filling arrays from config.app values

Eric Cathell

I have an integer array that I want to fill from my config.app file...
i have this setup

dim myArray() as integer=appsettings.GetValue("myArray",
GetType(System.int32))
my configuration is set as follows
<add key="myArray" value="{6,7,15}" />

however i get an error saying the value is not an integer type....however if
i comment out my appsettings and put my values in curly braces on the line
it works fine...

any suggestions on how to do this?

Eric

Nov 20 '05 #1

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Fergus Cooney

Hi Eric,

It's a bit of an effort but..
Read the values as a string,
Remove the brackets.
Split it into an array of strings with Split (",")
Finally, convert each value to an Integer using Parse (or Val).

Regards,
Fergus

Nov 20 '05 #2

Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]

* "Eric Cathell" <ec******@mountaire.com> scripsit:

I have an integer array that I want to fill from my config.app file...

Notice that the config file should _not_ be used to save preferences...

--
Herfried K. Wagner
MVP · VB Classic, VB.NET
<http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>

Nov 20 '05 #3

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