/// <summary>
/// Get the specified client settings section.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="sectionName">The path to the section to be returned.</param>
/// <returns>Represents a group of user-scoped application settings in a configuration file.</returns>
public static System.Configuration.ClientSettingsSection GetClientSettings(string sectionName)
{
// Get the section settings.
System.Configuration.ClientSettingsSection configSetting =
System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.GetSection(sectionName) as System.Configuration.ClientSettingsSection;
// Return the configuration type.
return(configSetting);
}
/// <summary>
/// Get the specified client settings section.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="assemblyFilePath">The assembly file name and path assocciated with the configuration file.</param>
/// <param name="sectionName">The path to the section to be returned.</param>
/// <returns>Represents a group of user-scoped application settings in a configuration file.</returns>
public static System.Configuration.ClientSettingsSection GetClientSettings(string assemblyFilePath, string sectionName)
{
// Get assembly configuration file.
System.Configuration.Configuration config = Configuration(assemblyFilePath);
// Get the section settings.
System.Configuration.ClientSettingsSection configSetting = config.GetSection(sectionName) as System.Configuration.ClientSettingsSection;
// Return the configuration type.
return(configSetting);
}
/// <summary>
/// Sets the value for the specified key in the persistent storage (app.config, etc).
/// <locDE><para />Schreibt den Wert für den angegebenen Schlüsselbegriff in den Konfigurationsspeicher (app.config, etc).</locDE>
/// </summary>
/// <param name="key">The key.<locDE><para />Der Schlüsselbegriff.</locDE></param>
/// <param name="value">The value to store.<locDE><para />Der zu speichernde Wert.</locDE></param>
public void SetValue(string key, string value)
{
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(key))
{
return;
}
string writeInto = null;
if (key.EndsWith("@appSettings"))
{
writeInto = "appSettings";
}
else if (key.EndsWith("@applicationSettings"))
{
writeInto = "applicationSettings";
}
else if (key.EndsWith("@userSettings"))
{
writeInto = "userSettings";
}
else
{
GetValue(key, out writeInto);
}
#region TheAppName.Properties.Settings | userSettings
if (writeInto.Equals("userSettings"))
{
try
{
//<userSettings>
// <TheAppName.Properties.Settings>
// <setting name="TheKey" serializeAs="String">
// <value>TheValue</value>
// </setting>
// </TheAppName.Properties.Settings>
//</userSettings>
#region Get Configuration instance
System.Configuration.Configuration config = null;
if (null != ConfigurationInstanceProvider)
{
config = ConfigurationInstanceProvider();
}
else
{
config = System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration(this.ConfigurationUserLevel);
}
#endregion
System.Configuration.ClientSettingsSection clientSettingsSection =
config.GetSection("userSettings/" + this.AppName + ".Properties.Settings") as System.Configuration.ClientSettingsSection;
if (null != clientSettingsSection)
{
// Try to get existing entry
System.Configuration.SettingElement settingElement = clientSettingsSection.Settings.Get(key);
if (null != settingElement)
{
// Remove existing entry
clientSettingsSection.Settings.Remove(settingElement);
// Set new value
settingElement.Value.ValueXml.InnerXml = value;
clientSettingsSection.Settings.Add(settingElement);
}
else
{
// Create new entry
settingElement = new System.Configuration.SettingElement(key, System.Configuration.SettingsSerializeAs.String);
settingElement.Value = new System.Configuration.SettingValueElement();
System.Xml.XmlDocument doc = new System.Xml.XmlDocument();
settingElement.Value.ValueXml = doc.CreateElement("value");
// Set new value
settingElement.Value.ValueXml.InnerXml = value;
clientSettingsSection.Settings.Add(settingElement);
}
// Save changes
config.Save(this.ConfigurationSaveMode);
System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.RefreshSection("userSettings");
}
}
catch (Exception ex) { HandleException(ex); }
return;
}
#endregion
#region TheAppName.Properties.Settings | applicationSettings
if (writeInto.Equals("applicationSettings"))
{
try
{
//<applicationSettings>
// <TheAppName.Properties.Settings>
// <setting name="TheKey" serializeAs="String">
// <value>TheValue</value>
// </setting>
// </TheAppName.Properties.Settings>
//</applicationSettings>
#region Get Configuration instance
System.Configuration.Configuration config = null;
if (null != ConfigurationInstanceProvider)
{
config = ConfigurationInstanceProvider();
}
else
{
config = System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration(this.ConfigurationUserLevel);
}
#endregion
System.Configuration.ClientSettingsSection clientSettingsSection =
config.GetSection("applicationSettings/" + this.AppName + ".Properties.Settings") as System.Configuration.ClientSettingsSection;
if (null != clientSettingsSection)
{
// Try to get existing entry
System.Configuration.SettingElement settingElement = clientSettingsSection.Settings.Get(key);
if (null != settingElement)
{
// Remove existing entry
clientSettingsSection.Settings.Remove(settingElement);
// Set new value
settingElement.Value.ValueXml.InnerXml = value;
clientSettingsSection.Settings.Add(settingElement);
}
else
{
// Create new entry
settingElement = new System.Configuration.SettingElement(key, System.Configuration.SettingsSerializeAs.String);
settingElement.Value = new System.Configuration.SettingValueElement();
System.Xml.XmlDocument doc = new System.Xml.XmlDocument();
settingElement.Value.ValueXml = doc.CreateElement("value");
// Set new value
settingElement.Value.ValueXml.InnerXml = value;
clientSettingsSection.Settings.Add(settingElement);
}
// Save changes
config.Save(this.ConfigurationSaveMode);
System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.RefreshSection("applicationSettings");
}
}
catch (Exception ex) { HandleException(ex); }
return;
}
#endregion
#region appSettings
//if (writeInto.Equals("appSettings"))
{
//<appSettings>
// <add key="TheKey" value="TheValue" />
//</appSettings>
// Does not save the new value into app.config file (only changed for app runtime):
//System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings[key] = value;
#region Get Configuration instance
System.Configuration.Configuration config = null;
if (null != ConfigurationInstanceProvider)
{
config = ConfigurationInstanceProvider();
}
else
{
config = System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration(this.ConfigurationUserLevel);
}
#endregion
if (null == config.AppSettings.Settings[key])
{
config.AppSettings.Settings.Add(key, value);
}
else
{
config.AppSettings.Settings[key].Value = value;
}
config.Save(this.ConfigurationSaveMode);
System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.RefreshSection(config.AppSettings.SectionInformation.Name);
//return;
}
#endregion
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets the value for the specified key from the persistent storage (app.config, etc).
/// <locDE><para />Holt den Wert für den angegebenen Schlüsselbegriff aus dem Konfigurationsspeicher (app.config, etc).</locDE>
/// </summary>
/// <param name="key">The key.<locDE><para />Der Schlüsselbegriff.</locDE></param>
/// <param name="foundAt">The found at identifier, i.e. userSettings, applicationSettings or appSettings.
/// <locDE><para />Die Kennung der Fundstelle, z.B. userSettings, applicationSettings or appSettings.</locDE></param>
/// <param name="defaultValue">The default value.<locDE><para />Der Vorgabewert.</locDE></param>
/// <returns>
/// Loaded value or default value if not available.<locDE><para />Geladener Wert oder Vorgabewert falls nicht vorhanden.</locDE>
/// </returns>
public string GetValue(string key, out string foundAt, string defaultValue = "")
{
foundAt = null;
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(key))
{
return(defaultValue);
}
#region TheAppName.Properties.Settings | userSettings
string value = null;
try
{
//<userSettings>
// <TheAppName.Properties.Settings>
// <setting name="TheKey" serializeAs="String">
// <value>TheValue</value>
// </setting>
// </TheAppName.Properties.Settings>
//</userSettings>
#region Get Configuration instance
System.Configuration.Configuration config = null;
if (null != ConfigurationInstanceProvider)
{
config = ConfigurationInstanceProvider();
}
else
{
config = System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration(this.ConfigurationUserLevel);
}
#endregion
System.Configuration.ClientSettingsSection clientSettingsSection =
config.GetSection("userSettings/" + this.AppName + ".Properties.Settings") as System.Configuration.ClientSettingsSection;
if (null != clientSettingsSection)
{
// Try to get existing entry
System.Configuration.SettingElement settingElement = clientSettingsSection.Settings.Get(key);
if (null != settingElement)
{
value = (settingElement.Value.ValueXml).LastChild.InnerText.ToString();
foundAt = "userSettings";
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(value))
{
return(defaultValue);
}
return(value);
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex) { HandleException(ex); }
#endregion
#region TheAppName.Properties.Settings | applicationSettings
try
{
//<applicationSettings>
// <TheAppName.Properties.Settings>
// <setting name="TheKey" serializeAs="String">
// <value>TheValue</value>
// </setting>
// </TheAppName.Properties.Settings>
//</applicationSettings>
#region Get Configuration instance
System.Configuration.Configuration config = null;
if (null != ConfigurationInstanceProvider)
{
config = ConfigurationInstanceProvider();
}
else
{
config = System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration(this.ConfigurationUserLevel);
}
#endregion
System.Configuration.ClientSettingsSection clientSettingsSection =
config.GetSection("applicationSettings/" + this.AppName + ".Properties.Settings") as System.Configuration.ClientSettingsSection;
if (null != clientSettingsSection)
{
// Try to get existing entry
System.Configuration.SettingElement settingElement = clientSettingsSection.Settings.Get(key);
if (null != settingElement)
{
value = (settingElement.Value.ValueXml).LastChild.InnerText.ToString();
foundAt = "applicationSettings";
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(value))
{
return(defaultValue);
}
return(value);
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex) { HandleException(ex); }
#endregion
#region appSettings
try
{
//<appSettings>
// <add key="TheKey" value="TheValue" />
//</appSettings>
value = System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings[key];
}
catch { }
foundAt = "appSettings";
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(value))
{
return(defaultValue);
}
return(value);
#endregion
}
