using app.config settings in xaml wpf

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<appSettings>
  <add key="inactivity_interval" value="10" />
  <add key="maximumHeightPopUp" value="260" />
  <add key="horizontalArrowsHeight" value="35" />
  <add key="modelsListHeight" value="100" />
</appSettings>

I want to use part of this settings in the xaml for example to set grid height. Is it possible?

Check the resources provided in [this](http://stackoverflow.com/a/3784591/2279200) answer. — Athafoud, Jan 18 '16 at 12:14
here is what you can do [Link](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/845030/bind-to-a-value-defined-in-the-settings) — Pashyant Srivastava, May 25 '21 at 17:45

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:04

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Yes you can do it,with using System.Configuration

ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["inactivity_interval"];

will return value.

for more check this

edited May 23 '17 at 12:04

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answered Jan 18 '16 at 11:25

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered May 25 '21 at 07:23

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In your app.config define like below:

<applicationSettings>
  <MyApplication.Properties.Settings>
      <setting name="inactivity_interval" serializeAs="String">
        <value>16</value>
      </setting>
    <MyApplication.Properties.Settings>
  </applicationSettings>

Then in your xaml file refer namespace :

xmlns:p="clr-namespace:MyApplication.Properties"

and invoke the config values like below:

Value="{Binding Source={x:Static p:Settings.Default}, Path=inactivity_interval}"

answered May 25 '21 at 07:23

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I tried this but it looks for the value in Settings.settings. If I have resharper add the missing property it adds a C# property to Settings.Designer.cs. My, I'd forgotten how obtuse xaml/wpf is. – Fredrick Jul 08 '23 at 01:44

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 18 '16 at 11:22

In your app.config change your appsetting to

<applicationSettings>
    <WpfApplication1.Properties.Settings>
        <setting name="inactivity_interval" serializeAs="String">
            <value>10</value>
        </setting>
        <setting name="maximumHeightPopUp" serializeAs="String">
            <value>260</value>
        </setting>
        <setting name="horizontalArrowsHeight" serializeAs="String">
            <value>35</value>
        </setting>
        <setting name="modelsListHeight" serializeAs="String">
            <value>100</value>
        </setting>
    </WpfApplication1.Properties.Settings>
</applicationSettings>

Then in code-behind C# for retrive values:

string inc_interval = WpfApplication1.Properties.Settings.Default.inactivity_interval.ToString();
string maximumHeightPopUp = WpfApplication1.Properties.Settings.Default.maximumHeightPopUp.ToString();
string horizontalArrowsHeight = WpfApplication1.Properties.Settings.Default.horizontalArrowsHeight.ToString();
string modelsListHeight= WpfApplication1.Properties.Settings.Default.modelsListHeight.ToString();

@User9898 Did you ever figure out how to embed it directly in the xaml itself? — Dent7777, Jan 11 '18 at 15:55
@User9898 Have you found the way to accommodate this requirement. Can you please share if found? — Mayank Tripathi, May 24 '21 at 12:42

using app.config settings in xaml wpf

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