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public abstract class RegistrySettingsBase : SettingsBase
The RegistrySettingsBase type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| RegistrySettingsBase(String, String) | Creates a new instance of the RegistrySettingsBase class for the application's registry based settings. | |
| RegistrySettingsBase(String, String, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean) | Creates a new instance of the RegistrySettingsBase class for the application's registry based settings. | 
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Culture | 
            Gets or sets the CultureInfo to use for the conversion of setting values to and from String.
             (Inherited from SettingsBase)  | |
| Item | 
            Gets or sets the value of the specified field or property.
             (Inherited from SettingsBase)  | |
| KeyName | Gets or sets name of default key used to access settings in the registry (e.g., "General Settings"). | |
| MemberAccessBindingFlags | 
            Gets or sets BindingFlags used to access fields and properties of derived class.
             (Inherited from SettingsBase)  | |
| RequireSerializeSettingAttribute | 
            Gets or sets flag that determines if SerializeSettingAttribute is
            required to exist before a field or property is serialized to the configuration
            file; defaults to False.
             (Inherited from SettingsBase)  | |
| RootPath | Gets or sets root registry path used to access settings in the registry (e.g., "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\My Company\\My Product\\"). | |
| UseCategoryAttributes | Gets or sets value that determines whether a CategoryAttribute applied to a field or property will be used for the registry key names. | 
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| CreateSetting | 
            Create setting in registry if it doesn't already exist.
            This method is for internal use.
             (Overrides SettingsBaseCreateSetting(String, String, String))  | |
| CreateValue | 
            Adds a setting to the application's configuration file, if it doesn't already exist.
             (Inherited from SettingsBase)  | |
| DeriveDefaultValue | 
            Attempts to get best default value for given member.
             (Inherited from SettingsBase)  | |
| Dispose | 
            Releases all the resources used by the CategorizedSettingsBase object.
             (Inherited from SettingsBase)  | |
| Dispose(Boolean) | 
            Releases the unmanaged resources used by the CategorizedSettingsBase object and optionally releases the managed resources.
             (Inherited from SettingsBase)  | |
| Equals | Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object)  | |
| ExecuteActionForFields | 
            Executes specified action over all public derived class member fields.
             (Inherited from SettingsBase)  | |
| ExecuteActionForProperties | 
            Executes specified action over all public derived class properties.
             (Inherited from SettingsBase)  | |
| Finalize | 
            Releases the unmanaged resources before the CategorizedSettingsBase object is reclaimed by GC.
             (Inherited from SettingsBase)  | |
| GetAttributeValueTAttribute, TValue | 
            Attempts to find specified attribute and return specified value.
             (Inherited from SettingsBase)  | |
| GetDefaultValue | 
            Gets the default value specified by DefaultValueAttribute, if any, applied to the specified field or property. 
             (Inherited from SettingsBase)  | |
| GetEncryptKey | 
            Gets the optional private encryption key specified by EncryptSettingAttribute, if any, applied to the specified field or property. 
             (Inherited from SettingsBase)  | |
| GetEncryptStatus | 
            Gets the encryption status specified by EncryptSettingAttribute, if any, applied to the specified field or property. 
             (Inherited from SettingsBase)  | |
| GetEnumerator | 
            Returns an enumerator based on String elements that iterates over the field and property names of this class
            that are targeted for serialization to the configuration file.
             (Inherited from SettingsBase)  | |
| GetFieldKeyName | Gets the key name to use for storing the specified field or property in the registry. | |
| GetHashCode | Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object)  | |
| GetSettingName | 
            Gets setting name to use for specified field or property. 
             (Inherited from SettingsBase)  | |
| GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)  | |
| GetValue(String, Type) | 
            Gets the application's configuration file setting converted to the given type.
             (Inherited from SettingsBase)  | |
| GetValueT(String) | 
            Gets the application's configuration file setting converted to the given type.
             (Inherited from SettingsBase)  | |
| GetValueT(String, T) | 
            Copies the specified application setting into the given value.
             (Inherited from SettingsBase)  | |
| Initialize | 
            Initializes configuration settings from derived class fields or properties.
             (Inherited from SettingsBase)  | |
| Load | 
            Loads configuration file into setting fields.
             (Inherited from SettingsBase)  | |
| MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)  | |
| PersistSettings | 
            Persist any pending changes to registry.
            This method is for internal use.
             (Overrides SettingsBasePersistSettings)  | |
| RestoreDefaultSettings | 
            Restores the default settings of the configuration file.
             (Inherited from SettingsBase)  | |
| RetrieveSetting | 
            Retrieves setting from registry.
            This method is for internal use.
             (Overrides SettingsBaseRetrieveSetting(String, String))  | |
| Save | 
            Saves setting fields into configuration file.
             (Inherited from SettingsBase)  | |
| SetValue | 
            Copies the given value into the specified application setting.
             (Inherited from SettingsBase)  | |
| StoreSetting | 
            Stores setting to registry.
            This method is for internal use.
             (Overrides SettingsBaseStoreSetting(String, String, String))  | |
| ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object)  | 
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| GetEnumValueOrDefault | 
            Gets the enumeration constant for value, if defined in the enumeration, or a default value.
             (Defined by EnumExtensions)  | |
| GetEnumValueOrDefaultT | 
            Gets the enumeration constant for this value, if defined in the enumeration, or a default value.
             (Defined by EnumExtensions)  | 
            In order to make custom types serializable for the registry, implement a TypeConverter for the type.
            See MSDN for details.
            
public enum MyEnum { One, Two, Three } public class MySettings : RegistrySettingsBase { // Private property fields (private fields will not be serialized) private double m_doubleVal; // Public settings fields public bool BoolVal = true; public int IntVal = 1; public float FloatVal = 3.14F; public string StrVal = "This is a test..."; public MyEnum EnumVal = MyEnum.Three; [SettingName("UserOptions"), EncryptSetting()] public string Password = "default"; // Mark this field to not be serialized to registry... [SerializeSetting(false)] public decimal DecimalVal; public MySettings() : base("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\My Company\\My Product\\", "General Settings") {} [Category("OtherSettings"), DefaultValue(1.159D)] public double DoubleVal { get { return m_doubleVal; } set { m_doubleVal = value; } } [SerializeSetting(false)] public bool DontSerializeMe { get; set; } }