"Serge BRIC" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I don't know how to retrieve the default value of user properties.
>
> For instance, I have defined 2 user properties named TheColor and TheFont,
> with the type System.Drawing.Color and System.Drawing.Font. I can access
> their current values like this:
>
>   dim theColor as System.Drawing.Color = My.MySettings.Default.TheColor
>   dim theFont as System.Drawing.Font = My.MySettings.Default.TheColor
>
> I have found in the SettingsProperty objects, the default value in a
> serialized form :
>
>   dim theColorProperty as SettingsProperty =
> My.MySettings.Default.Properties("TheColor")
>   dim theFontProperty as SettingsProperty =
> My.MySettings.Default.Properties("TheFont")
>
>   dim defaultColorValue as String = theColorProperty .DefaultValue
>   dim defaultFontValue as String = theFontProperty .DefaultValue
>
> Now, how can I build the Color and Font object containing the default values
> from these SettingsProperty ? Is there a way to deserialize it ?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>

"Ciaran O''Donnell" wrote:

> Pass the color to Color.FromName() which will give you a color back. Font has
> a constructor that takes the name and size (empoints).
> e.g
>
> dim defColor as Color = Color.FromName(defaultColorValue)
> dim defFont as new Font(defaultFontValue, 12)
> 
>
> Ciaran O'Donnell
>
>
> "Serge BRIC" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I don't know how to retrieve the default value of user properties.
> >
> > For instance, I have defined 2 user properties named TheColor and TheFont,
> > with the type System.Drawing.Color and System.Drawing.Font. I can access
> > their current values like this:
> >
> >   dim theColor as System.Drawing.Color = My.MySettings.Default.TheColor
> >   dim theFont as System.Drawing.Font = My.MySettings.Default.TheColor
> >
> > I have found in the SettingsProperty objects, the default value in a
> > serialized form :
> >
> >   dim theColorProperty as SettingsProperty =
> > My.MySettings.Default.Properties("TheColor")
> >   dim theFontProperty as SettingsProperty =
> > My.MySettings.Default.Properties("TheFont")
> >
> >   dim defaultColorValue as String = theColorProperty .DefaultValue
> >   dim defaultFontValue as String = theFontProperty .DefaultValue
> >
> > Now, how can I build the Color and Font object containing the default values
> > from these SettingsProperty ? Is there a way to deserialize it ?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
> >

"Serge BRIC" <SergeB***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AA5EF2CA-5B23-44B9-A015-1ECA129EB03B@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for your answer.
>
> I understand that you suggest me to write the deserialization code by
> myself. I think I could do that but I was looking for a "standard" way to
> deserialize these objects ( Colors, Fonts or anything else). There must be
> something like this since application and user properties are serialized and
> deserialized by the ApplicationSettingsBase object.
>
> Is there another way to retrieve default values for user properties ?
>
>
> "Ciaran O''Donnell" wrote:
>
>> Pass the color to Color.FromName() which will give you a color back. Font
>> has
>> a constructor that takes the name and size (empoints).
>> e.g
>>
>> dim defColor as Color = Color.FromName(defaultColorValue)
>> dim defFont as new Font(defaultFontValue, 12)
>>
>>
>> Ciaran O'Donnell
>>
>>
>> "Serge BRIC" wrote:
>>
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I don't know how to retrieve the default value of user properties.
>> >
>> > For instance, I have defined 2 user properties named TheColor and
>> > TheFont,
>> > with the type System.Drawing.Color and System.Drawing.Font. I can access
>> > their current values like this:
>> >
>> >   dim theColor as System.Drawing.Color = My.MySettings.Default.TheColor
>> >   dim theFont as System.Drawing.Font = My.MySettings.Default.TheColor
>> >
>> > I have found in the SettingsProperty objects, the default value in a
>> > serialized form :
>> >
>> >   dim theColorProperty as SettingsProperty =
>> > My.MySettings.Default.Properties("TheColor")
>> >   dim theFontProperty as SettingsProperty =
>> > My.MySettings.Default.Properties("TheFont")
>> >
>> >   dim defaultColorValue as String = theColorProperty .DefaultValue
>> >   dim defaultFontValue as String = theFontProperty .DefaultValue
>> >
>> > Now, how can I build the Color and Font object containing the default
>> > values
>> > from these SettingsProperty ? Is there a way to deserialize it ?
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>> >
>> >

"Dave Sexton" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Try the following:
>
> (Imports System.ComponentModel)
>
> Dim property As SettingsProperty =
> My.MySettings.Default.Properties("TheColor")
>
> Dim converter As TypeConverter =
> TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(property.PropertyType)
>
> Dim instance As Object = converter.ConvertFromString(property.DefaultValue)
>
> You have to cast property.DefaultValue to System.String, but I can't remember
> how to do that in VB.NET - sorry
>
> --
> Dave Sexton
>
> "Serge BRIC" <SergeB***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:AA5EF2CA-5B23-44B9-A015-1ECA129EB03B@microsoft.com...
> > Thanks for your answer.
> >
> > I understand that you suggest me to write the deserialization code by
> > myself. I think I could do that but I was looking for a "standard" way to
> > deserialize these objects ( Colors, Fonts or anything else). There must be
> > something like this since application and user properties are serialized and
> > deserialized by the ApplicationSettingsBase object.
> >
> > Is there another way to retrieve default values for user properties ?
> >
> >
> > "Ciaran O''Donnell" wrote:
> >
> >> Pass the color to Color.FromName() which will give you a color back. Font
> >> has
> >> a constructor that takes the name and size (empoints).
> >> e.g
> >>
> >> dim defColor as Color = Color.FromName(defaultColorValue)
> >> dim defFont as new Font(defaultFontValue, 12)
> >>
> >>
> >> Ciaran O'Donnell
> >>
> >>
> >> "Serge BRIC" wrote:
> >>
> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> > I don't know how to retrieve the default value of user properties.
> >> >
> >> > For instance, I have defined 2 user properties named TheColor and
> >> > TheFont,
> >> > with the type System.Drawing.Color and System.Drawing.Font. I can access
> >> > their current values like this:
> >> >
> >> >   dim theColor as System.Drawing.Color = My.MySettings.Default.TheColor
> >> >   dim theFont as System.Drawing.Font = My.MySettings.Default.TheColor
> >> >
> >> > I have found in the SettingsProperty objects, the default value in a
> >> > serialized form :
> >> >
> >> >   dim theColorProperty as SettingsProperty =
> >> > My.MySettings.Default.Properties("TheColor")
> >> >   dim theFontProperty as SettingsProperty =
> >> > My.MySettings.Default.Properties("TheFont")
> >> >
> >> >   dim defaultColorValue as String = theColorProperty .DefaultValue
> >> >   dim defaultFontValue as String = theFontProperty .DefaultValue
> >> >
> >> > Now, how can I build the Color and Font object containing the default
> >> > values
> >> > from these SettingsProperty ? Is there a way to deserialize it ?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
>
>
>