how-to-read-application-settings.md

title	How to: Read Application Settings in Visual Basic
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How to: Read Application Settings in Visual Basic

You can read a user setting by accessing the setting's property on the My.Settings object.

The My.Settings object exposes each setting as a property. The property name is the same as the setting name, and the property type is the same as the setting type. The setting's Scope indicates if the property is read-only; the property for an Application scope setting is read-only, while the property for a User scope setting is read-write. For more information, see My.Settings Object.

Example

This example displays the value of the Nickname setting.

[!code-vbVbVbalrMyResources#14]

For this example to work, your application must have a Nickname setting, of type String. For more information, see Managing Application Settings (.NET).

See Also

My.Settings Object
How to: Change User Settings in Visual Basic
How to: Persist User Settings in Visual Basic
How to: Create Property Grids for User Settings in Visual Basic
Managing Application Settings (.NET)