+/**
+ * Get a property node with separate index.
+ *
+ * This method separates the index from the path string, to make it
+ * easier to iterate through multiple components without using sprintf
+ * to add indices. For example, fgGetNode("foo[1]/bar", 3) will
+ * return the same result as fgGetNode("foo[1]/bar[3]").
+ *
+ * @param path The path of the node, relative to root.
+ * @param index The index for the last member of the path (overrides
+ * any given in the string).
+ * @param create true to create the node if it doesn't exist.
+ * @return The node, or 0 if none exists and none was created.
+ */
+inline SGPropertyNode *
+fgGetNode (const string &path, int index, bool create = false)
+{
+ return globals->get_props()->getNode(path, index, create);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Test whether a given node exists.
+ *
+ * @param path The path of the node, relative to root.
+ * @return true if the node exists, false otherwise.
+ */
+inline bool
+fgHasNode (const string &path)
+{
+ return (fgGetNode(path, false) != 0);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Get a bool value for a property.
+ *
+ * This method is convenient but inefficient. It should be used
+ * infrequently (i.e. for initializing, loading, saving, etc.),
+ * not in the main loop. If you need to get a value frequently,
+ * it is better to look up the node itself using fgGetNode and then
+ * use the node's getBoolValue() method, to avoid the lookup overhead.
+ *
+ * @param name The property name.
+ * @param defaultValue The default value to return if the property
+ * does not exist.
+ * @return The property's value as a bool, or the default value provided.
+ */
+inline bool fgGetBool (const string &name, bool defaultValue = false)
+{
+ return globals->get_props()->getBoolValue(name, defaultValue);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Get an int value for a property.
+ *
+ * This method is convenient but inefficient. It should be used
+ * infrequently (i.e. for initializing, loading, saving, etc.),
+ * not in the main loop. If you need to get a value frequently,
+ * it is better to look up the node itself using fgGetNode and then
+ * use the node's getIntValue() method, to avoid the lookup overhead.
+ *
+ * @param name The property name.
+ * @param defaultValue The default value to return if the property
+ * does not exist.
+ * @return The property's value as an int, or the default value provided.
+ */
+inline int fgGetInt (const string &name, int defaultValue = 0)
+{
+ return globals->get_props()->getIntValue(name, defaultValue);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Get a long value for a property.
+ *
+ * This method is convenient but inefficient. It should be used
+ * infrequently (i.e. for initializing, loading, saving, etc.),
+ * not in the main loop. If you need to get a value frequently,
+ * it is better to look up the node itself using fgGetNode and then
+ * use the node's getLongValue() method, to avoid the lookup overhead.
+ *
+ * @param name The property name.
+ * @param defaultValue The default value to return if the property
+ * does not exist.
+ * @return The property's value as a long, or the default value provided.
+ */
+inline int fgGetLong (const string &name, long defaultValue = 0L)
+{
+ return globals->get_props()->getLongValue(name, defaultValue);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Get a float value for a property.
+ *
+ * This method is convenient but inefficient. It should be used
+ * infrequently (i.e. for initializing, loading, saving, etc.),
+ * not in the main loop. If you need to get a value frequently,
+ * it is better to look up the node itself using fgGetNode and then
+ * use the node's getFloatValue() method, to avoid the lookup overhead.
+ *
+ * @param name The property name.
+ * @param defaultValue The default value to return if the property
+ * does not exist.
+ * @return The property's value as a float, or the default value provided.
+ */
+inline float fgGetFloat (const string &name, float defaultValue = 0.0)
+{
+ return globals->get_props()->getFloatValue(name, defaultValue);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Get a double value for a property.
+ *
+ * This method is convenient but inefficient. It should be used
+ * infrequently (i.e. for initializing, loading, saving, etc.),
+ * not in the main loop. If you need to get a value frequently,
+ * it is better to look up the node itself using fgGetNode and then
+ * use the node's getDoubleValue() method, to avoid the lookup overhead.
+ *
+ * @param name The property name.
+ * @param defaultValue The default value to return if the property
+ * does not exist.
+ * @return The property's value as a double, or the default value provided.
+ */
+inline double fgGetDouble (const string &name, double defaultValue = 0.0)
+{
+ return globals->get_props()->getDoubleValue(name, defaultValue);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Get a string value for a property.
+ *
+ * This method is convenient but inefficient. It should be used
+ * infrequently (i.e. for initializing, loading, saving, etc.),
+ * not in the main loop. If you need to get a value frequently,
+ * it is better to look up the node itself using fgGetNode and then
+ * use the node's getStringValue() method, to avoid the lookup overhead.
+ *
+ * @param name The property name.
+ * @param defaultValue The default value to return if the property
+ * does not exist.
+ * @return The property's value as a string, or the default value provided.
+ */
+inline string fgGetString (const string &name, string defaultValue = "")
+{
+ return globals->get_props()->getStringValue(name, defaultValue);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Set a bool value for a property.
+ *
+ * Assign a bool value to a property. If the property does not
+ * yet exist, it will be created and its type will be set to
+ * BOOL; if it has a type of UNKNOWN, the type will also be set to
+ * BOOL; otherwise, the bool value will be converted to the property's
+ * type.
+ *
+ * @param name The property name.
+ * @param val The new value for the property.
+ * @return true if the assignment succeeded, false otherwise.
+ */
+inline bool fgSetBool (const string &name, bool val)
+{
+ return globals->get_props()->setBoolValue(name, val);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Set an int value for a property.
+ *
+ * Assign an int value to a property. If the property does not
+ * yet exist, it will be created and its type will be set to
+ * INT; if it has a type of UNKNOWN, the type will also be set to
+ * INT; otherwise, the bool value will be converted to the property's
+ * type.
+ *
+ * @param name The property name.
+ * @param val The new value for the property.
+ * @return true if the assignment succeeded, false otherwise.
+ */
+inline bool fgSetInt (const string &name, int val)
+{
+ return globals->get_props()->setIntValue(name, val);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Set a long value for a property.
+ *
+ * Assign a long value to a property. If the property does not
+ * yet exist, it will be created and its type will be set to
+ * LONG; if it has a type of UNKNOWN, the type will also be set to
+ * LONG; otherwise, the bool value will be converted to the property's
+ * type.
+ *
+ * @param name The property name.
+ * @param val The new value for the property.
+ * @return true if the assignment succeeded, false otherwise.
+ */
+inline bool fgSetLong (const string &name, long val)
+{
+ return globals->get_props()->setLongValue(name, val);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Set a float value for a property.
+ *
+ * Assign a float value to a property. If the property does not
+ * yet exist, it will be created and its type will be set to
+ * FLOAT; if it has a type of UNKNOWN, the type will also be set to
+ * FLOAT; otherwise, the bool value will be converted to the property's
+ * type.
+ *
+ * @param name The property name.
+ * @param val The new value for the property.
+ * @return true if the assignment succeeded, false otherwise.
+ */
+inline bool fgSetFloat (const string &name, float val)
+{
+ return globals->get_props()->setFloatValue(name, val);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Set a double value for a property.
+ *
+ * Assign a double value to a property. If the property does not
+ * yet exist, it will be created and its type will be set to
+ * DOUBLE; if it has a type of UNKNOWN, the type will also be set to
+ * DOUBLE; otherwise, the double value will be converted to the property's
+ * type.
+ *
+ * @param name The property name.
+ * @param val The new value for the property.
+ * @return true if the assignment succeeded, false otherwise.
+ */
+inline bool fgSetDouble (const string &name, double val)