UserScopedSettingAttribute Class

Definition

Namespace:

System.Configuration

Assembly:

System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.dll

Specifies that an application settings group or property contains distinct values for each user of an application. This class cannot be inherited.

public ref class UserScopedSettingAttribute sealed : System::Configuration::SettingAttribute

[System.AttributeUsage(System.AttributeTargets.Property)]
public sealed class UserScopedSettingAttribute : System.Configuration.SettingAttribute

[<System.AttributeUsage(System.AttributeTargets.Property)>]
type UserScopedSettingAttribute = class
    inherit SettingAttribute

Public NotInheritable Class UserScopedSettingAttribute
Inherits SettingAttribute

Inheritance

Object

Attribute

SettingAttribute

UserScopedSettingAttribute

Attributes

AttributeUsageAttribute

Examples

The following code example demonstrates the use of the UserScopedSettingAttribute applied to all four properties of the FormSettings wrapper class, which is derived from the ApplicationSettingsBase class. This class is used to persist the location, size, background color, and text of form. The full code example is listed in the ApplicationSettingsBase class overview.

//Application settings wrapper class
ref class FormSettings sealed: public ApplicationSettingsBase
{
public:
    [UserScopedSettingAttribute()]
    property String^ FormText
    {
        String^ get()
        {
            return (String^)this["FormText"];
        }
        void set( String^ value )
        {
            this["FormText"] = value;
        }
    }

public:
    [UserScopedSettingAttribute()]
    [DefaultSettingValueAttribute("0, 0")]
    property Point FormLocation
    {
        Point get()
        {
            return (Point)(this["FormLocation"]);
        }
        void set( Point value )
        {
            this["FormLocation"] = value;
        }
    }

public:
    [UserScopedSettingAttribute()]
    [DefaultSettingValueAttribute("225, 200")]
    property Size FormSize
    {
        Size get()
        {
            return (Size)this["FormSize"];
        }
        void set( Size value )
        {
            this["FormSize"] = value;
        }
    }

public:
    [UserScopedSettingAttribute()]
    [DefaultSettingValueAttribute("LightGray")]
    property Color FormBackColor
    {
        Color get()
        {
            return (Color)this["FormBackColor"];
        }
        void set(Color value)
        {
            this["FormBackColor"] = value;
        }
    }

};

//Application settings wrapper class
sealed class FormSettings : ApplicationSettingsBase
{
    [UserScopedSettingAttribute()]
    public String FormText
    {
        get { return (String)this["FormText"]; }
        set { this["FormText"] = value; }
    }

    [UserScopedSettingAttribute()]
    [DefaultSettingValueAttribute("0, 0")]
    public Point FormLocation
    {
        get { return (Point)(this["FormLocation"]); }
        set { this["FormLocation"] = value; }
    }

    [UserScopedSettingAttribute()]
    [DefaultSettingValueAttribute("225, 200")]
    public Size FormSize
    {
        get { return (Size)this["FormSize"]; }
        set { this["FormSize"] = value; }
    }

    [UserScopedSettingAttribute()]
    [DefaultSettingValueAttribute("LightGray")]
    public Color FormBackColor
    {
        get { return (Color)this["FormBackColor"]; }
        set { this["FormBackColor"] = value; }
    }
}

'Application settings wrapper class. This class defines the settings we intend to use in our application.
NotInheritable Class FormSettings
    Inherits ApplicationSettingsBase

    <UserScopedSettingAttribute()> _
    Public Property FormText() As String
        Get
            Return CStr(Me("FormText"))
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As String)
            Me("FormText") = value
        End Set
    End Property

    <UserScopedSettingAttribute(), DefaultSettingValueAttribute("0, 0")> _
    Public Property FormLocation() As Point
        Get
            Return CType(Me("FormLocation"), Point)
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As Point)
            Me("FormLocation") = value
        End Set
    End Property

    <UserScopedSettingAttribute(), DefaultSettingValueAttribute("225, 200")> _
    Public Property FormSize() As Size
        Get
            Return CType(Me("FormSize"), Size)
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As Size)
            Me("FormSize") = value
        End Set
    End Property

    <UserScopedSettingAttribute(), DefaultSettingValueAttribute("LightGray")> _
    Public Property FormBackColor() As Color
        Get
            Return CType(Me("FormBackColor"), Color)
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As Color)
            Me("FormBackColor") = value
        End Set
    End Property
End Class

Remarks

Application settings properties have a scope that is based either at the application or the user level. As the categories imply, application-scoped properties present uniform values to all users of the application, whereas user-scoped properties have dedicated values for each user of the application.

The UserScopedSettingAttribute indicates that a property should be considered a user level setting, and that appropriate storage decisions should be made accordingly by the settings provider.

A scope attribute is required for each application settings property. If a property is not applied with either a ApplicationScopedSettingAttribute or UserScopedSettingAttribute, the property is ignored by the settings provider - it is not serialized. It is invalid, however, to apply both attributes to the same settings property. Such an attempt will cause a ConfigurationErrorsException to be thrown.

Constructors

UserScopedSettingAttribute()

Initializes a new instance of the UserScopedSettingAttribute class.

Properties

TypeId

When implemented in a derived class, gets a unique identifier for this Attribute. (Inherited from Attribute)

Methods

Equals(Object)	Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute)
GetHashCode()	Returns the hash code for this instance. (Inherited from Attribute)
GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
IsDefaultAttribute()	When overridden in a derived class, indicates whether the value of this instance is the default value for the derived class. (Inherited from Attribute)
Match(Object)	When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute)
MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object)

See also

• ApplicationScopedSettingAttribute
• ApplicationSettingsBase
• SettingsProvider
• ConfigurationErrorsException
• Application Settings Architecture