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+/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+   libconfig - A library for processing structured configuration files
+   libconfig chained - Extension for reading the configuration and defining 
+                       the configuration specification at once.
+   Copyright (C) 2016 Richard Schubert
+
+   This file is part of libconfig contributions.
+
+   This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+   as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of
+   the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+   WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+   License along with this library; if not, see
+   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+*/
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <iomanip>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include "../libconfig_chained.h"
+
+using namespace std;
+using namespace libconfig;
+
+// This example reads complex types from config file using method chains.
+
+void example2(Config& cfg)
+{
+	ChainedSetting cs(cfg.getRoot());
+
+	auto books = cs["inventory"]["books"];
+	if (!books.exists())
+	{
+		cerr << "No book section available." << endl;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	cout << setw(30) << left << "TITLE" << "  "
+			<< setw(30) << left << "AUTHOR" << "   "
+			<< setw(6) << left << "PRICE" << "  "
+			<< "QTY"
+			<< endl;
+
+	const int count = books.getLength();
+	for(int i = 0; i < count; ++i)
+	{
+		auto book = books[i];
+
+		string title = book["title"];
+		string author = book["author"];
+		double price = book["price"].min(0.0);
+		int qty = book["qty"].min(0);
+
+		// Only output the record if all of the expected fields are present.
+		if(book.isAnySettingMissing()) continue;
+
+		cout << setw(30) << left << title << "  "
+			<< setw(30) << left << author << "  "
+			<< '$' << setw(6) << right << price << "  "
+			<< qty
+			<< endl;
+	}
+}