'SomeValue' is not a member of 'MySettings'

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Monty

[VS2005, VB.Net, ASP.Net, XP SP2]

Hello, I have a class that exposes several values like so:

Public Shared ConnString As String

The class, originally enough, is named "Settings". If I interrogate a value
of this object in the immediate window, I get the following exchange:

?Settings.ConnString
'ConnString' is not a member of 'MySettings'.

I'm not sure why it thinks I'm trying to access "MySettings". Also, when
typing the first line (above) into the immediate window, I get the correct
intellisense for my settings object. So what's the deal with "MySettings"?
TIA.
 
Hi Monty,

Based on my understanding, you probably are using Web Application Project
mode instead of the Web Site mode and created Application Settings in your
project, the Settings Designer will generate a property named Settings in a
module, the Settings property is a singleton that returns a type of
My.MySettings that generated from your settings. For example:

Namespace My
<Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.HideModuleNameAttribute(), _
Global.System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute(), _
Global.System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute()> _
Friend Module MySettingsProperty


<Global.System.ComponentModel.Design.HelpKeywordAttribute("My.Settings")> _
Friend ReadOnly Property Settings() As
Global.WebApplication1.My.MySettings
Get
Return Global.WebApplication1.My.MySettings.Default
End Get
End Property
End Module
End Namespace


It's recommended to avoid use Settings as your class name.


References:

#Application Settings in VB.NET 2005
http://visualbasic.about.com/od/usingvbnet/a/appsettings_4.htm


#Using My.Settings in Visual Basic 2005
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms379611(vs.80).aspx


Hope this helps.


Regards,
Walter Wang ([email protected], remove 'online.')
Microsoft Online Community Support

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