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Edgar
Edgar

Reputation: 2777

How to use configuration settings in groups?

I develop a Windows desktop console application in C#.

I like to save some user configurations in groups or sections. Here is an example:

[Email Peter]  
UserName=Peter  
POP=mail.server1.com  
SMTP=smtp.server1.com  

[Email Paul]  
UserName=Paul  
POP=mail.hotmail.com  
SMTP=smtp.hotmail.com

I looked at Project, Properties, Settings and there are only names and values, no sections or groups.
And I looked at the ConfigurationManager Class, and there are also no sections or groups - at least I didn't see them.
I am sure many people have similar requirements but I can’t find a built in solution.
Sure, I can write these values in a text file like an ini file but I guess that is not the recommended way to do this.
Any suggestions?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 76

Answers (1)

InitK
InitK

Reputation: 1281

It doesn't seem very good idea to store this kind of data in project's settings. I would add userSettings.xml file instead (if you cannot store this data in database). This would allow you to set your data in "groups" as you wish. For example:

<userSettings> <user id="Peter"> <UserName>Peter</UserName> <POP>mail.server1.com</POP> <SMTP>smtp.server1.com</SMTP> </user> <user id="Paul"> <UserName>Paul</UserName> <POP>mail.hotmail.com</POP> <SMTP>smtp.hotmail.com</SMTP> </user> </userSettings>

Upvotes: 1

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