDataLen(0)
   , m_pFileComment(NULL)
   , m_cEmptyString(0)
   , m_bStoreIsUtf8(a_bIsUtf8)
   , m_bAllowMultiKey(a_bAllowMultiKey)
   , m_bAllowMultiLine(a_bAllowMultiLine)
   , m_bSpaces(true)
   , m_bParseQuotes(false)
   , m_bAllowKeyOnly(false)
   , m_nOrder(0)
 { }
 
 template<class SI_CHAR, class SI_STRLESS, class SI_CONVERTER>
 CSimpleIniTempl<SI_CHAR,SI_STRLESS,SI_CONVERTER>::~CSimpleIniTempl()
 {
     Reset();
 }
 
 template<class SI_CHAR, class SI_STRLESS, class SI_CONVERTER>
 void
 CSimpleIniTempl<SI_CHAR,SI_STRLESS,SI_CONVERTER>::Reset()
 {
     // remove all data
     delete[] m_pData;
     m_pData = NULL;
     m_uDataLen = 0;
     m_pFileComment = NULL;
     if (!m_data.empty()) {
         m_data.erase(m_data.begin(), m_data.end());
     }
 
     // remove all strings
     if (!m_strings.empty()) {
         typename TNamesDepend::iterator i = m_strings.begin();
         for (; i != m_strings.end(); ++i) {
             delete[] const_cast<SI_CHAR*>(i->pItem);
         }
         m_strings.erase(m_strings.begin(), m_strings.end());
     }
 }
 
 template<class SI_CHAR, class SI_STRLESS, class SI_CONVERTER>
 SI_Error
 CSimpleIniTempl<SI_CHAR,SI_STRLESS,SI_CONVERTER>::LoadFile(
     const char * a_pszFile
     )
 {
     FILE * fp = NULL;
 #if __STDC_WANT_SECURE_LIB__ && !_WIN32_WCE
     fopen_s(&fp, a_pszFile, "rb");
 #else // !__STDC_WANT_SECURE_LIB__
     fp = fopen(a_pszFile, "rb");
 #endif // __STDC_WANT_SECURE_LIB__
     if (!fp) {
         return SI_FILE;
     }
     SI_Error rc = LoadFile(fp);
     fclose(fp);
     return rc;
 }
 
 #ifdef SI_HAS_WIDE_FILE
 template<class SI_CHAR, class SI_STRLESS, class SI_CONVERTER>
 SI_Error
 CSimpleIniTempl<SI_CHAR,SI_STRLESS,SI_CONVERTER>::LoadFile(
     const SI_WCHAR_T * a_pwszFile
     )
 {
 #ifdef _WIN32
     FILE * fp = NULL;
 #if __STDC_WANT_SECURE_LIB__ && !_WIN32_WCE
     _wfopen_s(&fp, a_pwszFile, L"rb");
 #else // !__STDC_WANT_SECURE_LIB__
     fp = _wfopen(a_pwszFile, L"rb");
 #endif // __STDC_WANT_SECURE_LIB__
     if (!fp) return SI_FILE;
     SI_Error rc = LoadFile(fp);
     fclose(fp);
     return rc;
 #else // !_WIN32 (therefore SI_CONVERT_ICU)
     char szFile[256];
     u_austrncpy(szFile, a_pwszFile, sizeof(szFile));
     return LoadFile(szFile);
 #endif // _WIN32
 }
 #endif // SI_HAS_WIDE_FILE
 
 template<class SI_CHAR, class SI_STRLESS, class SI_CONVERTER>
 SI_Error
 CSimpleIniTempl<SI_CHAR,SI_STRLESS,SI_CONVERTER>::LoadFile(
     FILE * a_fpFile
     )
 {
     // load the raw file data
     int retval = fseek(a_fpFile, 0, SEEK_END);
     if (retval != 0) {
         return SI_FILE;
     }
     long lSize = ftell(a_fpFile);
     if (lSize < 0) {
         return SI_FILE;
     }
     if (lSize == 0) {
         return SI_OK;
     }
     
     // allocate and ensure NULL terminated
     char * pData = new(std::nothrow) char[lSize+static_cast<size_t>(1)];
     if (!pData) {
         return SI_NOMEM;
     }
     pData[lSize] = 0;
     
     // load data into buffer
     fseek(a_fpFile, 0, SEEK_SET);
     size_t uRead = fread(pData, sizeof(char), lSize, a_fpFile);
     if (uRead != (size_t) lSize) {
         delete[] pData;
         return SI_FILE;
     }
 
     // convert the raw data to unicode
     SI_Error rc = LoadData(pData, uRead);
     delete[] pData;
     return rc;
 }
 
 template<class SI_CHAR, class SI_STRLESS, class SI_CONVERTER>
 SI_Error
 CSimpleIniTempl<SI_CHAR,SI_STRLESS,SI_CONVERTER>::LoadData(
     const char *    a_pData,
     size_t          a_uDataLen
     )
 {
     if (!a_pData) {
         return SI_OK;
     }
     
     // if the UTF-8 BOM exists, consume it and set mode to unicode, if we have
     // already loaded data and try to change mode half-way through then this will
     // be ignored and we will assert in debug versions
     if (a_uDataLen >= 3 && memcmp(a_pData, SI_UTF8_SIGNATURE, 3) == 0) {
         a_pData    += 3;
         a_uDataLen -= 3;
         SI_ASSERT(m_bStoreIsUtf8 || !m_pData); // we don't expect mixed mode data
         SetUnicode();
     }
 
     if (a_uDataLen == 0) {
         return SI_OK;
     }
 
     // determine the length of the converted data
     SI_CONVERTER converter(m_bStoreIsUtf8);
     size_t uLen = converter.SizeFromStore(a_pData, a_uDataLen);
     if (uLen == (size_t)(-1)) {
         return SI_FAIL;
     }
 
     // allocate memory for the data, ensure that there is a NULL
     // terminator wherever the converted data ends
     SI_CHAR * pData = new(std::nothrow) SI_CHAR[uLen+1];
     if (!pData) {
         return SI_NOMEM;
     }
     memset(pData, 0, sizeof(SI_CHAR)*(uLen+1));
 
     // convert the data
     if (!converter.ConvertFromStore(a_pData, a_uDataLen, pData, uLen)) {
         delete[] pData;
         return SI_FAIL;
     }
 
     // parse it
     const static SI_CHAR empty = 0;
     SI_CHAR * pWork = pData;
     const SI_CHAR * pSection = &empty;
     const SI_CHAR * pItem = NULL;
     const SI_CHAR * pVal = NULL;
     const SI_CHAR * pComment = NULL;
 
     // We copy the strings if we are loading data into this class when we
     // already have stored some.
     bool bCopyStrings = (m_pData != NULL);
 
     // find a file comment if it exists, this is a comment that starts at the
     // beginning of the file and continues until the first blank line.
     SI_Error rc = FindFileComment(pWork, bCopyStrings);
     if (rc < 0) return rc;
 
     // add every entry in the file to the data table
     while (FindEntry(pWork, pSection, pItem, pVal, pComment)) {
         rc = AddEntry(pSection, pItem, pVal, pComment, false, bCopyStrings);
         if (rc < 0) return rc;
     }
 
     // store these strings if we didn't copy them
     if (bCopyStrings) {
         delete[] pData;
     }
     else {
         m_pData = pData;
         m_uDataLen = uLen+1;
     }
 
     return SI_OK;
 }
 
 #ifdef SI_SUPPORT_IOSTREAMS
 template<class SI_CHAR, class SI_STRLESS, class SI_CONVERTER>
 SI_Error
 CSimpleIniTempl<SI_CHAR,SI_STRLESS,SI_CONVERTER>::LoadData(
     std::istream & a_istream
     )
 {
     std::string strData;
     char szBuf[512];
     do {
         a_istream.get(szBuf, sizeof(szBuf), '\0');
         strData.append(szBuf);
     }
     while (a_istream.good());
     return LoadData(strData);
 }
 #endif // SI_SUPPORT_IOSTREAMS
 
 template<class SI_CHAR, class SI_STRLESS, class SI_CONVERTER>
 SI_Error
 CSimpleIniTempl<SI_CHAR,SI_STRLESS,SI_CONVERTER>::FindFileComment(
     SI_CHAR *&      a_pData,
     bool            a_bCopyStrings
     )
 {
     // there can only be a single file comment
     if (m_pFileComment) {
         return SI_OK;
     }
 
     // Load the file comment as multi-line text, this will modify all of
     // the newline characters to be single \n chars
     if (!LoadMultiLineText(a_pData, m_pFileComment, NULL, false)) {
         return SI_OK;
     }
 
     // copy the string if necessary
     if (a_bCopyStrings) {
         SI_Error rc = CopyString(m_pFileComment);
         if (rc < 0) return rc;
     }
 
     return SI_OK;
 }
 
 template<class SI_CHAR, class SI_STRLESS, class SI_CONVERTER>
 bool
 CSimpleIniTempl<SI_CHAR,SI_STRLESS,SI_CONVERTER>::FindEntry(
     SI_CHAR *&        a_pData,
     const SI_CHAR *&  a_pSection,
     const SI_CHAR *&  a_pKey,
     const SI_CHAR *&  a_pVal,
     const SI_CHAR *&  a_pComment
     ) const
 {
     a_pComment = NULL;
 
     bool bHaveValue = false;
     SI_CHAR * pTrail = NULL;
     while (*a_pData) {
         // skip spaces and empty lines
         while (*a_pData && IsSpace(*a_pData)) {
             ++a_pData;
         }
         if (!*a_pData) {
             break;
         }
 
         // skip processing of comment lines but keep a pointer to
         // the start of the comment.
         if (IsComment(*a_pData)) {
             LoadMultiLineText(a_pData, a_pComment, NULL, true);
             continue;
         }
 
         // process section names
         if (*a_pData == '[') {
             // skip leading spaces
             ++a_pData;
             while (*a_pData && IsSpace(*a_pData)) {
                 ++a_pData;
             }
 
             // find the end of the section name (it may contain spaces)
             // and convert it to lowercase as necessary
             a_pSection = a_pData;
             while (*a_pData && *a_pData != ']' && !IsNewLineChar(*a_pData)) {
                 ++a_pData;
             }
 
             // if it's an invalid line, just skip it
             if (*a_pData != ']') {
                 continue;
             }
 
             // remove trailing spaces from the section
             pTrail = a_pData - 1;
             while (pTrail >= a_pSection && IsSpace(*pTrail)) {
                 --pTrail;
             }
             ++pTrail;
             *pTrail = 0;
 
             // skip to the end of the line
             ++a_pData;  // safe as checked that it == ']' above
             while (*a_pData && !IsNewLineChar(*a_pData)) {
                 ++a_pData;
             }
 
             a_pKey = NULL;
             a_pVal = NULL;
             return true;
         }
 
         // find the end of the key name (it may contain spaces)
         a_pKey = a_pData;
         while (*a_pData && *a_pData != '=' && !IsNewLineChar(*a_pData)) {
             ++a_pData;
         }
         // *a_pData is null, equals, or newline
 
         // if no value and we don't allow no value, then invalid
         bHaveValue = (*a_pData == '=');
         if (!bHaveValue && !m_bAllowKeyOnly) {
             continue;
         }
 
         // empty keys are invalid
         if (bHaveValue && a_pKey == a_pData) {
             while (*a_pData && !IsNewLineChar(*a_pData)) {
                 ++a_pData;
             }
             continue;
         }
 
         // remove trailing spaces from the key
         pTrail = a_pData - 1;
         while (pTrail >= a_pKey && IsSpace(*pTrail)) {
             --pTrail;
         }
         ++pTrail;
 
         if (bHaveValue) {
             // process the value 
             *pTrail = 0;
 
             // skip leading whitespace on the value
             ++a_pData;  // safe as checked that it == '=' above
             while (*a_pData && !IsNewLineChar(*a_pData) && IsSpace(*a_pData)) {
                 ++a_pData;
             }
 
             // find the end of the value which is the end of this line
             a_pVal = a_pData;
             while (*a_pData && !IsNewLineChar(*a_pData)) {
                 ++a_pData;
             }
 
             // remove trailing spaces from the value
             pTrail = a_pData - 1;
             if (*a_pData) { // prepare for the next round
                 SkipNewLine(a_pData);
             }
             while (pTrail >= a_pVal && IsSpace(*pTrail)) {
                 --pTrail;
             }
             ++pTrail;
             *pTrail = 0;
 
             // check for multi-line entries
             if (m_bAllowMultiLine && IsMultiLineTag(a_pVal)) {
                 // skip the "<<<" to get the tag that will end the multiline
                 const SI_CHAR* pTagName = a_pVal + 3;
                 return LoadMultiLineText(a_pData, a_pVal, pTagName);
             }
 
             // check for quoted values, we are not supporting escapes in quoted values (yet)
             if (m_bParseQuotes) {
                 --pTrail;
                 if (pTrail > a_pVal && *a_pVal == '"' && *pTrail == '"') {
                     ++a_pVal;
                     *pTrail = 0;
                 }
             }
         }
         else {
             // no value to process, just prepare for the next
             if (*a_pData) { 
                 SkipNewLine(a_pData);
             }
             *pTrail = 0;
         }
 
         // return the standard entry
         return true;
     }
 
     return false;
 }
 
 template<class SI_CHAR, class SI_STRLESS, class SI_CONVERTER>
 bool
 CSimpleIniTempl<SI_CHAR,SI_STRLESS,SI_CONVERTER>::IsMultiLineTag(
     const SI_CHAR * a_pVal
     ) const
 {
     // check for the "<<<" prefix for a multi-line entry
     if (*a_pVal++ != '<') return false;
     if (*a_pVal++ != '<') return false;
     if (*a_pVal++ != '<') return false;
     return true;
 }
 
 template<class SI_CHAR, class SI_STRLESS, class SI_CONVERTER>
 bool
 CSimpleIniTempl<SI_CHAR,SI_STRLESS,SI_CONVERTER>::IsMultiLineData(
     const SI_CHAR * a_pData
     ) const
 {
     // data is multi-line if it has any of the following features:
     //  * whitespace prefix
     //  * embedded newlines
     //  * whitespace suffix
 
     // empty string
     if (!*a_pData) {
         return false;
     }
 
     // check for prefix
     if (IsSpace(*a_pData)) {
         return true;
     }
 
     // embedded newlines
     while (*a_pData) {
         if (IsNewLineChar(*a_pData)) {
             return true;
         }
         ++a_pData;
     }
 
     // check for suffix
     if (IsSpace(*--a_pData)) {
         return true;
     }
 
     return false;
 }
 
 template<class SI_CHAR, class SI_STRLESS, class SI_CONVERTER>
 bool
 CSimpleIniTempl<SI_CHAR, SI_STRLESS, SI_CONVERTER>::IsSingleLineQuotedValue(
     const SI_CHAR* a_pData
 ) const
 {
     // data needs quoting if it starts or ends with whitespace 
     // and doesn't have embedded newlines
 
     // empty string
     if (!*a_pData) {
         return false;
     }
 
     // check for prefix
     if (IsSpace(*a_pData)) {
         return true;
     }
 
     // embedded newlines
     while (*a_pData) {
         if (IsNewLineChar(*a_pData)) {
             return false;
         }
         ++a_pData;
     }
 
     // check for suffix
     if (IsSpace(*--a_pData)) {
         return true;
     }
 
     return false;
 }
 
 template<class SI_CHAR, class SI_STRLESS, class SI_CONVERTER>
 bool
 CSimpleIniTempl<SI_CHAR,SI_STRLESS,SI_CONVERTER>::IsNewLineChar(
     SI_CHAR a_c
     ) const
 {
     return (a_c == '\n' || a_c == '\r');
 }
 
 template<class SI_CHAR, class SI_STRLESS, class SI_CONVERTER>
 bool
 CSimpleIniTempl<SI_CHAR,SI_STRLESS,SI_CONVERTER>::LoadMultiLineText(
     SI_CHAR *&          a_pData,
     const SI_CHAR *&    a_pVal,
     const SI_CHAR *     a_pTagName,
     bool                a_bAllowBlankLinesInComment
     ) const
 {
     // we modify this data to strip all newlines down to a single '\n'
     // character. This means that on Windows we need to strip out some
     // characters which will make the data shorter.
     // i.e.  LINE1-LINE1\r\nLINE2-LINE2\0 will become
     //       LINE1-LINE1\nLINE2-LINE2\0
     // The pDataLine entry is the pointer to the location in memory that
     // the current line needs to start to run following the existing one.
     // This may be the same as pCurrLine in which case no move is needed.
     SI_CHAR * pDataLine = a_pData;
     SI_CHAR * pCurrLine;
 
     // value starts at the current line
     a_pVal = a_pData;
 
     // find the end tag. This tag must start in column 1 and be
     // followed by a newline. We ignore any whitespace after the end
     // tag but not whitespace before it.
     SI_CHAR cEndOfLineChar = *a_pData;
     for(;;) {
         // if we are loading comments then we need a comment character as
         // the first character on every line
         if (!a_pTagName && !IsComment(*a_pData)) {
             // if we aren't allowing blank lines then we're done
             if (!a_bAllowBlankLinesInComment) {
                 break;
             }
 
             // if we are allowing blank lines then we only include them
             // in this comment if another comment follows, so read ahead
             // to find out.
             SI_CHAR * pCurr = a_pData;
             int nNewLines = 0;
             while (IsSpace(*pCurr)) {
                 if (IsNewLineChar(*pCurr)) {
                     ++nNewLines;
                     SkipNewLine(pCurr);
                 }
                 else {
                     ++pCurr;
                 }
             }
 
             // we have a comment, add the blank lines to the output
             // and continue processing from here
             if (IsComment(*pCurr)) {
                 for (; nNewLines > 0; --nNewLines) *pDataLine++ = '\n';
                 a_pData = pCurr;
                 continue;
             }
 
             // the comment ends here
             break;
         }
 
         // find the end of this line
         pCurrLine = a_pData;
         while (*a_pData && !IsNewLineChar(*a_pData)) ++a_pData;
 
         // move this line down to the location that it should be if necessary
         if (pDataLine < pCurrLine) {
             size_t nLen = (size_t) (a_pData - pCurrLine);
             memmove(pDataLine, pCurrLine, nLen * sizeof(SI_CHAR));
             pDataLine[nLen] = '\0';
         }
 
         // end the line with a NULL
         cEndOfLineChar = *a_pData;
         *a_pData = 0;
 
         // if are looking for a tag then do the check now. This is done before
         // checking for end of the data, so that if we have the tag at the end
         // of the data then the tag is removed correctly.
         if (a_pTagName) {
             // strip whitespace from the end of this tag
             SI_CHAR* pc = a_pData - 1;
             while (pc > pDataLine && IsSpace(*pc)) --pc;
             SI_CHAR ch = *++pc;
             *pc = 0;
 
             if (!IsLess(pDataLine, a_pTagName) && !IsLess(a_pTagName, pDataLine)) {
                 break;
             }
 
             *pc = ch;
         }
 
         // if we are at the end of the data then we just automatically end
         // this entry and return the current data.
         if (!cEndOfLineChar) {
             return true;
         }
 
         // otherwise we need to process this newline to ensure that it consists
         // of just a single \n character.
         pDataLine += (a_pData - pCurrLine);
         *a_pData = cEndOfLineChar;
         SkipNewLine(a_pData);
         *pDataLine++ = '\n';
     }
 
     // if we didn't find a comment at all then return false
     if (a_pVal == a_pData) {
         a_pVal = NULL;
         return false;
     }
 
     // the data (which ends at the end of the last line) needs to be
     // null-terminated BEFORE before the newline character(s). If the
     // user wants a new line in the multi-line data then they need to
     // add an empty line before the tag.
     *--pDataLine = '\0';
 
     // if looking for a tag and if we aren't at the end of the data,
     // then move a_pData to the start of the next line.
     if (a_pTagName && cEndOfLineChar) {
         SI_ASSERT(IsNewLineChar(cEndOfLineChar));
         *a_pData = cEndOfLineChar;
         SkipNewLine(a_pData);
     }
 
     return true;
 }
 
 template<class SI_CHAR, class SI_STRLESS, class SI_CONVERTER>
 SI_Error
 CSimpleIniTempl<SI_CHAR,SI_STRLESS,SI_CONVERTER>::CopyString(
     const SI_CHAR *& a_pString
     )
 {
     size_t uLen = 0;
     if (sizeof(SI_CHAR) == sizeof(char)) {
         uLen = strlen((const char *)a_pString);
     }
     else if (sizeof(SI_CHAR) == sizeof(wchar_t)) {
         uLen = wcslen((const wchar_t *)a_pString);
     }
     else {
         for ( ; a_pString[uLen]; ++uLen) /*loop*/ ;
     }
     ++uLen; // NULL character
     SI_CHAR * pCopy = new(std::nothrow) SI_CHAR[uLen];
     if (!pCopy) {
         return SI_NOMEM;
     }
     memcpy(pCopy, a_pString, sizeof(SI_CHAR)*uLen);
     m_strings.push_back(pCopy);
     a_pString = pCopy;
     return SI_OK;
 }
 
 template<class SI_CHAR, class SI_STRLESS, class SI_CONVERTER>
 SI_Error
 CSimpleIniTempl<SI_CHAR,SI_STRLESS,SI_CONVERTER>::AddEntry(
     const SI_CHAR * a_pSection,
     const SI_CHAR * a_pKey,
     const SI_CHAR * a_pValue,
     const SI_CHAR * a_pComment,
     bool            a_bForceReplace,
     bool            a_bCopyStrings
     )
 {
     SI_Error rc;
     bool bInserted = false;
 
     SI_ASSERT(!a_pComment || IsComment(*a_pComment));
 
     // if we are copying strings then make a copy of the comment now
     // because we will need it when we add the entry.
     if (a_bCopyStrings && a_pComment) {
         rc = CopyString(a_pComment);
         if (rc < 0) return rc;
     }
 
     // create the section entry if necessary
     typename TSection::iterator iSection = m_data.find(a_pSection);
     if (iSection == m_data.end()) {
         // if the section doesn't exist then we need a copy as the
         // string needs to last beyond the end of this function
         if (a_bCopyStrings) {
             rc = CopyString(a_pSection);
             if (rc < 0) return rc;
         }
 
         // only set the comment if this is a section only entry
         Entry oSection(a_pSection, ++m_nOrder);
         if (a_pComment && !a_pKey) {
             oSection.pComment = a_pComment;
         }
 
         typename TSection::value_type oEntry(oSection, TKeyVal());
         typedef typename TSection::iterator SectionIterator;
         std::pair<SectionIterator,bool> i = m_data.insert(oEntry);
         iSection = i.first;
         bInserted = true;
     }
     if (!a_pKey) {
         // section only entries are specified with pItem as NULL
         return bInserted ? SI_INSERTED : SI_UPDATED;
     }
 
     // check for existence of the key
     TKeyVal & keyval = iSection->second;
     typename TKeyVal::iterator iKey = keyval.find(a_pKey);
     bInserted = iKey == keyval.end();
 
     // remove all existing entries but save the load order and
     // comment of the first entry
     int nLoadOrder = ++m_nOrder;
     if (iKey != keyval.end() && m_bAllowMultiKey && a_bForceReplace) {
         const SI_CHAR * pComment = NULL;
         while (iKey != keyval.end() && !IsLess(a_pKey, iKey->first.pItem)) {
             if (iKey->first.nOrder < nLoadOrder) {
                 nLoadOrder = iKey->first.nOrder;
                 pComment   = iKey->first.pComment;
             }
             ++iKey;
         }
         if (pComment) {
             DeleteString(a_pComment);
             a_pComment = pComment;
             CopyString(a_pComment);
         }
         Delete(a_pSection, a_pKey);
         iKey = keyval.end();
     }
 
     // values need to be a valid string, even if they are an empty string
     if (!a_pValue) {
         a_pValue = &m_cEmptyString;
     }
 
     // make string copies if necessary
     bool bForceCreateNewKey = m_bAllowMultiKey && !a_bForceReplace;
     if (a_bCopyStrings) {
         if (bForceCreateNewKey || iKey == keyval.end()) {
             // if the key doesn't exist then we need a copy as the
             // string needs to last beyond the end of this function
             // because we will be inserting the key next
             rc = CopyString(a_pKey);
             if (rc < 0) return rc;
         }
 
         // we always need a copy of the value
         rc = CopyString(a_pValue);
         if (rc < 0) return rc;
     }
 
     // create the key entry
     if (iKey == keyval.end() || bForceCreateNewKey) {
         Entry oKey(a_pKey, nLoadOrder);
         if (a_pComment) {
             oKey.pComment = a_pComment;
         }
         typename TKeyVal::value_type oEntry(oKey, static_cast<const SI_CHAR *>(NULL));
         iKey = keyval.insert(oEntry);
     }
 
     iKey->second = a_pValue;
     return bInserted ? SI_INSERTED : SI_UPDATED;
 }
 
 template<class SI_CHAR, class SI_STRLESS, class SI_CONVERTER>
 const SI_CHAR *
 CSimpleIniTempl<SI_CHAR,SI_STRLESS,SI_CONVERTER>::GetValue(
     const SI_CHAR * a_pSection,
     const SI_CHAR * a_pKey,
     const SI_CHAR * a_pDefault,
     bool *          a_pHasMultiple
     ) const
 {
     if (a_pHasMultiple) {
         *a_pHasMultiple = false;
     }
     if (!a_pSection || !a_pKey) {
         return a_pDefault;
     }
     typename TSection::const_iterator iSection = m_data.find(a_pSection);
     if (iSection == m_data.end()) {
         return a_pDefault;
     }
     typename TKeyVal::const_iterator iKeyVal = iSection->second.find(a_pKey);
     if (iKeyVal == iSection->second.end()) {
         return a_pDefault;
     }
 
     // check for multiple entries with the same key
     if (m_bAllowMultiKey && a_pHasMultiple) {
         typename TKeyVal::const_iterator iTemp = iKeyVal;
         if (++iTemp != iSection->second.end()) {
             if (!IsLess(a_pKey, iTemp->first.pItem)) {
                 *a_pHasMultiple = true;
             }
         }
     }
 
     return iKeyVal->second;
 }
 
 template<class SI_CHAR, class SI_STRLESS, class SI_CONVERTER>
 long
 CSimpleIniTempl<SI_CHAR,SI_STRLESS,SI_CONVERTER>::GetLongValue(
     const SI_CHAR * a_pSection,
     const SI_CHAR * a_pKey,
     long            a_nDefault,
     bool *          a_pHasMultiple
     ) const
 {
     // return the default if we don't have a value
     const SI_CHAR * pszValue = GetValue(a_pSection, a_pKey, NULL, a_pHasMultiple);
     if (!pszValue || !*pszValue) return a_nDefault;
 
     // convert to UTF-8/MBCS which for a numeric value will be the same as ASCII
     char szValue[64] = { 0 };
     SI_CONVERTER c(m_bStoreIsUtf8);
     if (!c.ConvertToStore(pszValue, szValue, sizeof(szValue))) {
         return a_nDefault;
     }
 
     // handle the value as hex if prefaced with "0x"
     long nValue = a_nDefault;
     char * pszSuffix = szValue;
     if (szValue[0] == '0' && (szValue[1] == 'x' || szValue[1] == 'X')) {
         if (!szValue[2]) return a_nDefault;
         nValue = strtol(&szValue[2], &pszSuffix, 16);
     }
     else {
         nValue = strtol(szValue, &pszSuffix, 10);
     }
 
     // any invalid strings will return the default value
     if (*pszSuffix) { 
         return a_nDefault; 
     }
 
     return nValue;
 }
 
 template<class SI_CHAR, class SI_STRLESS, class SI_CONVERTER>
 SI_Error 
 CSimpleIniTempl<SI_CHAR,SI_STRLESS,SI_CONVERTER>::SetLongValue(
     const SI_CHAR * a_pSection,
     const SI_CHAR * a_pKey,
     long            a_nValue,
     const SI_CHAR * a_pComment,
     bool            a_bUseHex,
     bool            a_bForceReplace
     )
 {
     // use SetValue to create sections
     if (!a_pSection || !a_pKey) return SI_FAIL;
 
     // convert to an ASCII string
     char szInput[64];
 #if __STDC_WANT_SECURE_LIB__ && !_WIN32_WCE
     sprintf_s(szInput, a_bUseHex ? "0x%lx" : "%ld", a_nValue);
 #else // !__STDC_WANT_SECURE_LIB__
     snprintf(szInput, sizeof(szInput), a_bUseHex ? "0x%lx" : "%ld", a_nValue);
 #endif // __STDC_WANT_SECURE_LIB__
 
     // convert to output text
     SI_CHAR szOutput[64];
     SI_CONVERTER c(m_bStoreIsUtf8);
     c.ConvertFromStore(szInput, strlen(szInput) + 1, 
         szOutput, sizeof(szOutput) / sizeof(SI_CHAR));
 
     // actually add it
     return AddEntry(a_pSection, a_pKey, szOutput, a_pComment, a_bForceReplace, true);
 }
 
 template<class SI_CHAR, class SI_STRLESS, class SI_CONVERTER>
 double
 CSimpleIniTempl<SI_CHAR,SI_STRLESS,SI_CONVERTER>::GetDoubleValue(
     const SI_CHAR * a_pSection,
     const SI_CHAR * a_pKey,
     double          a_nDefault,
     bool *          a_pHasMultiple
     ) const
 {
     // return the default if we don't have a value
     const SI_CHAR * pszValue = GetValue(a_pSection, a_pKey, NULL, a_pHasMultiple);
     if (!pszValue || !*pszValue) return a_nDefault;
 
     // convert to UTF-8/MBCS which for a numeric value will be the same as ASCII
     char szValue[64] = { 0 };
     SI_CONVERTER c(m_bStoreIsUtf8);
     if (!c.ConvertToStore(pszValue, szValue, sizeof(szValue))) {
         return a_nDefault;
     }
 
     char * pszSuffix = NULL;
     double nValue = strtod(szValue, &pszSuffix);
 
     // any invalid strings will return the default value
     if (!pszSuffix || *pszSuffix) { 
         return a_nDefault; 
     }
 
     return nValue;
 }
 
 template<class SI_CHAR, class SI_STRLESS, class SI_CONVERTER>
 SI_Error 
 CSimpleIniTempl<SI_CHAR,SI_STRLESS,SI_CONVERTER>::SetDoubleValue(
     const SI_CHAR * a_pSection,
     const SI_CHAR * a_pKey,
     double          a_nValue,
     const SI_CHAR * a_pComment,
     bool            a_bForceReplace
     )
 {
     // use SetValue to create sections
     if (!a_pSection || !a_pKey) return SI_FAIL;
 
     // convert to an ASCII string
     char szInput[64];
 #if __STDC_WANT_SECURE_LIB__ && !_WIN32_WCE
     sprintf_s(szInput, "%f", a_nValue);
 #else // !__STDC_WANT_SECURE_LIB__
     snprintf(szInput, sizeof(szInput), "%f", a_nValue);
 #endif // __STDC_WANT_SECURE_LIB__
 
     // convert to output text
     SI_CHAR szOutput[64];
     SI_CONVERTER c(m_bStoreIsUtf8);
     c.ConvertFromStore(szInput, strlen(szInput) + 1, 
         szOutput, sizeof(szOutput) / sizeof(SI_CHAR));
 
     // actually add it
     return AddEntry(a_pSection, a_pKey, szOutput, a_pComment, a_bForceReplace, true);
 }
 
 template<class SI_CHAR, class SI_STRLESS, class SI_CONVERTER>
 bool
 CSimpleIniTempl<SI_CHAR,SI_STRLESS,SI_CONVERTER>::GetBoolValue(
     const SI_CHAR * a_pSection,
     const SI_CHAR * a_pKey,
     bool            a_bDefault,
     bool *          a_pHasMultiple
     ) const
 {
     // return the default if we don't have a value
     const SI_CHAR * pszValue = GetValue(a_pSection, a_pKey, NULL, a_pHasMultiple);
     if (!pszValue || !*pszValue) return a_bDefault;
 
     // we only look at the minimum number of characters
     switch (pszValue[0]) {
     case 't': case 'T': // true
     case 'y': case 'Y': // yes
     case '1':           // 1 (one)
         return true;
 
     case 'f': case 'F': // false
     case 'n': case 'N': // no
     case '0':           // 0 (zero)
         return false;
 
     case 'o': case 'O':
         if (pszValue[1] == 'n' || pszValue[1] == 'N') return true;  // on
         if (pszValue[1] == 'f' || pszValue[1] == 'F') return false; // off
         break;
     }
 
     // no recognized value, return the default
     return a_bDefault;
 }
 
 template<class SI_CHAR, class SI_STRLESS, class SI_CONVERTER>
 SI_Error 
 CSimpleIniTempl<SI_CHAR,SI_STRLESS,SI_CONVERTER>::SetBoolValue(
     const SI_CHAR * a_pSection,
     const SI_CHAR * a_pKey,
     bool            a_bValue,
     const SI_CHAR * a_pComment,
     bool            a_bForceReplace
     )
 {
     // use SetValue to create sections
     if (!a_pSection || !a_pKey) return SI_FAIL;
 
     // convert to an ASCII string
     const char * pszInput = a_bValue ? "true" : "false";
 
     // convert to output text
     SI_CHAR szOutput[64];
     SI_CONVERTER c(m_bStoreIsUtf8);
     c.ConvertFromStore(pszInput, strlen(pszInput) + 1, 
         szOutput, sizeof(szOutput) / sizeof(SI_CHAR));
 
     // actually add it
     return AddEntry(a_pSection, a_pKey, szOutput, a_pComment, a_bForceReplace, true);
 }
     
 template<class SI_CHAR, class SI_STRLESS, class SI_CONVERTER>
 bool
 CSimpleIniTempl<SI_CHAR,SI_STRLESS,SI_CONVERTER>::GetAllValues(
     const SI_CHAR * a_pSection,
     const SI_CHAR * a_pKey,
     TNamesDepend &  a_values
     ) const
 {
     a_values.clear();
 
     if (!a_pSection || !a_pKey) {
         return false;
     }
     typename TSection::const_iterator iSection = m_data.find(a_pSection);
     if (iSection == m_data.end()) {
         return false;
     }
     typename TKeyVal::const_iterator iKeyVal = iSection->second.find(a_pKey);
     if (iKeyVal == iSection->second.end()) {
         return false;
     }
 
     // insert all values for this key
     a_values.push_back(Entry(iKeyVal->second, iKeyVal->first.pComment, iKeyVal->first.nOrder));
     if (m_bAllowMultiKey) {
         ++iKeyVal;
         while (iKeyVal != iSection->second.end() && !IsLess(a_pKey, iKeyVal->first.pItem)) {
             a_values.push_back(Entry(iKeyVal->second, iKeyVal->first.pComment, iKeyVal->first.nOrder));
             ++iKeyVal;
         }
     }
 
     return true;
 }
 
 template<class SI_CHAR, class SI_STRLESS, class SI_CONVERTER>
 int
 CSimpleIniTempl<SI_CHAR,SI_STRLESS,SI_CONVERTER>::GetSectionSize(
     const SI_CHAR * a_pSection
     ) const
 {
     if (!a_pSection) {
         return -1;
     }
 
     typename TSection::const_iterator iSection = m_data.find(a_pSection);
     if (iSection == m_data.end()) {
         return -1;
     }
     const TKeyVal & section = iSection->second;
 
     // if multi-key isn't permitted then the section size is
     // the number of keys that we have.
     if (!m_bAllowMultiKey || section.empty()) {
         return (int) section.size();
     }
 
     // otherwise we need to count them
     int nCount = 0;
     const SI_CHAR * pLastKey = NULL;
     typename TKeyVal::const_iterator iKeyVal = section.begin();
     for (int n = 0; iKeyVal != section.end(); ++iKeyVal, ++n) {
         if (!pLastKey || IsLess(pLastKey, iKeyVal->first.pItem)) {
             ++nCount;
             pLastKey = iKeyVal->first.pItem;
         }
     }
     return nCount;
 }
 
 template<class SI_CHAR, class SI_STRLESS, class SI_CONVERTER>
 const typename CSimpleIniTempl<SI_CHAR,SI_STRLESS,SI_CONVERTER>::TKeyVal *
 CSimpleIniTempl<SI_CHAR,SI_STRLESS,SI_CONVERTER>::GetSection(
     const SI_CHAR * a_pSection
     ) const
 {
     if (a_pSection) {
         typename TSection::const_iterator i = m_data.find(a_pSection);
         if (i != m_data.end()) {
             return &(i->second);
         }
     }
     return 0;
 }
 
 template<class SI_CHAR, class SI_STRLESS, class SI_CONVERTER>
 size_t
 CSimpleIniTempl<SI_CHAR, SI_STRLESS, SI_CONVERTER>::GetKeyCount() const
 {
   size_t count = 0;
   typename TSection::const_iterator i = m_data.begin();
   for (; i != m_data.end(); ++i)
     count += i->second.size();
   return count;
 }
 
 template<class SI_CHAR, class SI_STRLESS, class SI_CONVERTER>
 void
 CSimpleIniTempl<SI_CHAR,SI_STRLESS,SI_CONVERTER>::GetAllSections(
     TNamesDepend & a_names
     ) const
 {
     a_names.clear();
     typename TSection::const_iterator i = m_data.begin();
     for (int n = 0; i != m_data.end(); ++i, ++n ) {
         a_names.push_back(i->first);
     }
 }
 
 template<class SI_CHAR, class SI_STRLESS, class SI_CONVERTER>
 bool
 CSimpleIniTempl<SI_CHAR,SI_STRLESS,SI_CONVERTER>::GetAllKeys(
     const SI_CHAR * a_pSection,
     TNamesDepend &  a_names
     ) const
 {
     a_names.clear();
 
     if (!a_pSection) {
         return false;
     }
 
     typename TSection::const_iterator iSection = m_data.find(a_pSection);
     if (iSection == m_data.end()) {
         return false;
     }
 
     const TKeyVal & section = iSection->second;
     const SI_CHAR * pLastKey = NULL;
     typename TKeyVal::const_iterator iKeyVal = section.begin();
     for (int n = 0; iKeyVal != section.end(); ++iKeyVal, ++n ) {
         if (!pLastKey || IsLess(pLastKey, iKeyVal->first.pItem)) {
             a_names.push_back(iKeyVal->first);
             pLastKey = iKeyVal->first.pItem;
         }
     }
 
     return true;
 }
 
 template<class SI_CHAR, class SI_STRLESS, class SI_CONVERTER>
 SI_Error
 CSimpleIniTempl<SI_CHAR,SI_STRLESS,SI_CONVERTER>::SaveFile(
     const char *    a_pszFile,
     bool            a_bAddSignature
     ) const
 {
     FILE * fp = NULL;
 #if __STDC_WANT_SECURE_LIB__ && !_WIN32_WCE
     fopen_s(&fp, a_pszFile, "wb");
 #else // !__STDC_WANT_SECURE_LIB__
     fp = fopen(a_pszFile, "wb");
 #endif // __STDC_WANT_SECURE_LIB__
     if (!fp) return SI_FILE;
     SI_Error rc = SaveFile(fp, a_bAddSignature);
     fclose(fp);
     return rc;
 }
 
 #ifdef SI_HAS_WIDE_FILE
 template<class SI_CHAR, class SI_STRLESS, class SI_CONVERTER>
 SI_Error
 CSimpleIniTempl<SI_CHAR,SI_STRLESS,SI_CONVERTER>::SaveFile(
     const SI_WCHAR_T *  a_pwszFile,
     bool                a_bAddSignature
     ) const
 {
 #ifdef _WIN32
     FILE * fp = NULL;
 #if __STDC_WANT_SECURE_LIB__ && !_WIN32_WCE
     _wfopen_s(&fp, a_pwszFile, L"wb");
 #else // !__STDC_WANT_SECURE_LIB__
     fp = _wfopen(a_pwszFile, L"wb");
 #endif // __STDC_WANT_SECURE_LIB__
     if (!fp) return SI_FILE;
     SI_Error rc = SaveFile(fp, a_bAddSignature);
     fclose(fp);
     return rc;
 #else // !_WIN32 (therefore SI_CONVERT_ICU)
     char szFile[256];
     u_austrncpy(szFile, a_pwszFile, sizeof(szFile));
     return SaveFile(szFile, a_bAddSignature);
 #endif // _WIN32
 }
 #endif // SI_HAS_WIDE_FILE
 
 template<class SI_CHAR, class SI_STRLESS, class SI_CONVERTER>
 SI_Error
 CSimpleIniTempl<SI_CHAR,SI_STRLESS,SI_CONVERTER>::SaveFile(
     FILE *  a_pFile,
     bool    a_bAddSignature
     ) const
 {
     FileWriter writer(a_pFile);
     return Save(writer, a_bAddSignature);
 }
 
 template<class SI_CHAR, class SI_STRLESS, class SI_CONVERTER>
 SI_Error
 CSimpleIniTempl<SI_CHAR,SI_STRLESS,SI_CONVERTER>::Save(
     OutputWriter &  a_oOutput,
     bool            a_bAddSignature
     ) const
 {
     Converter convert(m_bStoreIsUtf8);
 
     // add the UTF-8 signature if it is desired
     if (m_bStoreIsUtf8 && a_bAddSignature) {
         a_oOutput.Write(SI_UTF8_SIGNATURE);
     }
 
     // get all of the sections sorted in load order
     TNamesDepend oSections;
     GetAllSections(oSections);
 #if defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER <= 1200
     oSections.sort();
 #elif defined(__BORLANDC__)
     oSections.sort(Entry::LoadOrder());
 #else
     oSections.sort(typename Entry::LoadOrder());
 #endif
 
     // if there is an empty section name, then it must be written out first
     // regardless of the load order
     typename TNamesDepend::iterator is = oSections.begin();
     for (; is != oSections.end(); ++is) {
         if (!*is->pItem) {
             // move the empty section name to the front of the section list
             if (is != oSections.begin()) {
                 oSections.splice(oSections.begin(), oSections, is, std::next(is));
             }
             break;
         }
     }
 
     // write the file comment if we have one
     bool bNeedNewLine = false;
     if (m_pFileComment) {
         if (!OutputMultiLineText(a_oOutput, convert, m_pFileComment)) {
             return SI_FAIL;
         }
         bNeedNewLine = true;
     }
 
     // iterate through our sections and output the data
     typename TNamesDepend::const_iterator iSection = oSections.begin();
     for ( ; iSection != oSections.end(); ++iSection ) {
         // write out the comment if there is one
         if (iSection->pComment) {
             if (bNeedNewLine) {
                 a_oOutput.Write(SI_NEWLINE_A);
                 a_oOutput.Write(SI_NEWLINE_A);
             }
             if (!OutputMultiLineText(a_oOutput, convert, iSection->pComment)) {
                 return SI_FAIL;
             }
             bNeedNewLine = false;
         }
 
         if (bNeedNewLine) {
             a_oOutput.Write(SI_NEWLINE_A);
             a_oOutput.Write(SI_NEWLINE_A);
             bNeedNewLine = false;
         }
 
         // write the section (unless there is no section name)
         if (*iSection->pItem) {
             if (!convert.ConvertToStore(iSection->pItem)) {
                 return SI_FAIL;
             }
             a_oOutput.Write("[");
             a_oOutput.Write(convert.Data());
             a_oOutput.Write("]");
             a_oOutput.Write(SI_NEWLINE_A);
         }
 
         // get all of the keys sorted in load order
         TNamesDepend oKeys;
         GetAllKeys(iSection->pItem, oKeys);
 #if defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER <= 1200
         oKeys.sort();
 #elif defined(__BORLANDC__)
         oKeys.sort(Entry::LoadOrder());
 #else
         oKeys.sort(typename Entry::LoadOrder());
 #endif
 
         // write all keys and values
         typename TNamesDepend::const_iterator iKey = oKeys.begin();
         for ( ; iKey != oKeys.end(); ++iKey) {
             // get all values for this key
             TNamesDepend oValues;
             GetAllValues(iSection->pItem, iKey->pItem, oValues);
 
             typename TNamesDepend::const_iterator iValue = oValues.begin();
             for ( ; iValue != oValues.end(); ++iValue) {
                 // write out the comment if there is one
                 if (iValue->pComment) {
                     a_oOutput.Write(SI_NEWLINE_A);
                     if (!OutputMultiLineText(a_oOutput, convert, iValue->pComment)) {
                         return SI_FAIL;
                     }
                 }
 
                 // write the key
                 if (!convert.ConvertToStore(iKey->pItem)) {
                     return SI_FAIL;
                 }
                 a_oOutput.Write(convert.Data());
 
                 // write the value as long 
                 if (*iValue->pItem || !m_bAllowKeyOnly) {
                     if (!convert.ConvertToStore(iValue->pItem)) {
                         return SI_FAIL;
                     }
                     a_oOutput.Write(m_bSpaces ? " = " : "=");
                     if (m_bParseQuotes && IsSingleLineQuotedValue(iValue->pItem)) {
                         // the only way to preserve external whitespace on a value (i.e. before or after)
                         // is to quote it. This is simple quoting, we don't escape quotes within the data. 
                         a_oOutput.Write("\"");
                         a_oOutput.Write(convert.Data());
                         a_oOutput.Write("\"");
                     }
                     else if (m_bAllowMultiLine && IsMultiLineData(iValue->pItem)) {
                         // multi-line data needs to be processed specially to ensure
                         // that we use the correct newline format for the current system
                         a_oOutput.Write("<<<END_OF_TEXT" SI_NEWLINE_A);
                         if (!OutputMultiLineText(a_oOutput, convert, iValue->pItem)) {
                             return SI_FAIL;
                         }
                         a_oOutput.Write("END_OF_TEXT");
                     }
                     else {
                         a_oOutput.Write(convert.Data());
                     }
                 }
                 a_oOutput.Write(SI_NEWLINE_A);
             }
         }
 
         bNeedNewLine = true;
     }
 
     return SI_OK;
 }
 
 template<class SI_CHAR, class SI_STRLESS, class SI_CONVERTER>
 bool
 CSimpleIniTempl<SI_CHAR,SI_STRLESS,SI_CONVERTER>::OutputMultiLineText(
     OutputWriter &  a_oOutput,
     Converter &     a_oConverter,
     const SI_CHAR * a_pText
     ) const
 {
     const SI_CHAR * pEndOfLine;
     SI_CHAR cEndOfLineChar = *a_pText;
     while (cEndOfLineChar) {
         // find the end of this line
         pEndOfLine = a_pText;
         for (; *pEndOfLine && *pEndOfLine != '\n'; ++pEndOfLine) /*loop*/ ;
         cEndOfLineChar = *pEndOfLine;
 
         // temporarily null terminate, convert and output the line
         *const_cast<SI_CHAR*>(pEndOfLine) = 0;
         if (!a_oConverter.ConvertToStore(a_pText)) {
             return false;
         }
         *const_cast<SI_CHAR*>(pEndOfLine) = cEndOfLineChar;
         a_pText += (pEndOfLine - a_pText) + 1;
         a_oOutput.Write(a_oConverter.Data());
         a_oOutput.Write(SI_NEWLINE_A);
     }
     return true;
 }
 
 template<class SI_CHAR, class SI_STRLESS, class SI_CONVERTER>
 bool
 CSimpleIniTempl<SI_CHAR,SI_STRLESS,SI_CONVERTER>::Delete(
     const SI_CHAR * a_pSection,
     const SI_CHAR * a_pKey,
     bool            a_bRemoveEmpty
     )
 {
     return DeleteValue(a_pSection, a_pKey, NULL, a_bRemoveEmpty);
 }
 
 template<class SI_CHAR, class SI_STRLESS, class SI_CONVERTER>
 bool
 CSimpleIniTempl<SI_CHAR,SI_STRLESS,SI_CONVERTER>::DeleteValue(
     const SI_CHAR * a_pSection,
     const SI_CHAR * a_pKey,
     const SI_CHAR * a_pValue,
     bool            a_bRemoveEmpty
     )
 {
     if (!a_pSection) {
         return false;
     }
 
     typename TSection::iterator iSection = m_data.find(a_pSection);
     if (iSection == m_data.end()) {
         return false;
     }
 
     // remove a single key if we have a keyname
     if (a_pKey) {
         typename TKeyVal::iterator iKeyVal = iSection->second.find(a_pKey);
         if (iKeyVal == iSection->second.end()) {
             return false;
         }
 
         const static SI_STRLESS isLess = SI_STRLESS();
 
         // remove any copied strings and then the key
         typename TKeyVal::iterator iDelete;
         bool bDeleted = false;
         do {
             iDelete = iKeyVal++;
 
             if(a_pValue == NULL ||
             (isLess(a_pValue, iDelete->second) == false &&
             isLess(iDelete->second, a_pValue) == false)) {
                 DeleteString(iDelete->first.pItem);
                 DeleteString(iDelete->second);
                 iSection->second.erase(iDelete);
                 bDeleted = true;
             }
         }
         while (iKeyVal != iSection->second.end()
             && !IsLess(a_pKey, iKeyVal->first.pItem));
 
         if(!bDeleted) {
             return false;
         }
 
         // done now if the section is not empty or we are not pruning away
         // the empty sections. Otherwise let it fall through into the section
         // deletion code
         if (!a_bRemoveEmpty || !iSection->second.empty()) {
             return true;
         }
     }
     else {
         // delete all copied strings from this section. The actual
         // entries will be removed when the section is removed.
         typename TKeyVal::iterator iKeyVal = iSection->second.begin();
         for ( ; iKeyVal != iSection->second.end(); ++iKeyVal) {
             DeleteString(iKeyVal->first.pItem);
             DeleteString(iKeyVal->second);
         }
     }
 
     // delete the section itself
     DeleteString(iSection->first.pItem);
     m_data.erase(iSection);
 
     return true;
 }
 
 template<class SI_CHAR, class SI_STRLESS, class SI_CONVERTER>
 void
 CSimpleIniTempl<SI_CHAR,SI_STRLESS,SI_CONVERTER>::DeleteString(
     const SI_CHAR * a_pString
     )
 {
     // strings may exist either inside the data block, or they will be
     // individually allocated and stored in m_strings. We only physically
     // delete those stored in m_strings.
     if (a_pString < m_pData || a_pString >= m_pData + m_uDataLen) {
         typename TNamesDepend::iterator i = m_strings.begin();
         for (;i != m_strings.end(); ++i) {
             if (a_pString == i->pItem) {
                 delete[] const_cast<SI_CHAR*>(i->pItem);
                 m_strings.erase(i);
                 break;
             }
         }
     }
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //                              CONVERSION FUNCTIONS
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 // Defines the conversion classes for different libraries. Before including
 // SimpleIni.h, set the converter that you wish you use by defining one of the
 // following symbols.
 //
 //  SI_NO_CONVERSION        Do not make the "W" wide character version of the 
 //                          library available. Only CSimpleIniA etc is defined.
 //  SI_CONVERT_GENERIC      Use the Unicode reference conversion library in
 //                          the accompanying files ConvertUTF.h/c
 //  SI_CONVERT_ICU          Use the IBM ICU conversion library. Requires
 //                          ICU headers on include path and icuuc.lib
 //  SI_CONVERT_WIN32        Use the Win32 API functions for conversion.
 
 #if !defined(SI_NO_CONVERSION) && !defined(SI_CONVERT_GENERIC) && !defined(SI_CONVERT_WIN32) && !defined(SI_CONVERT_ICU)
 # ifdef _WIN32
 #  define SI_CONVERT_WIN32
 # else
 #  define SI_CONVERT_GENERIC
 # endif
 #endif
 
 /**
  * Generic case-sensitive less than comparison. This class returns numerically
  * ordered ASCII case-sensitive text for all possible sizes and types of
  * SI_CHAR.
  */
 template<class SI_CHAR>
 struct SI_GenericCase {
     bool operator()(const SI_CHAR * pLeft, const SI_CHAR * pRight) const {
         long cmp;
         for ( ;*pLeft && *pRight; ++pLeft, ++pRight) {
             cmp = (long) *pLeft - (long) *pRight;
             if (cmp != 0) {
                 return cmp < 0;
             }
         }
         return *pRight != 0;
     }
 };
 
 /**
  * Generic ASCII case-insensitive less than comparison. This class returns
  * numerically ordered ASCII case-insensitive text for all possible sizes
  * and types of SI_CHAR. It is not safe for MBCS text comparison where
  * ASCII A-Z characters are used in the encoding of multi-byte characters.
  */
 template<class SI_CHAR>
 struct SI_GenericNoCase {
     inline SI_CHAR locase(SI_CHAR ch) const {
         return (ch < 'A' || ch > 'Z') ? ch : (ch - 'A' + 'a');
     }
     bool operator()(const SI_CHAR * pLeft, const SI_CHAR * pRight) const {
         long cmp;
         for ( ;*pLeft && *pRight; ++pLeft, ++pRight) {
             cmp = (long) locase(*pLeft) - (long) locase(*pRight);
             if (cmp != 0) {
                 return cmp < 0;
             }
         }
         return *pRight != 0;
     }
 };
 
 /**
  * Null conversion class for MBCS/UTF-8 to char (or equivalent).
  */
 template<class SI_CHAR>
 class SI_ConvertA {
     bool m_bStoreIsUtf8;
 protected:
     SI_ConvertA() { }
 public:
     SI_ConvertA(bool a_bStoreIsUtf8) : m_bStoreIsUtf8(a_bStoreIsUtf8) { }
 
     /* copy and assignment */
     SI_ConvertA(const SI_ConvertA & rhs) { operator=(rhs); }
     SI_ConvertA & operator=(const SI_ConvertA & rhs) {
         m_bStoreIsUtf8 = rhs.m_bStoreIsUtf8;
         return *this;
     }
 
     /** Calculate the number of SI_CHAR required for converting the input
      * from the storage format. The storage format is always UTF-8 or MBCS.
      *
      * @param a_pInputData  Data in storage format to be converted to SI_CHAR.
      * @param a_uInputDataLen Length of storage format data in bytes. This
      *                      must be the actual length of the data, including
      *                      NULL byte if NULL terminated string is required.
      * @return              Number of SI_CHAR required by the string when
      *                      converted. If there are embedded NULL bytes in the
      *                      input data, only the string up and not including
      *                      the NULL byte will be converted.
      * @return              -1 cast to size_t on a conversion error.
      */
     size_t SizeFromStore(
         const char *    a_pInputData,
         size_t          a_uInputDataLen)
     {
         (void)a_pInputData;
         SI_ASSERT(a_uInputDataLen != (size_t) -1);
 
         // ASCII/MBCS/UTF-8 needs no conversion
         return a_uInputDataLen;
     }
 
     /** Convert the input string from the storage format to SI_CHAR.
      * The storage format is always UTF-8 or MBCS.
      *
      * @param a_pInputData  Data in storage format to be converted to SI_CHAR.
      * @param a_uInputDataLen Length of storage format data in bytes. This
      *                      must be the actual length of the data, including
      *                      NULL byte if NULL terminated string is required.
      * @param a_pOutputData Pointer to the output buffer to received the
      *                      converted data.
      * @param a_uOutputDataSize Size of the output buffer in SI_CHAR.
      * @return              true if all of the input data was successfully
      *                      converted.
      */
     bool ConvertFromStore(
         const char *    a_pInputData,
         size_t          a_uInputDataLen,
         SI_CHAR *       a_pOutputData,
         size_t          a_uOutputDataSize)
     {
         // ASCII/MBCS/UTF-8 needs no conversion
         if (a_uInputDataLen > a_uOutputDataSize) {
             return false;
         }
         memcpy(a_pOutputData, a_pInputData, a_uInputDataLen);
         return true;
     }
 
     /** Calculate the number of char required by the storage format of this
      * data. The storage format is always UTF-8 or MBCS.
      *
      * @param a_pInputData  NULL terminated string to calculate the number of
      *                      bytes required to be converted to storage format.
      * @return              Number of bytes required by the string when
      *                      converted to storage format. This size always
      *                      includes space for the terminating NULL character.
      * @return              -1 cast to size_t on a conversion error.
      */
     size_t SizeToStore(
         const SI_CHAR * a_pInputData)
     {
         // ASCII/MBCS/UTF-8 needs no conversion
         return strlen((const char *)a_pInputData) + 1;
     }
 
     /** Convert the input string to the storage format of this data.
      * The storage format is always UTF-8 or MBCS.
      *
      * @param a_pInputData  NULL terminated source string to convert. All of
      *                      the data will be converted including the
      *                      terminating NULL character.
      * @param a_pOutputData Pointer to the buffer to receive the converted
      *                      string.
      * @param a_uOutputDataSize Size of the output buffer in char.
      * @return              true if all of the input data, including the
      *                      terminating NULL character was successfully
      *                      converted.
      */
     bool ConvertToStore(
         const SI_CHAR * a_pInputData,
         char *          a_pOutputData,
         size_t          a_uOutputDataSize)
     {
         // calc input string length (SI_CHAR type and size independent)
         size_t uInputLen = strlen((const char *)a_pInputData) + 1;
         if (uInputLen > a_uOutputDataSize) {
             return false;
         }
 
         // ascii/UTF-8 needs no conversion
         memcpy(a_pOutputData, a_pInputData, uInputLen);
         return true;
     }
 };
 
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //                              SI_CONVERT_GENERIC
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #ifdef SI_CONVERT_GENERIC
 
 #define SI_Case     SI_GenericCase
 #define SI_NoCase   SI_GenericNoCase
 
 #include <wchar.h>
 #include "ConvertUTF.h"
 
 /**
  * Converts UTF-8 to a wchar_t (or equivalent) using the Unicode reference
  * library functions. This can be used on all platforms.
  */
 template<class SI_CHAR>
 class SI_ConvertW {
     bool m_bStoreIsUtf8;
 protected:
     SI_ConvertW() { }
 public:
     SI_ConvertW(bool a_bStoreIsUtf8) : m_bStoreIsUtf8(a_bStoreIsUtf8) { }
 
     /* copy and assignment */
     SI_ConvertW(const SI_ConvertW & rhs) { operator=(rhs); }
     SI_ConvertW & operator=(const SI_ConvertW & rhs) {
         m_bStoreIsUtf8 = rhs.m_bStoreIsUtf8;
         return *this;
     }
 
     /** Calculate the number of SI_CHAR required for converting the input
      * from the storage format. The storage format is always UTF-8 or MBCS.
      *
      * @param a_pInputData  Data in storage format to be converted to SI_CHAR.
      * @param a_uInputDataLen Length of storage format data in bytes. This
      *                      must be the actual length of the data, including
      *                      NULL byte if NULL terminated string is required.
      * @return              Number of SI_CHAR required by the string when
      *                      converted. If there are embedded NULL bytes in the
      *                      input data, only the string up and not including
      *                      the NULL byte will be converted.
      * @return              -1 cast to size_t on a conversion error.
      */
     size_t SizeFromStore(
         const char *    a_pInputData,
         size_t          a_uInputDataLen)
     {
         SI_ASSERT(a_uInputDataLen != (size_t) -1);
 
         if (m_bStoreIsUtf8) {
             // worst case scenario for UTF-8 to wchar_t is 1 char -> 1 wchar_t
             // so we just return the same number of characters required as for
             // the source text.
             return a_uInputDataLen;
         }
 
 #if defined(SI_NO_MBSTOWCS_NULL) || (!defined(_MSC_VER) && !defined(_linux))
         // fall back processing for platforms that don't support a NULL dest to mbstowcs
         // worst case scenario is 1:1, this will be a sufficient buffer size
         (void)a_pInputData;
         return a_uInputDataLen;
 #else
         // get the actual required buffer size
         return mbstowcs(NULL, a_pInputData, a_uInputDataLen);
 #endif
     }
 
     /** Convert the input string from the storage format to SI_CHAR.
      * The storage format is always UTF-8 or MBCS.
      *
      * @param a_pInputData  Data in storage format to be converted to SI_CHAR.
      * @param a_uInputDataLen Length of storage format data in bytes. This
      *                       must be the actual length of the data, including
      *                       NULL byte if NULL terminated string is required.
      * @param a_pOutputData Pointer to the output buffer to received the
      *                       converted data.
      * @param a_uOutputDataSize Size of the output buffer in SI_CHAR.
      * @return              true if all of the input data was successfully
      *                       converted.
      */
     bool ConvertFromStore(
         const char *    a_pInputData,
         size_t          a_uInputDataLen,
         SI_CHAR *       a_pOutputData,
         size_t          a_uOutputDataSize)
     {
         if (m_bStoreIsUtf8) {
             // This uses the Unicode reference implementation to do the
             // conversion from UTF-8 to wchar_t. The required files are
             // ConvertUTF.h and ConvertUTF.c which should be included in
             // the distribution but are publicly available from unicode.org
             // at http://www.unicode.org/Public/PROGRAMS/CVTUTF/
             ConversionResult retval;
             const UTF8 * pUtf8 = (const UTF8 *) a_pInputData;
             if (sizeof(wchar_t) == sizeof(UTF32)) {
                 UTF32 * pUtf32 = (UTF32 *) a_pOutputData;
                 retval = ConvertUTF8toUTF32(
                     &pUtf8, pUtf8 + a_uInputDataLen,
                     &pUtf32, pUtf32 + a_uOutputDataSize,
                     lenientConversion);
             }
             else if (sizeof(wchar_t) == sizeof(UTF16)) {
                 UTF16 * pUtf16 = (UTF16 *) a_pOutputData;
                 retval = ConvertUTF8toUTF16(
                     &pUtf8, pUtf8 + a_uInputDataLen,
                     &pUtf16, pUtf16 + a_uOutputDataSize,
                     lenientConversion);
             }
             return retval == conversionOK;
         }
 
         // convert to wchar_t
         size_t retval = mbstowcs(a_pOutputData,
             a_pInputData, a_uOutputDataSize);
         return retval != (size_t)(-1);
     }
 
     /** Calculate the number of char required by the storage format of this
      * data. The storage format is always UTF-8 or MBCS.
      *
      * @param a_pInputData  NULL terminated string to calculate the number of
      *                       bytes required to be converted to storage format.
      * @return              Number of bytes required by the string when
      *                       converted to storage format. This size always
      *                       includes space for the terminating NULL character.
      * @return              -1 cast to size_t on a conversion error.
      */
     size_t SizeToStore(
         const SI_CHAR * a_pInputData)
     {
         if (m_bStoreIsUtf8) {
             // worst case scenario for wchar_t to UTF-8 is 1 wchar_t -> 6 char
             size_t uLen = 0;
             while (a_pInputData[uLen]) {
                 ++uLen;
             }
             return (6 * uLen) + 1;
         }
         else {
             size_t uLen = wcstombs(NULL, a_pInputData, 0);
             if (uLen == (size_t)(-1)) {
                 return uLen;
             }
             return uLen + 1; // include NULL terminator
         }
     }
 
     /** Convert the input string to the storage format of this data.
      * The storage format is always UTF-8 or MBCS.
      *
      * @param a_pInputData  NULL terminated source string to convert. All of
      *                       the data will be converted including the
      *                       terminating NULL character.
      * @param a_pOutputData Pointer to the buffer to receive the converted
      *                       string.
      * @param a_uOutputDataSize Size of the output buffer in char.
      * @return              true if all of the input data, including the
      *                       terminating NULL character was successfully
      *                       converted.
      */
     bool ConvertToStore(
         const SI_CHAR * a_pInputData,
         char *          a_pOutputData,
         size_t          a_uOutputDataSize
         )
     {
         if (m_bStoreIsUtf8) {
             // calc input string length (SI_CHAR type and size independent)
             size_t uInputLen = 0;
             while (a_pInputData[uInputLen]) {
                 ++uInputLen;
             }
             ++uInputLen; // include the NULL char
 
             // This uses the Unicode reference implementation to do the
             // conversion from wchar_t to UTF-8. The required files are
             // ConvertUTF.h and ConvertUTF.c which should be included in
             // the distribution but are publicly available from unicode.org
             // at http://www.unicode.org/Public/PROGRAMS/CVTUTF/
             ConversionResult retval;
             UTF8 * pUtf8 = (UTF8 *) a_pOutputData;
             if (sizeof(wchar_t) == sizeof(UTF32)) {
                 const UTF32 * pUtf32 = (const UTF32 *) a_pInputData;
                 retval = ConvertUTF32toUTF8(
                     &pUtf32, pUtf32 + uInputLen,
                     &pUtf8, pUtf8 + a_uOutputDataSize,
                     lenientConversion);
             }
             else if (sizeof(wchar_t) == sizeof(UTF16)) {
                 const UTF16 * pUtf16 = (const UTF16 *) a_pInputData;
                 retval = ConvertUTF16toUTF8(
                     &pUtf16, pUtf16 + uInputLen,
                     &pUtf8, pUtf8 + a_uOutputDataSize,
                     lenientConversion);
             }
             return retval == conversionOK;
         }
         else {
             size_t retval = wcstombs(a_pOutputData,
                 a_pInputData, a_uOutputDataSize);
             return retval != (size_t) -1;
         }
     }
 };
 
 #endif // SI_CONVERT_GENERIC
 
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //                              SI_CONVERT_ICU
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #ifdef SI_CONVERT_ICU
 
 #define SI_Case     SI_GenericCase
 #define SI_NoCase   SI_GenericNoCase
 
 #include <unicode/ucnv.h>
 
 /**
  * Converts MBCS/UTF-8 to UChar using ICU. This can be used on all platforms.
  */
 template<class SI_CHAR>
 class SI_ConvertW {
     const char * m_pEncoding;
     UConverter * m_pConverter;
 protected:
     SI_ConvertW() : m_pEncoding(NULL), m_pConverter(NULL) { }
 public:
     SI_ConvertW(bool a_bStoreIsUtf8) : m_pConverter(NULL) {
         m_pEncoding = a_bStoreIsUtf8 ? "UTF-8" : NULL;
     }
 
     /* copy and assignment */
     SI_ConvertW(const SI_ConvertW & rhs) { operator=(rhs); }
     SI_ConvertW & operator=(const SI_ConvertW & rhs) {
         m_pEncoding = rhs.m_pEncoding;
         m_pConverter = NULL;
         return *this;
     }
     ~SI_ConvertW() { if (m_pConverter) ucnv_close(m_pConverter); }
 
     /** Calculate the number of UChar required for converting the input
      * from the storage format. The storage format is always UTF-8 or MBCS.
      *
      * @param a_pInputData  Data in storage format to be converted to UChar.
      * @param a_uInputDataLen Length of storage format data in bytes. This
      *                      must be the actual length of the data, including
      *                      NULL byte if NULL terminated string is required.
      * @return              Number of UChar required by the string when
      *                      converted. If there are embedded NULL bytes in the
      *                      input data, only the string up and not including
      *                      the NULL byte will be converted.
      * @return              -1 cast to size_t on a conversion error.
      */
     size_t SizeFromStore(
         const char *    a_pInputData,
         size_t          a_uInputDataLen)
     {
         SI_ASSERT(a_uInputDataLen != (size_t) -1);
 
         UErrorCode nError;
 
         if (!m_pConverter) {
             nError = U_ZERO_ERROR;
             m_pConverter = ucnv_open(m_pEncoding, &nError);
             if (U_FAILURE(nError)) {
                 return (size_t) -1;
             }
         }
 
         nError = U_ZERO_ERROR;
         int32_t nLen = ucnv_toUChars(m_pConverter, NULL, 0,
             a_pInputData, (int32_t) a_uInputDataLen, &nError);
         if (U_FAILURE(nError) && nError != U_BUFFER_OVERFLOW_ERROR) {
             return (size_t) -1;
         }
 
         return (size_t) nLen;
     }
 
     /** Convert the input string from the storage format to UChar.
      * The storage format is always UTF-8 or MBCS.
      *
      * @param a_pInputData  Data in storage format to be converted to UChar.
      * @param a_uInputDataLen Length of storage format data in bytes. This
      *                      must be the actual length of the data, including
      *                      NULL byte if NULL terminated string is required.
      * @param a_pOutputData Pointer to the output buffer to received the
      *                      converted data.
      * @param a_uOutputDataSize Size of the output buffer in UChar.
      * @return              true if all of the input data was successfully
      *                      converted.
      */
     bool ConvertFromStore(
         const char *    a_pInputData,
         size_t          a_uInputDataLen,
         UChar *         a_pOutputData,
         size_t          a_uOutputDataSize)
     {
         UErrorCode nError;
 
         if (!m_pConverter) {
             nError = U_ZERO_ERROR;
             m_pConverter = ucnv_open(m_pEncoding, &nError);
             if (U_FAILURE(nError)) {
                 return false;
             }
         }
 
         nError = U_ZERO_ERROR;
         ucnv_toUChars(m_pConverter,
             a_pOutputData, (int32_t) a_uOutputDataSize,
             a_pInputData, (int32_t) a_uInputDataLen, &nError);
         if (U_FAILURE(nError)) {
             return false;
         }
 
         return true;
     }
 
     /** Calculate the number of char required by the storage format of this
      * data. The storage format is always UTF-8 or MBCS.
      *
      * @param a_pInputData  NULL terminated string to calculate the number of
      *                      bytes required to be converted to storage format.
      * @return              Number of bytes required by the string when
      *                      converted to storage format. This size always
      *                      includes space for the terminating NULL character.
      * @return              -1 cast to size_t on a conversion error.
      */
     size_t SizeToStore(
         const UChar * a_pInputData)
     {
         UErrorCode nError;
 
         if (!m_pConverter) {
             nError = U_ZERO_ERROR;
             m_pConverter = ucnv_open(m_pEncoding, &nError);
             if (U_FAILURE(nError)) {
                 return (size_t) -1;
             }
         }
 
         nError = U_ZERO_ERROR;
         int32_t nLen = ucnv_fromUChars(m_pConverter, NULL, 0,
             a_pInputData, -1, &nError);
         if (U_FAILURE(nError) && nError != U_BUFFER_OVERFLOW_ERROR) {
             return (size_t) -1;
         }
 
         return (size_t) nLen + 1;
     }
 
     /** Convert the input string to the storage format of this data.
      * The storage format is always UTF-8 or MBCS.
      *
      * @param a_pInputData  NULL terminated source string to convert. All of
      *                      the data will be converted including the
      *                      terminating NULL character.
      * @param a_pOutputData Pointer to the buffer to receive the converted
      *                      string.
      * @param a_pOutputDataSize Size of the output buffer in char.
      * @return              true if all of the input data, including the
      *                      terminating NULL character was successfully
      *                      converted.
      */
     bool ConvertToStore(
         const UChar *   a_pInputData,
         char *          a_pOutputData,
         size_t          a_uOutputDataSize)
     {
         UErrorCode nError;
 
         if (!m_pConverter) {
             nError = U_ZERO_ERROR;
             m_pConverter = ucnv_open(m_pEncoding, &nError);
             if (U_FAILURE(nError)) {
                 return false;
             }
         }
 
         nError = U_ZERO_ERROR;
         ucnv_fromUChars(m_pConverter,
             a_pOutputData, (int32_t) a_uOutputDataSize,
             a_pInputData, -1, &nError);
         if (U_FAILURE(nError)) {
             return false;
         }
 
         return true;
     }
 };
 
 #endif // SI_CONVERT_ICU
 
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //                              SI_CONVERT_WIN32
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #ifdef SI_CONVERT_WIN32
 
 #define SI_Case     SI_GenericCase
 
 // Windows CE doesn't have errno or MBCS libraries
 #ifdef _WIN32_WCE
 # ifndef SI_NO_MBCS
 #  define SI_NO_MBCS
 # endif
 #endif
 
 #include <windows.h>
 #ifdef SI_NO_MBCS
 # define SI_NoCase   SI_GenericNoCase
 #else // !SI_NO_MBCS
 /**
  * Case-insensitive comparison class using Win32 MBCS functions. This class
  * returns a case-insensitive semi-collation order for MBCS text. It may not
  * be safe for UTF-8 text returned in char format as we don't know what
  * characters will be folded by the function! Therefore, if you are using
  * SI_CHAR == char and SetUnicode(true), then you need to use the generic
  * SI_NoCase class instead.
  */
 #include <mbstring.h>
 template<class SI_CHAR>
 struct SI_NoCase {
     bool operator()(const SI_CHAR * pLeft, const SI_CHAR * pRight) const {
         if (sizeof(SI_CHAR) == sizeof(char)) {
             return _mbsicmp((const unsigned char *)pLeft,
                 (const unsigned char *)pRight) < 0;
         }
         if (sizeof(SI_CHAR) == sizeof(wchar_t)) {
             return _wcsicmp((const wchar_t *)pLeft,
                 (const wchar_t *)pRight) < 0;
         }
         return SI_GenericNoCase<SI_CHAR>()(pLeft, pRight);
     }
 };
 #endif // SI_NO_MBCS
 
 /**
  * Converts MBCS and UTF-8 to a wchar_t (or equivalent) on Windows. This uses
  * only the Win32 functions and doesn't require the external Unicode UTF-8
  * conversion library. It will not work on Windows 95 without using Microsoft
  * Layer for Unicode in your application.
  */
 template<class SI_CHAR>
 class SI_ConvertW {
     UINT m_uCodePage;
 protected:
     SI_ConvertW() { }
 public:
     SI_ConvertW(bool a_bStoreIsUtf8) {
         m_uCodePage = a_bStoreIsUtf8 ? CP_UTF8 : CP_ACP;
     }
 
     /* copy and assignment */
     SI_ConvertW(const SI_ConvertW & rhs) { operator=(rhs); }
     SI_ConvertW & operator=(const SI_ConvertW & rhs) {
         m_uCodePage = rhs.m_uCodePage;
         return *this;
     }
 
     /** Calculate the number of SI_CHAR required for converting the input
      * from the storage format. The storage format is always UTF-8 or MBCS.
      *
      * @param a_pInputData  Data in storage format to be converted to SI_CHAR.
      * @param a_uInputDataLen Length of storage format data in bytes. This
      *                      must be the actual length of the data, including
      *                      NULL byte if NULL terminated string is required.
      * @return              Number of SI_CHAR required by the string when
      *                      converted. If there are embedded NULL bytes in the
      *                      input data, only the string up and not including
      *                      the NULL byte will be converted.
      * @return              -1 cast to size_t on a conversion error.
      */
     size_t SizeFromStore(
         const char *    a_pInputData,
         size_t          a_uInputDataLen)
     {
         SI_ASSERT(a_uInputDataLen != (size_t) -1);
 
         int retval = MultiByteToWideChar(
             m_uCodePage, 0,
             a_pInputData, (int) a_uInputDataLen,
             0, 0);
         return (size_t)(retval > 0 ? retval : -1);
     }
 
     /** Convert the input string from the storage format to SI_CHAR.
      * The storage format is always UTF-8 or MBCS.
      *
      * @param a_pInputData  Data in storage format to be converted to SI_CHAR.
      * @param a_uInputDataLen Length of storage format data in bytes. This
      *                      must be the actual length of the data, including
      *                      NULL byte if NULL terminated string is required.
      * @param a_pOutputData Pointer to the output buffer to received the
      *                      converted data.
      * @param a_uOutputDataSize Size of the output buffer in SI_CHAR.
      * @return              true if all of the input data was successfully
      *                      converted.
      */
     bool ConvertFromStore(
         const char *    a_pInputData,
         size_t          a_uInputDataLen,
         SI_CHAR *       a_pOutputData,
         size_t          a_uOutputDataSize)
     {
         int nSize = MultiByteToWideChar(
             m_uCodePage, 0,
             a_pInputData, (int) a_uInputDataLen,
             (wchar_t *) a_pOutputData, (int) a_uOutputDataSize);
         return (nSize > 0);
     }
 
     /** Calculate the number of char required by the storage format of this
      * data. The storage format is always UTF-8.
      *
      * @param a_pInputData  NULL terminated string to calculate the number of
      *                      bytes required to be converted to storage format.
      * @return              Number of bytes required by the string when
      *                      converted to storage format. This size always
      *                      includes space for the terminating NULL character.
      * @return              -1 cast to size_t on a conversion error.
      */
     size_t SizeToStore(
         const SI_CHAR * a_pInputData)
     {
         int retval = WideCharToMultiByte(
             m_uCodePage, 0,
             (const wchar_t *) a_pInputData, -1,
             0, 0, 0, 0);
         return (size_t) (retval > 0 ? retval : -1);
     }
 
     /** Convert the input string to the storage format of this data.
      * The storage format is always UTF-8 or MBCS.
      *
      * @param a_pInputData  NULL terminated source string to convert. All of
      *                      the data will be converted including the
      *                      terminating NULL character.
      * @param a_pOutputData Pointer to the buffer to receive the converted
      *                      string.
      * @param a_pOutputDataSize Size of the output buffer in char.
      * @return              true if all of the input data, including the
      *                      terminating NULL character was successfully
      *                      converted.
      */
     bool ConvertToStore(
         const SI_CHAR * a_pInputData,
         char *          a_pOutputData,
         size_t          a_uOutputDataSize)
     {
         int retval = WideCharToMultiByte(
             m_uCodePage, 0,
             (const wchar_t *) a_pInputData, -1,
             a_pOutputData, (int) a_uOutputDataSize, 0, 0);
         return retval > 0;
     }
 };
 
 #endif // SI_CONVERT_WIN32
 
 
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //                              SI_NO_CONVERSION
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #ifdef SI_NO_CONVERSION
 
 #define SI_Case     SI_GenericCase
 #define SI_NoCase   SI_GenericNoCase
 
 #endif // SI_NO_CONVERSION
 
 
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //                                  TYPE DEFINITIONS
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 typedef CSimpleIniTempl<char,
     SI_NoCase<char>,SI_ConvertA<char> >                 CSimpleIniA;
 typedef CSimpleIniTempl<char,
     SI_Case<char>,SI_ConvertA<char> >                   CSimpleIniCaseA;
 
 #if defined(SI_NO_CONVERSION)
 // if there is no wide char conversion then we don't need to define the 
 // widechar "W" versions of CSimpleIni
 # define CSimpleIni      CSimpleIniA
 # define CSimpleIniCase  CSimpleIniCaseA
 # define SI_NEWLINE      SI_NEWLINE_A
 #else
 # if defined(SI_CONVERT_ICU)
 typedef CSimpleIniTempl<UChar,
     SI_NoCase<UChar>,SI_ConvertW<UChar> >               CSimpleIniW;
 typedef CSimpleIniTempl<UChar,
     SI_Case<UChar>,SI_ConvertW<UChar> >                 CSimpleIniCaseW;
 # else
 typedef CSimpleIniTempl<wchar_t,
     SI_NoCase<wchar_t>,SI_ConvertW<wchar_t> >           CSimpleIniW;
 typedef CSimpleIniTempl<wchar_t,
     SI_Case<wchar_t>,SI_ConvertW<wchar_t> >             CSimpleIniCaseW;
 # endif
 
 # ifdef _UNICODE
 #  define CSimpleIni      CSimpleIniW
 #  define CSimpleIniCase  CSimpleIniCaseW
 #  define SI_NEWLINE      SI_NEWLINE_W
 # else // !_UNICODE 
 #  define CSimpleIni      CSimpleIniA
 #  define CSimpleIniCase  CSimpleIniCaseA
 #  define SI_NEWLINE      SI_NEWLINE_A
 # endif // _UNICODE
 #endif
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 # pragma warning (pop)
 #endif
 
 #endif // INCLUDED_SimpleIni_h