DataStorage: Store settings type-safe

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Shows how to use the DataStorage classes to generate type-safe settings classes.

DataStorage.zip
- DataStorage
  - Aga.Controls
    - Aga.Controls.csproj
    - Aga.Controls.csproj.user
    - BitmapHelper.cs
    - GifDecoder.cs
    - key.snk
    - NumericTextBox.cs
    - PerformanceAnalyzer.cs
    - Properties
    - ResourceHelper.cs
    - Resources
      - check.bmp
      - DVSplit.cur
      - Folder.bmp
      - FolderClosed.bmp
      - Leaf.bmp
      - loading_icon
      - minus.bmp
      - plus.bmp
      - Thumbs.db
      - uncheck.bmp
      - unknown.bmp
    - StringCollectionEditor.cs
    - TextHelper.cs
    - Threading
    - TimeCounter.cs
    - Tree
  - CommandLineGenerator
    - CommandLineGenerator.csproj
    - Program.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
  - DataStorage.sln
  - DataStorage
    - Data.cs
    - DataReader.cs
    - DataStorage.csproj
    - DataWriter.cs
    - DictionaryData.cs
    - INIFiles.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
    - Registry.cs
    - TreeData.cs
    - XmlFiles.cs
    - XmlStringBuilder.cs
  - DataStorageGenerator
    - AboutBox.cs
    - AboutBox.Designer.cs
    - AboutBox.resx
    - app.config
    - ClassGenerator.cs
    - ClassStringBuilder.cs
    - DataGeneration
      - ClassContainer.cs
      - DataClass.cs
      - DataValue.cs
      - IDataElement.cs
      - SimpleValue.cs
    - DataStorageGenerator.csproj
    - frmGeneratorOptions.cs
    - frmGeneratorOptions.Designer.cs
    - frmGeneratorOptions.resx
    - frmMainGenerator.cs
    - frmMainGenerator.Designer.cs
    - frmMainGenerator.resx
    - Images
      - Add.png
      - AddClass.png
      - AddProperty.pdn
      - AddProperty.png
      - Class.png
      - Delete.png
      - FileOpen.png
      - FileSave.png
      - FileSaveAs.png
      - GenerateAll.png
      - Property.png
      - PropertyBool.png
      - PropertyColor.png
      - PropertyDateTime.png
      - PropertyDouble.png
      - PropertyEnum.png
      - PropertyFloat.png
      - PropertyInt.png
      - PropertyLong.png
      - PropertyString.png
      - PropertyVersion.png
    - InputBox.cs
    - InputBox.resx
    - Program.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
      - Resources.Designer.cs
      - Resources.resx
      - Settings.Designer.cs
      - Settings.settings
    - XmlHelper.cs
  - StorageTester
    - Program.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
    - StorageTester.csproj
    - TestDataCore.cs
    - TestXmlFiles.cs


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pchinery

pdfforge GbR

Germany

Philip is a Software Architect with severaly years of experience. He studied business IT in the University of Wedel, Germany, and has reached his Masters degree in 2010. Back in 2002, he started his so far best-known software PDFCreator. The second developer joined two years later and since then, both constantly improve this piece of open source software.

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