In my program I have several classes:
WebServer
EmailClient
TelnetClient
...and they all use configurable data which I have in a class called "GNotifyUserSettings" (which is a descendant of ApplicationSettingsBase).
Do I need to create a GNotifyUserSettings object in every class I want to use custom settings in ...or should I pass in an object reference to the user settings object to every class
Neither method seems very clean. What I'd really like is a "global object" that every class can access... (and it must be thread-safe)
How can I share my custom user settings (ApplicationSettingsBase) with several objects?
Aleniko29139
Andre's
Sorry about taking a bit to get back to you on this...
When I suggested making your class instance static I was not referring to the class definition.
Somewhere in your code you’ve got maybe...
GNotifyUserSettings mySettings = new GNotifyUserSettings();
And then your issue was how to either make this globally available or pass it around... the easiest way to do so is to change the declaration to:
public static GNotifyUserSettings mySettings = new GNotifyUserSettings();
Which will enable you access the mySettings instance from just about anywhere within the app.
Peter also hints at one other possibility if you are using the 2.0 Framework... to use the new Settings system that it supports.
MechiF
Sp1ice69
In order to make your instance of GNotifyUserSettings a global object you could simply declare your instance with both the 'public' and 'static' keywords out front... this way you do not need to create an instance of the type it is contained within.
Would this work for you
Neotech
I would suggest using VS2005's built-in support for configuration settings, both user and application.
It will allow you define user settings, given default values and access them globally through the Settings class.
David Maynard
I'm a bit confused...
I've changed this:
public class GNotifyUserSettings : ApplicationSettingsBase
...to this:
public static class GNotifyUserSettings : ApplicationSettingsBase
And now I get a ton of errors:
settings.cs(7,45): error CS0713: Static class 'GNotifyAddon.GNotifyUserSettings' cannot derive from type 'System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase'. Static classes must derive from object.settings.cs(11,18): error CS0708:
'GNotifyAddon.GNotifyUserSettings.CommandTimeout': cannot declare instance members in a static class
'GNotifyAddon.GNotifyUserSettings.GliderServerAddress': cannot declare instance members in a static class
(...etc)