IVsSettingsWriter Interface

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop

Assembly:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Interop.dll

Provides VSPackages a mechanism for storing configuration information in the Visual Studio settings file.

public interface class IVsSettingsWriter

public interface class IVsSettingsWriter

__interface IVsSettingsWriter

[System.Runtime.InteropServices.Guid("0F1CF980-AFC6-406E-958D-7F24287E3916")]
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.InterfaceType(1)]
public interface IVsSettingsWriter

[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.Guid("0F1CF980-AFC6-406E-958D-7F24287E3916")>]
[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.InterfaceType(1)>]
type IVsSettingsWriter = interface

Public Interface IVsSettingsWriter

Attributes

GuidAttribute InterfaceTypeAttribute

Examples

In the example below is a method called by an implementation of ExportSettings, the method writes out three settings values, one of which is the size of a buffer to be stored.

HRESULT ExportSettings_CommandBars(IVsSettingsWriter *pSettings)  
{  
    if (!pSettings)  
        return E_INVALIDARG;  

    hr = pSettings->WriteSettingString(c_szFirstSettingName, L"Value1");  
    IfFailGo(hr);  

    int cRandomTrash = 12345;  
    BYTE *pRandomTrash = (BYTE *)VSAlloc(cRandomTrash);  
    if (pRandomTrash){  
        hr = pSettings->WriteSettingBytes(c_szRandomTrashBytes, pRandomTrash, cRandomTrash);  
        IfFailGo(hr);  
        hr = pSettings->WriteSettingLong(c_szRandomTrashLength, cRandomTrash);  
        IfFailGo(hr);  
    }  

 Error:  
    return hr;  
};  

Remarks

This interface is implemented by the environment.

Notes for Callers

Call IVsSettingsWriter when storing a VSPackage's configuration information into the Visual Studio settings file.

Notes for Implementers

Only VSPackages that have registered their support for the Visual Studio settings mechanism make use of IVsSettingsWriter. For more information on registering a VSPackage as supporting the Visual Studio settings mechanism, see Support for User Settings.

When a setting export operation has been selected from the Import/Export Settings feature available on the IDE’s Tools menu, the environment passes a IVsSettingsWriter interface to a VSPackage's settings export method, which uses the interface to write out configuration data. The Visual Studio SDK supports several export methods:

• For interop assembly based VSPackages, the export method is the VSPackage's implementation of the IVsUserSettings interface's ExportSettings.

• For most Managed Package Framework based VSPackages, the export method is the VSPackage's implementation of the IProfileManager interface's SaveSettingsToXml.

• For Managed Package Framework based VSPackages implementing the DialogPage interface, the export method is that interface's SaveSettingsToXml.

For more information, see How to: Export Settings By Using Interop Assemblies or Exporting Settings.

Note

In addition to any data stored by using IVsSettingsWriter methods, the IDE always transparently stores the version of Visual Studio used to export configuration data.

Note

Best practice when storing buffers or string is to save the size of the stored buffer or string as well as with the object itself. This size information should always be used when retrieving the saved buffer of string to avoid buffer overruns.

Methods

ReportError(String, UInt32)	Reports the error status of the settings file write operation.
WriteCategoryVersion(Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32)	Sets the value of a category version object stored in the Visual Studio settings file.
WriteSettingAttribute(String, String, String)
WriteSettingBoolean(String, Int32)	Stores the value of a Boolean object in the Visual Studio settings file.
WriteSettingBytes(String, Byte[], Int32)	Stores the values of an array in the Visual Studio settings file.
WriteSettingLong(String, Int32)	Stores the value of a Long object in the Visual Studio settings file.
WriteSettingString(String, String)	Stores a string value in the Visual Studio settings file.
WriteSettingXml(Object)	Stores the value of an XML object in the Visual Studio settings file.
WriteSettingXmlFromString(String)	Stores the value of an XML setting as a string object in the Visual Studio settings file.