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Microsoft.VisualStudio.Settings Namespace

  ClassDescription
Public classExternalSettingsManagerAn implementation of the SettingsManager class that allows applications to access settings from Visual Studio or an isolated shell, either of which is selected by its AppID.
Public classSettingsManagerRepresents the settings stored in Visual Studio.
Public classSettingsStoreAbstract class for reading or enumerating the selected scope's collections and properties. It is obtained from GetReadOnlySettingsStore method.
Public classWritableSettingsStoreAbstract class for both reading and writing the selected scope's collections and properties. It is obtained from GetWritableSettingsStore method.

  EnumerationDescription
Public enumerationApplicationDataFolderThis enumeration is used to specify the folder that Visual Studio uses to keep various files for different purposes like cache files, backup files or template files.
Public enumerationEnclosingScopesEnumeration returned as a result of a querying call to GetPropertyScope or GetCollectionScope methods of the SettingsManager class to learn the enclosing scopes of the provided property or collection.
Public enumerationSettingsScopeThis enumeration is used to specify the scope of the settings that is retrieved from the SettingsManager class.
Public enumerationSettingsTypeData types of the properties that are stored inside the collections.
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