LocalFileSettingsProvider.GetPropertyValues Method

Definition

Returns the collection of setting property values for the specified application instance and settings property group.

public:
 override System::Configuration::SettingsPropertyValueCollection ^ GetPropertyValues(System::Configuration::SettingsContext ^ context, System::Configuration::SettingsPropertyCollection ^ properties);
public override System.Configuration.SettingsPropertyValueCollection GetPropertyValues (System.Configuration.SettingsContext context, System.Configuration.SettingsPropertyCollection properties);
override this.GetPropertyValues : System.Configuration.SettingsContext * System.Configuration.SettingsPropertyCollection -> System.Configuration.SettingsPropertyValueCollection
Public Overrides Function GetPropertyValues (context As SettingsContext, properties As SettingsPropertyCollection) As SettingsPropertyValueCollection

Parameters

context
SettingsContext

A SettingsContext describing the current application usage.

properties
SettingsPropertyCollection

A SettingsPropertyCollection containing the settings property group whose values are to be retrieved.

Returns

A SettingsPropertyValueCollection containing the values for the specified settings property group.

Exceptions

A user-scoped setting was encountered but the current configuration only supports application-scoped settings.

Remarks

The GetPropertyValues method also manages the special application settings type ConnectionString. Connection strings are stored in a special section of the configuration file delimited by the element <connectionstrings>.

Caution

LocalFileSettingsProvider does not use encryption to persist any settings. Therefore, do not store plain text passwords or other sensitive information using this provider without taking additional precautions, such as separately encrypting the information within the configuration file. For more information, see Encrypting Configuration Information Using Protected Configuration.

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