'SomeValue' is not a member of 'MySettings'

[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.

[Walter Wang [MSFT]]

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.HideModuleNameAttrib ute(), _
Global.System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttri bute(), _
Global.System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGen eratedAttribute() _
Friend Module MySettingsProperty
<Global.System.ComponentModel.Design.HelpKeywordAt tribute("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/usin...settings_4.htm
#Using My.Settings in Visual Basic 2005
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...11(vs.80).aspx
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Walter Wang (wa****@online.microsoft.com, remove 'online.')
Microsoft Online Community Support

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