How to bind Properties.Settings to textboxes via XAML

Question

Can anyone tell me how to bind directly to the Application Settings via XAML?

Answer 1

create namespace mapping

xmlns:l="clr-namespace:WindowsApplication1"

 

Add a resource

<ObjectDataProvider x:Key="odpsettings" ObjectType="{x:Type l:Properties.Settings}"></ObjectDataProvider>

 

Bind the textblock(Setting1 is the property)

<TextBlock Name="textps" Text="{Binding Source={StaticResource odpsettings}, Path=Default.Setting1}"></TextBlock>

Answer 2

Many thanks!!

Answer 3

How would you do this in code? Seems Interactive designer won't render the XAML even though the code works.

Answer 4

Binding b = new Binding("Setting1");

b.Source = Properties.Settings.Default;

text1.SetBinding(TextBlock.TextProperty, b);

Answer 5

Using the xaml example above, is it possible to assign the binding path to a setting?

 

<ObjectDataProvider x:Key="AppSettings" ObjectType="{x:Type Task:Properties.Settings}"></ObjectDataProvider>

Text="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}, Path=RequestId}"

I want to change it to something like this where SettingName would be equal to RequestId...

Text="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}, Path=AppSettings.Default.SettingName}"

 

I don't get any errors but my data isn't showing up either

Answer 6

There is a simpler way to bind to the application settings in xaml, without using the object data provider:

create namespace mapping

xmlns:Properties="clr-namespace:WindowsApplication1.Properties"

bind the textblock (Setting1 is your app settings property)

<TextBlock Name="textps" Text="{Binding Path=Setting1, Source={x:Static Properties:Settings.Default}}"/>