How to correctly access application settings in C# using reflection

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  Hi,

  I am trying to access application properties using reflection with the following code:

        List<StringDictionary> dictList = new List<StringDictionary>();
        StringCollection bogus = new StringCollection();
        foreach (PropertyInfo info in Properties.Settings.Default.GetType().GetProperties())
        {
          if (!("logLevel".Equals(info.Name) || "eventURL".Equals(info.Name)))
          {
            if (bogus.GetType().IsAssignableFrom(info.PropertyType))
            {
              StringCollection rawConfig = (StringCollection)info.GetValue(Properties.Settings.Default, null);
              // do something
            }
          }
        }
  
  

  The code "works" in that it successfully gets the right properties.   However, it does not work properly when I deploy the app and change myapp.exe.config.  When I change the config file then properties I access normally do reflect the .config file.  For example, this call picks up the values in myapp.exe.config.

   String logLevelStr = Properties.Settings.Default.logLevel
  

  What am I doing wrong in my reflection code that causes me to pull only the properties defined at design time and not what is currently in myapp.exe.config?

  • Moved by Leo Liu - MSFT Friday, April 22, 2011 1:57 AM Off Topic (From:Visual C# General)

  Friday, April 15, 2011 8:05 AM