+ }
+ free(optionlist_cpy);
+}
+
+/** @brief Set the value of a variable, using the string representation of that value
+ *
+ * @arg cfg config set to modify
+ * @arg key name of the variable to modify
+ * @arg value string representation of the value to set
+ *
+ * @return the first char after the parsed value in val
+ */
+
+void *xbt_cfg_set_as_string(xbt_cfg_t cfg, const char *key, const char *value) {
+ xbt_ex_t e;
+
+ char *ret;
+ volatile xbt_cfgelm_t variable = NULL;
+ int i;
+ double d;
+ char *str, *val;
+
+
+ TRY {
+ variable = xbt_dict_get((xbt_dict_t) cfg, key);
+ }
+ CATCH(e) {
+ if (e.category == not_found_error) {
+ xbt_ex_free(e);
+ THROWF(not_found_error, 0,
+ "No registered variable corresponding to '%s'.", key);
+ }
+ RETHROW;
+ }