They are all the same: ------------------------------------------------------------------ config::begin("toolbtn","test1"); $cfg["tooltip"] = "TEST!"; config::end(); ------------------------------------------------------------------ config::begin("toolbtn"); $cfg["test1"]["tooltip"] = "TEST!"; config::end(); ------------------------------------------------------------------ config::begin(); $cfg["toolbtn"]["test1"]["tooltip"] = "TEST!"; config::end(); ------------------------------------------------------------------ $cfg_["toolbtn"]["test1"]["tooltip"] = "TEST!"; ------------------------------------------------------------------