[RESOLVED] Can some one explain this logic when setting a chks state reflecting on settings

[kayleigh]

Basically for a while now if i wanted to set a chks setting i would do this..

#Region "Properties"
    '//Gets or sets a value that indicates if should close to tray.
    Public Property ShouldCloseToTray() As Boolean
        Get
            Return chkCloseToTray.Checked
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As Boolean)
            chkCloseToTray.Checked = value
        End Set
    End Property
#End Region
 
    Private Sub chkCloseToTray_CheckedChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles chkCloseToTray.CheckedChanged
        My.Settings.CloseToTray = ShouldCloseToTray
    End Sub

But thats a lot more noise then doing it this way

Private Sub chkCloseToTray_CheckedChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles chkCloseToTray.CheckedChanged
        My.Settings.CloseToTray = chkCloseToTray.checked
    End Sub

whats the pros cons and which way should i be doing it???

[.paul.]

save it with (ApplicationSettings).
after you've set it up (takes a few minutes) your checkbox value will be saved on exit + restored on startup automatically

[kayleigh]

Hello paul. Are you saying i dont have to have any code and VS has the function to save automatically???

Can you link me to where i can set this up please

thanks again

on a side note, what is the different between the 2 examples i gave?

[.paul.]

Hello paul. Are you saying i dont have to have any code and VS has the function to save automatically????

yes.

1/ select your checkbox in your form designer
2/ expand the (ApplicationSettings) property in the properties window
3/ select the (PropertyBinding) property + click the ellipsis to the right
4/ in the popup window, select the checked property + click the dropdown arrow to the right
5/ click New + in the new popup window, name the property + click ok on that window + ok on the window below + it's done

on a side note, what is the different between the 2 examples i gave?

they both do the same thing but 1 is a more roundabout way

[kayleigh]

Cheers paul thats great, one more question though.

All my checkboxes are on frmOptions, which is only ever loaded if i need to change a setting.

If i needed to get that settings value right now i would just check the boolean value of my.settings.thatchkssavedsetting

if im not using my.settings any more how can i grab that settings value?

if i saved it as testchksetting


MessageBox.Show(Form2.CheckBox1.) ????

[.paul.]

If i needed to get that settings value right now i would just check the boolean value of my.settings.thatchkssavedsetting

to get the value whether the form with the checkbox is open or closed:

msgbox(my.settings.thatchkssavedsetting.tostring)

edit: an important note is that each (ApplicationSetting) must have a unique name. + you can access these values through my.settings

[kayleigh]

Thanks for the help. thats great, i can now remove a ton of coded lol