fs2open.github.com/code/parse/parsehi.cpp

#include "parsehi.h"
#include "globalincs/vmallocator.h"
#include "parselo.h"
#include "graphics/color.h"

/**
 * @brief Parses an optional table value into a field if the name is found
 *
 * @param field_name The name of the table field
 * @param value_target Pointer to the variable to assign any parsed value to
 *
 * @return True if a value was parsed, false if not
 */
bool parse_optional_float_into(const SCP_string& field_name, float* value_target)
{
	if (optional_string(field_name.c_str())) {
		stuff_float(value_target);
		return true;
	}
	return false;
}

/**
 * @brief Parses an optional table value into a field if the name is found
 *
 * @param field_name The name of the table field
 * @param value_target Pointer to the variable to assign any parsed value to
 *
 * @return True if a value was parsed, false if not
 */
bool parse_optional_bool_into(const SCP_string& field_name, bool* value_target)
{
	if (optional_string(field_name.c_str())) {
		stuff_boolean(value_target);
		return true;
	}
	return false;
}

/**
 * @brief Parses an optional table color into an object if the color is found
 *
 * @param field_name The name of the table field
 * @param value_target Pointer to the variable to assign any parsed value to
 *
 * @return True if a value was parsed, false if not
 */
bool parse_optional_color3i_into(const SCP_string& field_name, hdr_color* out_color)
{
	if (optional_string(field_name.c_str())) {
		int components[3] = {255, 255, 255};
		stuff_int_list(components, 3, RAW_INTEGER_TYPE);
		if (out_color == nullptr) {
			out_color = new hdr_color();
		}
		out_color->set_rgb(components);
		return true;
	}
	return false;
}