IApplicationSettingsProvider.GetPreviousVersion Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Configuration

Assembly:: System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.dll

Assembly:: System.dll

Package:: System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager v8.0.1

Package:: System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager v9.0.0-rc.2.24473.5

Source:: IApplicationSettingsProvider.cs

Source:: IApplicationSettingsProvider.cs

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

public:
 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

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

Parameters

context: SettingsContext

A SettingsContext describing the current application usage.

property: SettingsProperty

The SettingsProperty whose value is to be returned.

Returns

SettingsPropertyValue

A SettingsPropertyValue containing the value of the specified property setting as it was last set in the previous version of the application; or null if the setting cannot be found.

Remarks

You can use the GetPreviousVersion method in conjunction with the Upgrade method to migrate application settings during or after the installation of a new version of an application.

Applies to

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