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c#winformssettingsdefault
Ahmad
Ahmad

Reputation: 9658

How to set default value of a directory path as a project setting

In a winform C# project, I added HomeDir as a directory path in the project settings. I want to set its initial value to Documents folder. This directory is not a constant string, so I can't use it in the setting dialog and also in the Settings.Designer.cs something like :

[global::System.Configuration.UserScopedSettingAttribute()]
[global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
[global::System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute(System.Environment.GetFolderPath(System.Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments))]
    public string HomeDir 
    {
        get 
        {
            return ((string)(this["HomeDir"]));
        }
        set 
        {
            this["HomeDir"] = value;
        }
    }

It will give the following error:

Error 1 An attribute argument must be a constant expression, typeof expression or array creation expression of an attribute parameter type

Upvotes: 1

Views: 813

Answers (1)

ASh
ASh

Reputation: 35713

well, if HomeDir is not set in Settings (or path doesn't exist), use:

string docs = System.Environment.GetFolderPath(System.Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments);

to get Documents folder full path

Upvotes: 3

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