Preferences Class

Provides a way to persist user preferences.

Object Model

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public MustInherit Class Preferences

'Usage
 
Dim instance As Preferences

public abstract class Preferences

Remarks

By default, this class uses Isolated Storage to provide provide portable and safe persistance.
You can also load and save settings to and from XML files.

Example

Here's an example of how to persist the persist the personal details of a user (for registration purposes, perhaps). And here's an example of how to read these properties back in. And here's an example of reading settings from an XML file.

Preferences prefWriter = Preferences.GetUserNode("Personal Details");
prefWriter.SetProperty("Name", "Joe Bloggs");
prefWriter.SetProperty("Age", 56);
prefWriter.Close();

Preferences prefReader = Preferences.GetUserNode("Personal Details");
string name = prefReader.GetString("Name", "Anonymous");
int age = prefReader.GetInt32("Age", 0);
prefReader.Close();

Preferences prefReader = Preferences.GetUserNode("Default Settings", "myxmlfile.xml");
string name = prefReader.GetString("Name", "Anonymous");
int age = prefReader.GetInt32("Age", 0);
prefReader.Close();

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
Genghis.Preferences

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

Preferences Members
Genghis Namespace