Index: sources/model/settings/MSettings.cpp
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diff -u -r27cc308ff5113a9386899d3c8f8b29962a8498e1 -r5605f930ab5cd1a62b96347f4b4300ef30a830ee
--- sources/model/settings/MSettings.cpp	(.../MSettings.cpp)	(revision 27cc308ff5113a9386899d3c8f8b29962a8498e1)
+++ sources/model/settings/MSettings.cpp	(.../MSettings.cpp)	(revision 5605f930ab5cd1a62b96347f4b4300ef30a830ee)
@@ -77,6 +77,22 @@
 }
 
 /*!
+ * \brief   MSettings::value
+ * \details returns value of a key for the given group
+ * \param   vGroup  - the group to look for the value
+ * \param   vKey    - the key to look for the value
+ * \return  the values in QString for the group vGroup
+ */
+QVariant MSettings::value(const QString &vGroup, const QString &vKey)
+{
+    QMutexLocker locker(&_mutex);
+    int index = _settings[vGroup].keys.indexOf(vKey);
+    if ( index >= 0 )
+        return _settings[vGroup].values.at(index);
+    return QVariant();
+}
+
+/*!
  * \brief   MSettings::location
  * \details The locations where the settings have been read for the group vGroup
  * \param   vGroup  - the group to look for the location
@@ -132,3 +148,18 @@
     mGroup.values    += vValue   ;
     _settings[vGroup] = mGroup;
 }
+
+/********** The common helper functions **********/
+
+/*!
+ * \brief   Settings::getDatetimeFormat
+ * \details Get the date time format
+ * \return  The String output of the data/time format.
+ */
+void MSettings::datetimeFormat()
+{
+    QVariant dateFotmat = _Settings.value("DateTime", "Date Format");
+    QVariant timeFotmat = _Settings.value("DateTime", "Time Format");
+    if (dateFotmat.isValid() && timeFotmat.isValid())
+        _datetimeFormat = dateFotmat.toString() + " " + timeFotmat.toString();
+}