Method GetString

section.go:189–201

GetString will try to get the value stored under name as a string will respond with an error if the value does not exist or cannot be converted to a string

(name string)

// GetString will try to get the value stored under name as a string
// will respond with an error if the value does not exist or cannot be converted to a string
func (section *Section) GetString(name string) (string, error) {
	value, err := section.Get(name)
	if err != nil {
		return "", err
	}

	switch value.(type) {
	case *Primative:
		return value.(*Primative).AsString()
	}

	return "", errors.New("could not convert non-primative value to string")
}

// GetParent will get the parent section associated with this Section or nil
// if it does not have one