ApplicationDataContainer values can be: bool, byte, int, uint, long, ulong, float, double, or string
using Windows.Storage;
Write Settings
//----- STORE APP SETTINGS -----
ApplicationDataContainer AppDataLocalSettings = ApplicationData.Current.LocalSettings;
AppDataLocalSettings.Values["MyInt"] = 5;
AppDataLocalSettings.Values["MyBool"] = true;
AppDataLocalSettings.Values["MyString"] = "Hello";
Read Settings
Null is returned if setting does not exist
//----- READ APP SETTINGS -----
int SomeInt;
bool SomeBool;
string SomeString;
object ReadValue;
ApplicationDataContainer AppDataLocalSettings = ApplicationData.Current.LocalSettings;
ReadValue = AppDataLocalSettings.Values["MyInt"];
if (ReadValue != null)
SomeInt = (int)ReadValue;
ReadValue = AppDataLocalSettings.Values["MyBool"];
if (ReadValue != null)
SomeBool = (bool)ReadValue;
ReadValue = AppDataLocalSettings.Values["MyString"];
if (ReadValue != null)
SomeString = (string)ReadValue;
Delete Settings
//----- DELETE AN APP SETTING -----
ApplicationDataContainer AppDataLocalSettings = ApplicationData.Current.LocalSettings;
AppDataLocalSettings.Values.Remove("MyString");
Usage Notes
The name of each setting can be 255 characters in length at most. Each setting can be up to 8K bytes in size.
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