// Get the application configuration file.
// Note. This function uses the
// OpenExeConfiguration(string)method
// to get the application configuration file.
public static void GetAppConfiguration()
{
// Get the application path needed to obtain
// the application configuration file.
string applicationName =
Environment.GetCommandLineArgs()[0];
if (!applicationName.Contains(".exe"))
{
applicationName =
String.Concat(applicationName, ".exe");
}
string exePath = System.IO.Path.Combine(
Environment.CurrentDirectory, applicationName);
// Get the configuration file. The file name has
// this format appname.exe.config.
System.Configuration.Configuration config =
ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration(exePath);
try
{
// Create a custom configuration section
// having the same name used in the
// roaming configuration file.
// This is possible because the configuration
// section can be overridden by other
// configuration files.
string sectionName = "consoleSection";
ConsoleSection customSection = new ConsoleSection();
if (config.Sections[sectionName] == null)
{
// Store console settings.
customSection.ConsoleElement.BackgroundColor =
ConsoleColor.Black;
customSection.ConsoleElement.ForegroundColor =
ConsoleColor.White;
// Add configuration information to the
// configuration file.
config.Sections.Add(sectionName, customSection);
config.Save(ConfigurationSaveMode.Modified);
// Force a reload of the changed section.
// This makes the new values available for reading.
ConfigurationManager.RefreshSection(sectionName);
}
// Set console properties using values
// stored in the configuration file.
customSection =
(ConsoleSection)config.GetSection(sectionName);
Console.BackgroundColor =
customSection.ConsoleElement.BackgroundColor;
Console.ForegroundColor =
customSection.ConsoleElement.ForegroundColor;
// Apply the changes.
Console.Clear();
}
catch (ConfigurationErrorsException e)
{
Console.WriteLine("[Error exception: {0}]",
e.ToString());
}
// Display feedback.
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("Performed the following tasks:");
Console.WriteLine(
"Created the application configuration file {0}",
config.FilePath);
Console.WriteLine("Created custom ConsoleSection.");
Console.WriteLine(
"Stored background (black) and foreground (white) colors.");
Console.WriteLine(
"Added the section to the configuration file.");
Console.WriteLine(
"Read stored colors from the configuration file.");
Console.WriteLine("Applied the colors to the console window.");
Console.WriteLine();
}
// Access a configuration file using mapping.
// This function uses the OpenMappedExeConfiguration
// method to access the roaming and the application
// configuration files.
// It then uses the the custom ConsoleSection from
// each file to console window colors.
public static void MapExeConfiguration()
{
// Cotains the selected configuration.
System.Configuration.Configuration config;
// Get the roaming configuration file.
Configuration roamingConfig =
ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration(
ConfigurationUserLevel.PerUserRoaming);
// Get the application configuration file.
Configuration appConfig =
ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration(
ConfigurationUserLevel.None);
// To map the selected configuration file.
ExeConfigurationFileMap configFileMap =
new ExeConfigurationFileMap();
// Map roaming configuration. This allows
// access to the roaming configuration file.
configFileMap.ExeConfigFilename =
roamingConfig.FilePath;
// Get the mapped configuration file
config =
ConfigurationManager.OpenMappedExeConfiguration(
configFileMap, ConfigurationUserLevel.None);
string sectionName = "consoleSection";
ConsoleSection customSection =
(ConsoleSection)config.GetSection(sectionName);
// Set console properties using the
// configuration values contained in the
// mapped configuration file.
Console.BackgroundColor =
customSection.ConsoleElement.BackgroundColor;
Console.ForegroundColor =
customSection.ConsoleElement.ForegroundColor;
Console.Clear();
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("Performed following tasks:");
Console.WriteLine(
"Mapped roaming configuration file: {0}",
config.FilePath);
Console.WriteLine(
"Set console colors from stored configuration values.");
Console.WriteLine();
Console.Write(
"Press Enter to switch to default colors.....");
Console.ReadLine();
// Map roaming configuration. This allows
// access to the application configuration file.
configFileMap.ExeConfigFilename =
appConfig.FilePath;
// Get the mapped configuration file
config =
ConfigurationManager.OpenMappedExeConfiguration(
configFileMap, ConfigurationUserLevel.None);
customSection =
(ConsoleSection)config.GetSection(sectionName);
if (customSection == null)
{
customSection = new ConsoleSection();
// Store console settings.
customSection.ConsoleElement.BackgroundColor =
ConsoleColor.Black;
customSection.ConsoleElement.ForegroundColor =
ConsoleColor.White;
// Add configuration information to the
// configuration file.
config.Sections.Add(sectionName, customSection);
config.Save(ConfigurationSaveMode.Modified);
// Force a reload of the changed section.
// This makes the new values available for reading.
ConfigurationManager.RefreshSection(sectionName);
}
// Set console properties using the
// configuration values contained in the
// mapped configuration file.
Console.BackgroundColor =
customSection.ConsoleElement.BackgroundColor;
Console.ForegroundColor =
customSection.ConsoleElement.ForegroundColor;
Console.Clear();
Console.WriteLine(
"Mapped application configuration file: {0}",
config.FilePath);
Console.WriteLine(
"Set console colors from stored configuration values.");
Console.WriteLine();
}
// Get the roaming configuration file associated
// with the application.
// Note.This function uses the OpenExeConfiguration(
// ConfigurationUserLevel userLevel) method to
// get the configuration file.
public static void GetRoamingConfiguration()
{
// Define the custom section to add to the
// configuration file.
string sectionName = "consoleSection";
ConsoleSection cSection = null;
// Get the roaming configuration
// that applies to the current user.
Configuration roamingConfig =
ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration(
ConfigurationUserLevel.PerUserRoaming);
// Map the roaming configuration file. This
// enables the application to access
// the configuration file using the
// System.Configuration.Configuration class
ExeConfigurationFileMap configFileMap =
new ExeConfigurationFileMap();
configFileMap.ExeConfigFilename =
roamingConfig.FilePath;
// Get the mapped configuration file.
Configuration config =
ConfigurationManager.OpenMappedExeConfiguration(
configFileMap, ConfigurationUserLevel.None);
try
{
cSection =
(ConsoleSection)config.GetSection(
sectionName);
if (cSection == null)
{
// Create a custom configuration section.
cSection = new ConsoleSection();
// Define where in the configuration file
// hierarchy the associated
// configuration section can be declared.
cSection.SectionInformation.AllowExeDefinition =
ConfigurationAllowExeDefinition.MachineToLocalUser;
// Allow the configuration section to be
// overridden by other configuration files.
cSection.SectionInformation.AllowOverride =
true;
// Force the section to be saved.
cSection.SectionInformation.ForceSave = true;
// Store console settings for roaming users.
cSection.ConsoleElement.BackgroundColor =
ConsoleColor.Blue;
cSection.ConsoleElement.ForegroundColor =
ConsoleColor.Yellow;
// Add configuration information to
// the configuration file.
config.Sections.Add(sectionName, cSection);
config.Save(ConfigurationSaveMode.Modified);
// Force a reload of the changed section. This
// makes the new values available for reading.
ConfigurationManager.RefreshSection(
sectionName);
}
}
catch (ConfigurationErrorsException e)
{
Console.WriteLine("[Exception error: {0}]",
e.ToString());
}
// Set console properties using values
// stored in the configuration file.
Console.BackgroundColor =
cSection.ConsoleElement.BackgroundColor;
Console.ForegroundColor =
cSection.ConsoleElement.ForegroundColor;
// Apply the changes.
Console.Clear();
// Display feedback.
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("Performed the following tasks:");
Console.WriteLine(
"Created roaming configuration file {0}",
config.FilePath);
Console.WriteLine("Created custom ConsoleSection.");
Console.WriteLine(
"Stored background (blue) and foreground (yellow) colors.");
Console.WriteLine(
"Added the section to the configuration file.");
Console.WriteLine(
"Read stored colors from the configuration file.");
Console.WriteLine("Applied the colors to the console window.");
Console.WriteLine();
}
