How do I manage the configuration settings for a class library?

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I have a .NET class library that needs configuration parameters, their values are different for every deployment. I would normally store these in an app.config.

The question is similar to this one, however the entry point is not a .NET application: it's a C# class library that gets called by a C++/CLI wrapper that exports C functions, which get called by a native application.

Shoud I just read a configuration file manually or is there a more elegant way?

I would provide my own xml file. – gsharp Oct 11 '13 at 13:11 — gsharp, Oct 11 '13 at 13:11

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 11 '13 at 13:25

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I found out that it doesn't matter whether the running application is a .NET application or not: the runtime tries to load ProcessName.exe.config anyway and I can put (or link to) my configuration there.

answered Oct 11 '13 at 13:25

Alex

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 11 '13 at 12:06

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You can use a settings file. Read more at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa730869(v=vs.80).aspx#settingscs_topic3

answered Oct 11 '13 at 12:06

Bogdan Verbenets

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Those settings don't load automatically in my case. How do I load them? – Alex Oct 11 '13 at 13:01

How do I manage the configuration settings for a class library?

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