IProfileManager.SaveSettingsToXml Method

Writes a VSPackage's configuration to disk using the Visual Studio settings mechanism when an import option of the Import/Export Settings command on the IDE’s Tools menu is selected by a user.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.11.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.11.0.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Sub SaveSettingsToXml ( _
    writer As IVsSettingsWriter _
)

void SaveSettingsToXml(
    IVsSettingsWriter writer
)

Parameters

• writer
  Type: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop.IVsSettingsWriter
  [in] An IVsSettingsWriter interface provided by the environment to the VSPackage providing write access to the Visual Studio settings file.

Remarks

An implementation of the SaveSettingsToXml method needs to obtain access to the VSPackage it supports so it can retrieve the current state of the VSPackage and write it to disk.

This method is called by the Visual Studio environment when a user chooses the Import/Export Settings command on the Tools menu to save the Visual Studio state.

Prior to calling this method, the IDE calls LoadSettingsFromStorage to guarantee that the VSPackage state is correct.

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

See Also

Reference

IProfileManager Interface

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell Namespace

ProvideProfileAttribute

IProfileManager

Other Resources

User Settings and Options

Persisting Settings

How to: Export Settings By Using the Managed Package Framework

How to: Import Settings By Using the Managed Package Framework