Access property setting value in .aspx file

Question

I am able to access the value of a property defined in the Settings.settings file in my class file SomeClass.cs as such:

TestProject.Properties.Settings property = Properties.Settings.Default;
string myValue = property.someValue; 

However, I would like to access property values from my Default.aspx page. I have tried:

<% 
    TestProject.Properties.Settings property = Properties.Settings.Default;
%>

It gives an error on the right side for Properties saying: "The name properties does not exist in the current context."

Is it possible to access property items from an .aspx file? The only alternative I can think of is to create a .cs class that just reads property items and provides getters the .aspx file could use.

Answer 1

Thats because Settings class is defined as internal. You can workaround that with something like this on your code-behind:

...

public string Test { get; set; }

...

this.Test = WebApplication1.Properties.Settings.Default.Test;

...

And back in your aspx:

<%= this.Test %>

But I suggest you to use web.config to store settings stuff.

Answer 2

I ended up just making a class specifically for retrieving those property values:

Example:

public class TestProperties
{
    public static string getValue1()
    {
        return Properties.Settings.Default.Value1;
    }

    public static string getValue2()
    {
        return Properties.Settings.Default.Value2;
    }
}

Then in the .aspx file I retrieve the values as such:

Value1: <%= TestProperties.Value1() %><br>
Value2: <%= TestProperties.Value2() %><br>

If anyone knows of an easier way to do this I'd like to get some comments on it.