SettingsManager Class

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02/04/2013

Represents the settings stored in Visual Studio.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Settings.SettingsManager
    Microsoft.VisualStudio.Settings.ExternalSettingsManager
    Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Settings.ShellSettingsManager

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Settings
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Settings (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Settings.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public MustInherit Class SettingsManager

public abstract class SettingsManager

public ref class SettingsManager abstract

[<AbstractClass>]
type SettingsManager =  class end

public abstract class SettingsManager

The SettingsManager type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	SettingsManager

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetApplicationDataFolder	Returns the folder that Visual Studio uses for storing various files such as cache files, backup files, and template files.
	GetCollectionScopes	Outputs the scopes that contain the given collection.
	GetCommonExtensionsSearchPaths	Returns the list of folders that Visual Studio uses to install or look for machine-wide extensions.
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetPropertyScopes	Outputs the scopes that contain the given property.
	GetReadOnlySettingsStore	Provides the SettingsStore class for the requested scope which can be used for read-only operations.
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetWritableSettingsStore	Provides the WritableSettingsStore class for the requested scope which can be used for reading operations and writing operations.
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Remarks

By using this class, you can search for properties and collections in different scopes. It contains references to the SettingsStore class and the WritableSettingsStore class for further manipulation of the properties and collections in the scopes.

SettingsManager is an abstract base class. The ExternalSettingsManager class implements SettingsManager and allows applications to access settings in Visual Studio or an isolated shell.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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