Get dynamic property from Settings

Question

I\'ve got a few properties stored in my AppConfig and now I want to access them dynamically (e.g. in a loop or function).

Accessing the values using MySettings.NAME_

Answer 1

All you need to do is:

String propertyValue = Settings.Default["NAME_OF_THAT_THING"].ToString();

While using reflection will obviously work, it's overkill.

Answer 2

String propertyValue = MySettings.GetType()
.GetProperty("NAME_OF_THAT_THING")
.GetValue(MySettings, null); //replace MySettings with null in GetValue(...) if MySettings is  a static class

Answer 3

Have you tried using the ConfigurationManager.AppSettings property? You should be able to get your setting via the following code:

String propertyValue = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["NAME_OF_THAT_THING"];

The MSDN article for ConfigurationManager.AppSettings also includes an example for looping through all of the entries in AppSettings by index, rather than name.

Answer 4

answer to the orginal poster question would be like: MySettings[NAME_OF_THAT_THINGmysettings] does the job like previous post

however for those people looking for answer to using the builtin settings in their windows app: myAppDefaultNameSpace.Properties.Settings.Default[NAME_OF_THAT_THINGmysettings] is the way to go