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IApplicationSettingsProvider.GetPreviousVersion Method

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Definition

Namespace:
System.Configuration
Assembly:
System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.dll
Assembly:
System.dll
Package:
System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager v6.0.0
Package:
System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager v7.0.0
Package:
System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager v8.0.0
Package:
System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager v9.0.0-preview.3.24172.9
Source:
IApplicationSettingsProvider.cs
Source:
IApplicationSettingsProvider.cs
Source:
IApplicationSettingsProvider.cs
Source:
IApplicationSettingsProvider.cs

Returns the value of the specified settings property for the previous version of the same application.

public:
 System::Configuration::SettingsPropertyValue ^ GetPreviousVersion(System::Configuration::SettingsContext ^ context, System::Configuration::SettingsProperty ^ property);
public System.Configuration.SettingsPropertyValue GetPreviousVersion (System.Configuration.SettingsContext context, System.Configuration.SettingsProperty property);
abstract member GetPreviousVersion : System.Configuration.SettingsContext * System.Configuration.SettingsProperty -> System.Configuration.SettingsPropertyValue
Public Function GetPreviousVersion (context As SettingsContext, property As SettingsProperty) As SettingsPropertyValue

Parameters

context
SettingsContext

A SettingsContext describing the current application usage.

property
SettingsProperty

The SettingsProperty whose value is to be returned.

Returns

SettingsPropertyValue

A SettingsPropertyValue containing the value of the specified property setting as it was last set in the previous version of the application; or null if the setting cannot be found.

Remarks

You can use the GetPreviousVersion method in conjunction with the Upgrade method to migrate application settings during or after the installation of a new version of an application.

Applies to

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