.net - Best way to bind WPF properties to ApplicationSettings in C#?

Question

What is the best way to bind WPF properties to ApplicationSettings in C#? Is there an automatic way like in a Windows Forms Application? Similar to this question, how (and is it possible to) do you do the same thing in WPF?

Answer 1

You can directly bind to the static object created by Visual Studio.

In your windows declaration add:

xmlns:p="clr-namespace:UserSettings.Properties"

where UserSettings is the application namespace.

Then you can add a binding to the correct setting:

<TextBlock Height="{Binding Source={x:Static p:Settings.Default}, 
           Path=Height, Mode=TwoWay}" ....... />

Now you can save the settings, per example when you close your application:

protected override void OnClosing(System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs e)
{
    Properties.Settings.Default.Save();
    base.OnClosing(e); 
}