function [params] = read_parameters_ucf(file,varargin)
  % [params] = read_parameters_ucf(file)
  % Reads the entire parameters_XXXX.asc as written by UCF file format
  % into a struct.
  % Input
  %   file          file name
  % Optional input
  %   verbosity     verbose screen output? (default: no)
  % Output
  %   params        struct with content of parameters_XXXX.asc
  
  % Parse optional input arguments
  par = inputParser;
  addOptional(par,'verbosity',0,@isnumeric);
  parse(par,varargin{:});

  obj = ini('verbosity',par.Results.verbosity);
  obj.open(file);
  params = obj.getContent();
  obj.close();
end