/**
* Returns all values in a certain category and supports multiple appereances.
*
* @param string $key
* @param string $category
* @param string $string
* @return array
*/
public static function parseValuesByCategory($key, $category, $string)
{
if (!$key || !$string || !$category) {
return array();
}
$string = ParseINI::normalize($string);
if (strpos($string, $key) === false || strpos($string, '[' . $category . ']') === false) {
return array();
}
$values = array();
$lines = explode("\n", $string);
$current_category = '';
foreach ($lines as $line) {
$line = trim($line);
if (strpos($line, '[') !== false && strpos($line, ']') !== false && strpos($line, '=') === false) {
$start = strpos($line, '[') + 1;
$end = strpos($line, ']') - 1;
$current_category = substr($line, $start, $end);
}
if ($current_category != $category) {
continue;
}
//wrong category
if (strpos($line, ';') === 0) {
continue;
}
//comment
if (strpos($line, $key) === false) {
continue;
}
//not needed
$values[] = ParseINI::parseValue($key, $line);
}
return $values;
}
