static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Make sure we don't overwrite the previous run's settings.
if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(Settings.Default.SettingsObjects))
{
// Create the initial settings.
var list = new SettingsList <SettingsObject> {
new SettingsObject {
Property = "alpha"
},
new SettingsObject {
Property = "beta"
}
};
Console.WriteLine("settingsObject.Property[0] is {0}", list[0].Property);
//Save initial values to Settings
Settings.Default.SettingsObjects = list.ToBase64();
Settings.Default.Save();
// Change a property
list[0].Property = "theta";
// This is where you went wrong, settings will not be persisted at this point
// because you have only modified the in memory list.
// You need to set the property on settings again to persist the value.
Settings.Default.SettingsObjects = list.ToBase64();
Settings.Default.Save();
}
// pull that property back out & make sure it saved.
var deserialized = SettingsList <SettingsObject> .FromBase64(Settings.Default.SettingsObjects);
Console.WriteLine("settingsObject.Property[0] is {0}", deserialized[0].Property);
Console.WriteLine("Finished! Press any key to continue.");
Console.ReadKey();
}
