Installation

Download the .msi from AppConfig Code Generator 1.3.1.0 and double-click on it.
If a previous version is installed on the computer, unsinstall it before.

Use

C#

Set the Custom Tool property of the app.config file to "AppConfigCodeGenerator".



VB.NET

Set the Custom Tool property of the app.config file to "AppConfigCodeGeneratorVB".
Set the Custom Tool Namespace.
I don't know why but the generated file is not added to the VB.NET project. If anybody has an idea...



Default value

The application handle default values for appSettings:

<add key="myAppSettings" value="myValue" default="defaultValue" />

or

<add key="myAppSettings" value="myValue" default="" />

Of course, the default attribute is not mandatory.

Type definition

The application handle type definition for appSettings;

<add key="myAppSettings" value="1" type="int" />

String if the default type.

The following types are supported:

• bool
• char
• datetime
• decimal
• double
• float
• int
• uint

The type can be an array:

• bool[]
• char[]
• datetime[]
• decimal[]
• double[]
• float[]
• int[]
• uint[]

You can use the default and type features in the same appSetting line.

Warning
In order to use the default and/or type features, you have to modify your project file:
Add this line in the .csproj/.vbproj file:

<UsingTask TaskName="AppConfigCodeGenerator.AppConfigCleanTask" AssemblyName="AppConfigCodeGenerator, Version=1.2.1.0, Culture=Neutral, PublicKeyToken=8ca6685cbc7f7a26"/>

Then add this line:

<AppConfigCleanTask FileName="$(TargetPath).config" />

In the following tag:

<Target Name="AfterBuild">
</Target>

This lines indicates a MSBuild Task to use. This task just remove the default attribute in the [ApplicationName].config file in the output directory, otherwise the file can't be used.