Save Settings in VB.Net or C#
I recommend using Application Settings Property Binding.
There are many options as mrunion mentioned in his good answer, but I think the most simple way in Windows Forms Application is using Application Settings Property Binding. To do so using designer:
- Select your
CheckBox
in design surface - In properties window, at top, expand
(ApplicationSettings)
, open dropdown forChecked
property and select(New...)
at bottom of dropdown. - Add your desired property with default value.
-
Save settings in somewhere like
Form_Closing
event:- C#:
Properties.Settings.Default.Save();
- VB:
My.Settings.Save()
- C#:
(ApplicationSettings) in property window:
Expanded from above....
To persist settings between different program runs, you will have to store that data somewhere for the user. Assuming since you mentioned VB, I will also assume Windows as your target platform. The best options are the following:
- Use the registry to store the persistent data. There are plenty of tutorials on setting and retrieving registry variables.
- Use a configuration/INI file for your application. Again, plenty of tutorials exist for this option.
- Use a database. This is more advanced, but allows for the most flexibility of storing and retrieving data. I would suggest not using this method at first, and revisit it when you are ready to learn database design/querying/etc.
This should point you in the right direction.