LocalFileSettingsProvider.GetPreviousVersion Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Configuration

Assembly:: System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.dll

Assembly:: System.dll

Package:: System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager v6.0.0

Package:: System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager v7.0.0

Package:: System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager v8.0.0

Package:: System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager v9.0.0-preview.3.24172.9

Source:: LocalFileSettingsProvider.cs

Source:: LocalFileSettingsProvider.cs

Source:: LocalFileSettingsProvider.cs

Source:: LocalFileSettingsProvider.cs

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Returns the value of the named settings property for the previous version of the same application.

public:
 virtual System::Configuration::SettingsPropertyValue ^ GetPreviousVersion(System::Configuration::SettingsContext ^ context, System::Configuration::SettingsProperty ^ property);

public System.Configuration.SettingsPropertyValue GetPreviousVersion (System.Configuration.SettingsContext context, System.Configuration.SettingsProperty property);

abstract member GetPreviousVersion : System.Configuration.SettingsContext * System.Configuration.SettingsProperty -> System.Configuration.SettingsPropertyValue
override this.GetPreviousVersion : System.Configuration.SettingsContext * System.Configuration.SettingsProperty -> System.Configuration.SettingsPropertyValue

Public Function GetPreviousVersion (context As SettingsContext, property As SettingsProperty) As SettingsPropertyValue

Parameters

context: SettingsContext

A SettingsContext that describes where the application settings property is used.

property: SettingsProperty

The SettingsProperty whose value is to be returned.

Returns

SettingsPropertyValue

A SettingsPropertyValue representing the application setting if found; otherwise, null.

Implements

GetPreviousVersion(SettingsContext, SettingsProperty)

Remarks

The GetPreviousVersion method is often used in conjunction with the Upgrade method when migrating application settings during the installation of a new version of an application. For more information, see the Upgrade method.

Applies to