How to use a App.config file in WPF applications?

Question

I created an App.config file in my WPF application:

Answer 1

You have to add the reference to System.configuration in your solution. Also, include using System.Configuration;. Once you do that, you'll have access to all the configuration settings.

Answer 2

In your app.config, change your appsetting to:

<applicationSettings>
    <WpfApplication1.Properties.Settings>
        <setting name="appsetting" serializeAs="String">
            <value>c:\testdata.xml</value>
        </setting>
    </WpfApplication1.Properties.Settings>
</applicationSettings>

Then, in the code-behind:

string xmlDataDirectory = WpfApplication1.Properties.Settings.Default.appsetting.ToString()

Answer 3

You have to reference System.Configuration via explorer (not only append using System.Configuration). Then you can write:

string xmlDataDirectory = 
    System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings.Get("xmlDataDirectory");

Tested with VS2010 (thanks to www.developpez.net). Hope this helps.

Answer 4

In my case, I followed the steps below.

App.config

<configuration>  
   <startup> 
       <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.5" />
  </startup>

 <appSettings>
   <add key="POCPublishSubscribeQueueName" value="FormatName:Direct=OS:localhost\Private$\POCPublishSubscribe"/>
 </appSettings>

</configuration>

Added System.Configuartion to my project.

Added using System.Configuration statement in file at top.

Then used this statement:

string queuePath = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["POCPublishSubscribeQueueName"].ToString();

Answer 5

You can change configuration file schema back to DotNetConfig.xsd via properties of the app.config file. To find destination of needed schema, you can search it by name or create a WinForms application, add to project the configuration file and in it's properties, you'll find full path to file.

Answer 6

I have a Class Library WPF Project, and I Use:

'Read Settings
Dim value as string = My.Settings.my_key
value = "new value"

'Write Settings
My.Settings.my_key = value
My.Settings.Save()