IUserPreferences Interface Reference

Access Kanzi Studio user preferences. More...

Public Member Functions
object	GetSetting ([NotNull] string settingKey)
	Gets the value of a project-independent user preference setting.
T	GetSetting< T > ([NotNull] string settingKey, T defaultValue)
	Gets the value of a project-independent user preference setting.
void	SetSetting ([NotNull] string settingKey, object value)
	Sets the value of project-independent user preference setting.

Events
EventHandler< UserPreferenceSettingChangedEventArgs >	SettingChanged
	Raised when a user preference setting is changed.

Detailed Description

Access Kanzi Studio user preferences.

Use the IUserPreferences interface to store project-independent settings for your Kanzi Studio window plugins. For example, you can set the style or size of the icons in your plugin.

Member Function Documentation

GetSetting()

object GetSetting

(

[NotNull] string

settingKey

)

Gets the value of a project-independent user preference setting.

Parameters

settingKey

The key of the setting.

Returns

The value of the setting.

Examples

To get the value of a project-independent setting:

        // This example sets the value of the MyPluginWindow.MySetting setting.
        public void Execute(PluginCommandParameter parameter)
        {
            // Get the Kanzi Studio user preferences.
            var userPreferences = studio.UserPreferences;
            // Get the value of the MyPluginWindow.MySetting setting.
            var mySetting = userPreferences.GetSetting("MyPluginWindow.MySetting");
            // Print the value of the MyPluginWindow.MySetting setting to the Log window.
            studio.Log(mySetting?.ToString());
        }

GetSetting< T >()

T GetSetting< T >	(	[NotNull] string	settingKey,
		T	defaultValue )

Gets the value of a project-independent user preference setting.

Performs the type cast internally. If the value is missing or cannot be casted, returns the supplied default value.

Template Parameters

T	The expected type of the value.

Parameters

settingKey	The key of the setting.
defaultValue	The value to use when failing to get the expected value.

Returns

The value of the setting. If the value is missing or cannot be casted, returns the supplied default value.

SetSetting()

void SetSetting	(	[NotNull] string	settingKey,
		object	value )

Sets the value of project-independent user preference setting.

Replaces a possible existing value.

Parameters

settingKey	The key of the setting.
value	The value of the setting.

Examples

To set the value of a project-independent setting:

        // This example gets the value of the MyPluginWindow.MySetting setting.
        public void Execute(PluginCommandParameter parameter)
        {
            // Get the Kanzi Studio user preferences.
            var userPreferences = studio.UserPreferences;
            // Set the value of the MyPluginWindow.MySetting setting to the integer 10.
            // If the setting does not exist, this command creates it.
            userPreferences.SetSetting("MyPluginWindow.MySetting", 10);
        }