WritableSettingsStore.SetString Method

Updates the value of the specified property to the given string value while setting its data type to [!:SettingsType.String].

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Settings
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Settings (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Settings.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public MustOverride Sub SetString ( _
    collectionPath As String, _
    propertyName As String, _
    value As String _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As WritableSettingsStore
Dim collectionPath As String
Dim propertyName As String
Dim value As String

instance.SetString(collectionPath, propertyName, _
    value)

public abstract void SetString(
    string collectionPath,
    string propertyName,
    string value
)

public:
virtual void SetString(
    String^ collectionPath, 
    String^ propertyName, 
    String^ value
) abstract

abstract SetString : 
        collectionPath:string * 
        propertyName:string * 
        value:string -> unit 

public abstract function SetString(
    collectionPath : String, 
    propertyName : String, 
    value : String
)

Parameters

  • collectionPath
    Type: System.String
    Path of the collection of the property.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentException

If the collection does not exist, this exception is thrown.

Remarks

If the previous data type of the property is different, it overwrites it.

If the property does not exist, it creates one.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

WritableSettingsStore Class

WritableSettingsStore Members

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Settings Namespace

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