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Windows Forms configuration settings allow a Windows Forms app to store and retrieve information about customized application settings such as multi-monitor support, high DPI support, and other predefined configuration settings.
Windows Forms application configuration settings are stored in an application configuration file's System.Windows.Forms.ApplicationConfigurationSection element.
Syntax
<configuration>
<System.Windows.Forms.ApplicationConfigurationSection>
...
</System.Windows.Forms.ApplicationConfigurationSection>
</configuration>
Attributes and elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
None.
Child elements
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
<add> |
Adds a configuration setting key with a specified value |
Parent elements
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| <configuration> | The root element in every configuration file used by the common language runtime and Windows Forms applications |
Remarks
Starting with .NET Framework 4.7, the <System.Windows.Forms.ApplicationConfigurationSection> element allows you to configure Windows Forms applications to take advantage of features added in recent releases of the .NET Framework.
The <System.Windows.Forms.ApplicationConfigurationSection> element can include one or more child <add> elements, each of which defines a specific configuration setting.
See also
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