Provides an interface for defining an alternate application settings provider.
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
Public Interface ISettingsProviderService
public interface ISettingsProviderService
public interface class ISettingsProviderService
type ISettingsProviderService = interface end
The ISettingsProviderService type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
|
GetSettingsProvider | Returns the settings provider compatible with the specified settings property. |
The IPersistComponentSettings interface enables controls and components hosted in an application to persist their application settings in a manner largely transparent to the application. However, in some cases, the application or environment may need to override the settings provider natively used by a component with one of its own choosing. The ISettingsProviderService interface enables the creation of a lightweight service that communicates such an alternate settings provider, typically offered through the owning Container.
ISettingsProviderService is commonly used by design-time tools and debuggers that provide special support for application settings. To make such an arrangement function seamlessly, the ApplicationSettingsBase class contains constructors that take a reference to the owning component. These constructors automatically query for compatible settings providers.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0.NET Framework Client Profile
Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.