ApplicationDataCreateDisposition ApplicationDataCreateDisposition ApplicationDataCreateDisposition ApplicationDataCreateDisposition Enum

Definition

Namespace:
Windows.Storage Windows.Storage Windows.Storage Windows.Storage
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Specifies options for creating application data containers or returning existing containers. This enumeration is used by the ApplicationDataContainer.CreateContainer method.

public : enum class ApplicationDataCreateDispositionpublic enum ApplicationDataCreateDispositionPublic Enum ApplicationDataCreateDisposition// You can use this enum in JavaScript.
Attributes
ContractVersionAttribute
Windows 10 requirements
Device family
Windows 10 (introduced v10.0.10240.0)
API contract
Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract (introduced v1)

Fields

Always Always Always Always

Always returns the specified container. Creates the container if it does not exist.
Existing Existing Existing Existing

Returns the specified container only if it already exists. Raises an exception of type System.Exception if the specified container does not exist.

Examples

Call the ApplicationDataContainer.CreateContainer | createContainer method to create a settings container or to return an existing container.

This example creates a settings container named exampleContainer and adds a setting named exampleSetting. The Always | always value from the ApplicationDataCreateDisposition enumeration indicates that the container should be created if it does not already exist.

Use the ApplicationDataContainer.Values | values property to access the exampleSetting setting in the exampleContainer container.

Call the ApplicationDataContainer.DeleteContainer | deleteContainer method to delete the exampleContainer settings container when you have finished with it.

var applicationData = Windows.Storage.ApplicationData.current;

var localSettings = applicationData.localSettings;

// Create a setting in a container

var container = localSettings.createContainer("exampleContainer", 
    Windows.Storage.ApplicationDataCreateDisposition.Always);

if (localSettings.containers.hasKey("exampleContainer"))
{
    localSettings.containers.lookup("exampleContainer").values["exampleSetting"] = "Hello Windows";
}

// Read data from a setting in a container

var hasContainer = localSettings.containers.hasKey("exampleContainer");

if (hasContainer)
{
    // Access data in: 
    //   localSettings.containers.lookup("exampleContainer").values.hasKey("exampleSetting");
}

// Delete a container

localSettings.deleteContainer("exampleContainer");

Windows.Storage.ApplicationDataContainer localSettings = Windows.Storage.ApplicationData.Current.LocalSettings;

// Create a setting in a container

Windows.Storage.ApplicationDataContainer container = 
   localSettings.CreateContainer("exampleContainer", Windows.Storage.ApplicationDataCreateDisposition.Always);

if (localSettings.Containers.ContainsKey("exampleContainer"))
{
   localSettings.Containers["exampleContainer"].Values["exampleSetting"] = "Hello Windows";
}

// Read data from a setting in a container

bool hasContainer = localSettings.Containers.ContainsKey("exampleContainer");
bool hasSetting = false;

if (hasContainer)
{
   hasSetting = localSettings.Containers["exampleContainer"].Values.ContainsKey("exampleSetting");
}

// Delete a container

localSettings.DeleteContainer("exampleContainer");

Dim localSettings As Windows.Storage.ApplicationDataContainer = Windows.Storage.ApplicationData.Current.LocalSettings

' Create a setting in a container

Dim container As Windows.Storage.ApplicationDataContainer = 
   localSettings.CreateContainer("exampleContainer", Windows.Storage.ApplicationDataCreateDisposition.Always)

If localSettings.Containers.ContainsKey("exampleContainer") Then
    localSettings.Containers("exampleContainer").Values("exampleSetting") = "Hello Windows"
End If

' Read data from a setting in a container

Dim hasContainer As Boolean = localSettings.Containers.ContainsKey("exampleContainer")
Dim hasSetting As Boolean = False

If hasContainer Then
    hasSetting = localSettings.Containers("exampleContainer").Values.ContainsKey("exampleSetting")
End If

' Delete a container

localSettings.DeleteContainer("exampleContainer")

ApplicationDataContainer^ localSettings = ApplicationData::Current->LocalSettings;

// Create a setting in a container

ApplicationDataContainer^ container = 
   localSettings->CreateContainer("exampleContainer", ApplicationDataCreateDisposition::Always);

if (localSettings->Containers->HasKey("exampleContainer"))
{
   auto values = localSettings->Containers->Lookup("exampleContainer")->Values;
   values->Insert("exampleSetting", "Hello Windows");
}

// Read data from a setting in a container

bool hasContainer = localSettings->Containers->HasKey("exampleContainer");
bool hasSetting = false;

if (hasContainer)
{
   auto values = localSettings->Containers->Lookup("exampleContainer")->Values;
   hasSetting = values->HasKey("exampleSetting");
}

// Delete a container

localSettings->DeleteContainer("exampleContainer");

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