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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.h++>
+
+using namespace std;
+using namespace libconfig;
+
+// This is the main entry point for all examples.
+// The examples will be called consecutively. 
+
+void example1(Config& cfg);
+void example2(Config& cfg);
+void example3(Config& cfg);
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+  Config cfg;
+
+  // Read the file. If there is an error, report it and exit.
+  try
+  {
+    cfg.readFile("../example.cfg");
+  }
+  catch(const FileIOException&)
+  {
+    std::cerr << "I/O error while reading file. " << std::endl;
+    return(EXIT_FAILURE);
+  }
+  catch(const ParseException& pex)
+  {
+    std::cerr << "Parse error at " << pex.getFile() << ":" << pex.getLine()
+              << " - " << pex.getError() << std::endl;
+    return(EXIT_FAILURE);
+  }
+
+  cout << endl << endl << "<<< Example 1 >>>" << endl << endl;
+  example1(cfg);
+  cout << endl << endl << "<<< Example 2 >>>" << endl << endl;
+  example2(cfg);
+  cout << endl << endl << "<<< Example 3 >>>" << endl << endl;
+  example3(cfg);
+
+  return(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+}